Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #3 in Palermo, Italy

Castello a Mare or Castellammare is an ancient fortress that guarded the entrance to the port at Palermo in La Cala. Extensive remains are visible, some of which are open to the public. There is a Norman keep, a fortified gate or entrance, and remains of a sophisticated Renaissance star-shaped defence.

Wikipedia: Castello a Mare (EN)

Saint George of the Genoese is a Renaissance-style, Roman Catholic church located near the port of La Cala, on Via Buon Pastore in the ancient quarter of the Loggia, in Palermo, region of Sicily, Italy.

Wikipedia: San Giorgio dei Genovesi, Palermo (EN)

The Church of the Holy Cross is a 19th-century Anglican church located on Via Roma in Palermo, Italy. It is the only Anglican church in the city.

Wikipedia: Chiesa anglicana (Palermo) (IT)

The church of Saints Peter and Paul is a place of worship in Palermo, Italy.

Wikipedia: Chiesa dei Santi Pietro e Paolo (Palermo) (IT)

The Regional Archaeological Museum "Antonino Salinas" is a museum located in Palermo, Italy. It has one of the richest archaeological collections in Italy and evidence of Sicilian history in all its phases, ranging from prehistory to the Middle Ages. Inside are preserved the finds and artifacts of the peoples who have determined the history of the island: Phoenicians, Punics, Greeks, Romans and Byzantines, but also artifacts of other peoples such as the Egyptians and Etruscans. The Palermo Stone is preserved here, an important testimony of the history of the Egyptian Ancient Kingdom.

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The Church of Saint Ignatius is a Baroque church of Palermo. It is located in the ancient neighborhood of the Olivella, in the quarter of the Loggia, within the historic centre of Palermo.

Wikipedia: Sant'Ignazio all'Olivella (EN)

The church of San Gioacchino all'Olivella is a place of worship located in the historic center of Palermo. A church dedicated to St. Joachim, it is located in the Olivella district, from which it takes its name, on the corner of Via San Basilio and Via Patania.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di San Gioacchino (Palermo) (IT)

The Teatro al Massimo, originally known as Cineteatro Massimo, is a theater in Palermo, located in the historic center of the Seralcadio district.

Wikipedia: Teatro al Massimo (IT)

The Teatro Massimo Vittorio Emanuele is an opera house and opera company located on the Piazza Verdi in Palermo, Sicily. It was dedicated to King Victor Emanuel II. It is the biggest in Italy, and one of the largest of Europe, renowned for its perfect acoustics.

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The Church of the Holy Ten Thousand Martyrs is a Baroque church in Palermo, Italy.

Wikipedia: Chiesa dei Diecimila Martiri (IT)

The Church of Saint Augustine is a Gothic church of Palermo. It is located near the market of the Capo, in the quarter of the Seralcadio, within the historic centre of Palermo. The church is also called Santa Rita, because of the devotion to this Augustinian saint.

Wikipedia: Sant'Agostino, Palermo (EN)

The Church of the Immaculate Conception is a Baroque church of Palermo. It is located on the busy streets composing the markets of the Capo, in the quarter of the Seralcadio, within the historic centre of Palermo.

Wikipedia: Immacolata Concezione al Capo (EN)

San Francesco di Paola is a 16th-century Roman Catholic church and monastery, located on Via Carini corner Piazza San Francesco di Paola, in Palermo, Italy.

Wikipedia: San Francesco di Paola, Palermo (EN)

The Church of the Holy Trinity at Zisa or Palatine Chapel of Zisa is a Norman church in Palermo, Italy. It is located almost at the intersection of Via Normanni, Via Whitaker and Piazza Zisa, in the Zisa district, on the heights of the city, north of the Zisa Palace.

Wikipedia: Chiesa della Santissima Trinità (Palermo) (IT)

The Zisa is a grand 12th-century Norman hunting lodge and summer palace in the western area of Palermo, region of Sicily, Italy. The edifice was begun around 1165 by Arab craftsmen under the rule of the Norman conqueror of Sicily, king William I of Sicily. It was not finished until 1189, under the rule of William II. It is presently open to the public for tours.

Wikipedia: Zisa, Palermo (EN)

The Museum of Islamic Art of Palermo is a museum located in the Arab-Norman castle of Zisa, west of the historic center. It collects Islamic art objects from Sicily and the Mediterranean area, produced between the ninth and twelfth centuries.

Wikipedia: Museo d'arte islamica (Palermo) (IT)