Palermo half day tour, (4 hour)

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About this activity

The tour will allow you to visit in detail the beautiful monuments of the city and give you the opportunity to try the specialties of Sicilian street food.

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At a glance

Duration: 3–4 hours
Confirmation: Confirmed within 48 hours
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Up to 8 people
People per booking: 1–15
Operated by: Alex Travel

Ages: Infants (0–2 years) · Children (3–8 years) · Youth (9–17 years) · Adults (18–99 years) · Seniors (100–110 years)

What is included

Included

Included: In-vehicle air conditioning: Air-conditioned vehicle
Included: Italian and English speaking driver (no guide)

Not included

Not included: museum ticket
Not included: Lunch

Itinerary

Santuario di Santa Rosalia

30 min Admission included

More than 450 years after her death, the bones of Saint Rosalia, miraculously found inside the cave on Mount Pellegrino, freed Sicily from the plague in the Jubilee Year, under the Pontificate of Urban VIII.

The Sanctuary (445 m above sea level) is one with the cave

where, on July 15, 1624, the bones of Saint Rosalia were found.

Its structure, completed in 1629, is very particular:

in the first part there is the 17th century façade leaning against the rock;

entering we have a finely crafted vestibule;

immediately after, we have a dome "open" to the sky

and, finally, past a sumptuous iron gate, we enter the karst cave that we could define as the "heart" of the Sanctuary.

Since December 1946, the Sanctuary has been cared for by the Religious of the Opera Don Orione

(Small Work of Divine Providence)
Spiaggia di Mondello

30 min Admission included

Mondello water is known to be crystal clear and transparent with a shallow and sandy bottom, ideal for families. There you can find areas equipped with beaches and bathing establishments.
Teatro Massimo

20 min Admission not included

Teatro Massimo in Palermo is the largest opera house

of Italy and third in Europe.

It is a neoclassical structure, located in Piazza Verdi, which is also famous for its architectural elegance
Palermo Cathedral

20 min Admission included

Visit to the Cathedral of Palermo, a Norman Arab route, Unesco Heritage
Quattro Canti

10 min Admission included

The so-called four songs, located in Piazza Villena, represent the center of Baroque Palermo
Chiesa del Gesu di Casa Professa

15 min Admission not included

The Church of the Gesù, better known as Casa Professa, built in 1564 by the Jesuit fathers, certainly represents the most significant example of Baroque art in Palermo. Despite having incorporated part of the previous structures, the new church was sumptuous in shape and the dome was completed in 1683.

The decoration was worked on from 1658 until the end of the 18th century. From 1703 a new phase of decoration of the ceilings and vaults began; the stuccoes were made by Procopio Serpotta, while the frescoes were the work of Antonio Grano. The façade, designed in the late 16th century, is placed on a staircase; niches have been placed on the openings that house the statues of the Virgin of the Grotto with Jesus, St. Ignatius and St. Francis.
Piazza Pretoria

20 min Admission included

Piazza Pretoria, also called piazza della Vergogna, is located on the edge of the Kalsa district, near the corner of the Cassaro with via Maqueda, a few meters from the Quattro Canti, the exact center of the historic city of Palermo.

Piazza Pretoria, also called piazza della Vergogna, is located on the edge of the Kalsa district, near the corner of the Cassaro with via Maqueda, a few meters from the Quattro Canti, the exact center of the historic city of Palermo.