Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #7 in Palermo, Italy

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Number of sights 9 sights
Distance 5.5 km
Ascend 97 m
Descend 61 m

Experience Palermo in Italy in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in PalermoIndividual Sights in Palermo

Sight 1: Genio del Porto

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Genio del Porto Photo reproduction by Fabrice de Nola / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Genius of the Port, also known as the Genius of the Pier, the Genius of Palermo at the Port or the Genius of the Emery Memorial Stone, is an ancient marble high relief inserted at the end of the sixteenth century in a memorial stone that since 2000 has been located at the entrance of Via Emerico Amari, inside the Port of Palermo.

Wikipedia: Genio del Porto (IT)

660 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 2: Santa Croce

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Santa Croce

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)

224 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 3: Chiesa dei Santi Pietro e Paolo

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Chiesa dei Santi Pietro e Paolo Antoine Pitrou / FAL

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

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

879 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 4: ricordo della strage di via Carini

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ricordo della strage di via Carini

The Via Carini massacre was a Cosa Nostra attack in which, on September 3, 1982, in the Palermo's via Isidoro Carini, the prefect of Palermo Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa, his wife Emanuela Setti Carraro and the escort police officer Domenico Russo were murdered.

Wikipedia: Via Carini massacre (EN)

465 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 5: Politeama Garibaldi

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Politeama Garibaldi

The Politeama Theatre is a theatre of Palermo. It is located in the central Piazza Ruggero Settimo and represents the second most important theatre of the city after the Teatro Massimo. It houses the Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana.

Wikipedia: Teatro Politeama, Palermo (EN)

580 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 6: Chiesa di San Francesco di Paola

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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)

470 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 7: Museo Regionale della Fotografia

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The Favaloro-Di Stefano villa, located in Piazza Virgilio in Palermo, was built between 1889 and 1891, designed by the architect Giovan Battista Filippo Basile and was completed by his son Ernesto between 1913 and 1914. It belonged first to the Favaloro family and later to Senator Giuseppe Di Stefano Napolitani, a politician and lawyer from Palermo.

Wikipedia: Villino Favaloro (IT)

910 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 8: Teatro Lelio

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1316 meters / 16 minutes

Sight 9: Chiesa della Santissima Trinità

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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)

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