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There are such a lot of cool issues to do in Palermo Italy! Palermo is the most important metropolis within the autonomous area of Sicily, with a inhabitants of about 650,000. It sits within the sunshine, surrounded by seashores and nestled in by tall cliffs.
And what a metropolis it’s. Palermo is full of loud and passionate individuals, attractive and strange non secular structure, some questionable driving, and completely unbelievable (and infrequently uncommon) meals.
I lately spent every week in Palermo — for much longer than most guests spend right here. And let me inform you, this time was very properly spent! I’d even say Palermo is among the finest locations to go to in Sicily.
There are various misconceptions about Palermo — particularly regarding security. Even though vacationers usually affiliate Palermo with mafia risks, Palermo is a protected metropolis to go to, about as protected as any main European metropolis. (You’ll be able to learn extra on Palermo security under.)
I additionally anticipated Palermo to be simply as brash and loud as Naples — nevertheless it wasn’t that manner in any respect. Palermo truly felt pretty low-key so far as Italian cities go — not almost as wild as Naples or Rome. Go determine!
Palermo can be extraordinarily good worth for cash. I reside in Prague, which has a popularity of an affordable metropolis (although it’s gotten a lot pricier lately). Palermo is considerably cheaper than Prague, particularly in terms of meals and lodging. Massive arancine for a euro? That’s lunch!
Palermo is probably not as well-known as Florence or Rome — however this underrated metropolis is properly value a go to.
This submit was revealed in February 2023.
Issues to Do in Palermo Italy
You’ll discover on my record of issues to do in Palermo has numerous church buildings and numerous meals. Truthfully, that’s what Palermo does finest!
The Arab-Norman structure has earned UNESCO World Heritage Designation for quite a lot of church buildings within the metropolis — all value visiting.
And the meals! From hearty pastas and wild avenue meals to delectable pastries, Palermo is among the most scrumptious cities I’ve ever visited.
Children visiting Palermo will love all of the pastry outlets and enjoying within the sand at Mondello Seashore.
Go on a Palermo Road Meals Tour with Streaty
If there’s something it is best to do in your FIRST day in Palermo, it’s go on a meals tour. Whereas I like to recommend doing that all over the place, it’s particularly vital to take action in Sicily and ESPECIALLY ESPECIALLY so in Palermo as a result of there are such a lot of distinctive meals right here that you just received’t know to order!
Streaty is a Sicilian-owned firm that gives a couple of totally different meals excursions in Palermo. On these excursions you’ll have a enjoyable, pleasant information introducing you to among the better-known Sicilian specialties (like cannoli and pasta con le sarde) and a few extra wild stuff (insalata musso and donkey mortadella!).
I went on the Basic Sicilian Meals & Wine Tour and had SUCH a very good time! This tour is beneficiant with each the meals and wine (OMG a lot wine) and also you go to numerous cool eating places and get to sit down down, which doesn’t at all times occur on a strolling tour.
After this tour, you’ll have a number of eating places and spots you’ll need to go to once more!
Palermo Markets
Visiting the road markets is an effective way to get to know Italian cities on an area stage — and that’s very true for Palermo. Palermo could be very a lot a market metropolis, and there are three value visiting: Ballaro, Capo, and Vucciria, all positioned pretty shut to one another.
In case you solely have time to go to one market, make it Ballaro. That is the most important market in Palermo and wandering round it feels SO Sicilian — distributors shouting to you to attempt their cheeses, meats, recent juices, and varied fried meals cooked on the spot, like arancine (not arancini — Western Sicily spells it otherwise than Jap Sicily). It’s wild and welcoming and a full sensory expertise!
Capo is one other good market, positioned near Teatro Massimo. There are many nice produce stalls right here and fairly a little bit of avenue meals choices right here, from sfincione pizza to freshly fried panelle chickpea fritters.
Vucciria has lengthy been one of many prime markets in Palermo, however lately the market stalls are dwindling and it’s turning extra into an aperitivo or nightlife vacation spot. (Extra on that under.) It’s nonetheless value visiting, and you could find avenue distributors turning out only-in-Palermo eats like stigghiola, veal or lamb intestines wrapped round a spring onion and barbecued.
Palatine Chapel
As I write this piece, I’m conscious {that a} metropolis like Palermo can provide you main church/UNESCO fatigue. However I visited the Palatine Chapel (Cappella Palatina) and it was so excellent, it stuffed me with pleasure.
This chapel is positioned on the second flooring of the Norman Palace (Palazzo dei Normanni, or Palazzo Reale/Royal Palace). The constructing appears good, however nothing too thrilling.
And you then get to the chapel. Put together to be blown away. Gold rains down from each angle. Like the opposite UNESCO World Heritage Websites in Palermo, it’s all concerning the mixing of religions and cultures, and it feels extra like a Byzantine non secular monument with Islamic influences within the geometric tile patterns.
The mosaics listed below are notably spectacular, and I used to be shocked at how most of the patterns seemed like traditional American quilt patterns I affiliate with Americana. What a shock to see them in Sicily.
Admission to go to the chapel, the palace, and the outside gardens is 11 EUR ($12 USD).
Take within the View from Quattro Canti
Palermo’s most well-known intersection, named after its 4 corners, is positioned at Corso Vittorio Emanuele and Through Maqueda. This space was constructed within the Baroque type between 1608 and 1620, at a time when Palermo was beneath Spanish rule.
Right here the intricate 4 corners divide 4 conventional Palermo neighborhoods — La Loggia to the northeast, Kalsa to the southeast, Albergheria to the southwest, and Seralcadio/Capo to the northwest.
Moreover, every nook has paintings dedicated to one of many Spanish Kings of Sicily, in addition to its patron saint and fountain depicting one of many 4 seasons.
This intersection is a superb spot for images and capturing some actually Palermitan avenue scenes!
Have Cocktails on Prime of La Rinascente
La Rinascente is an upscale division retailer in downtown Palermo, positioned proper on Piazza San Domenico. It’s value a pop in to see what’s on the market — I ended up shopping for a coat and received a 20% low cost only for signing up for his or her e mail record — however the actual attraction is the roof.
There’s a rooftop restaurant with an exquisite view over the piazza under, and catches all of the sunshine. We requested for espresso and so they solely serve espresso downstairs — so we requested for espresso martinis. What an ideal loophole!
I can’t converse to the restaurant, nevertheless it makes an awesome place to go for a break from vacationer sights the place you possibly can get pleasure from a wonderful view.
And in case you’re searching for cocktail bars at evening, there are heaps in Palermo’s metropolis heart. We notably liked one known as Terzo Tempo.
Teatro Massimo
Palermo’s most well-known theater, Teatro Massimo, is the most important opera home in Italy and a significant landmark in popular culture. Have you ever seen The Godfather: Half III? A sure very well-known and tragic scene was shot on the steps of the opera home. (No, I can’t spoil a 30+ year-old movie.)
It’s an extremely grand constructing, and a guided tour of the theater is among the hottest issues to do in Palermo. Would you quite see an opera? Great. You may get opera tickets in Palermo for a lot lower than what you’d pay in Florence or Milan.
(Whereas a scene happened inside Teatro Massimo in HBO’s The White Lotus, it was truly filmed within the theater in Catania. Don’t anticipate it to look the identical!)
Go to the Palermo Cathedral
Each Italian metropolis has its personal Duomo, or central cathedral, and in some ways it usually represents the town’s persona. The Cattedrale di Palermo actually does, with its wild mishmash of architectural kinds, representing its centuries of being conquered and reconquered.
The cathedral, authentic constructed within the twelfth century, is considered one of Palermo’s many UNESCO World Heritage Websites described as Arab-Norman Palermo. On this cathedral you will have influences from Muslim, Byzantine, Jewish, Latin, Lombard, and French cultures.
Apparently, the cathedral of Palermo has a zodiac on its flooring — uncommon in Italian cathedrals! And the spectacular structure of the skin options every little thing from three-tiered porticoes to Baroque cupolas.
Fontana Pretoria
Near Quattro Canti is the Fontana Pretoria, essentially the most spectacular fountain in a metropolis of spectacular fountains. This fountain was truly initially constructed in Florence and delivered to Palermo’s Piazza Pretoria in 1574 — a painstaking course of that concerned 644 items.
The fountain options the Twelve Olympians — the Greek gods who dwelled on Mount Olympus, together with Zeus, Aphrodite, Apollo, Poseidon (who appears a ton like Florence’s notorious Neptune, doesn’t he?).
The sq. was as soon as known as the Sq. of Disgrace (Piazza della Vergogna) because of the many nude our bodies on the fountain.
Have Pastries in a Monastery
Palermo is brimming with unbelievable bakeries and sweets outlets. However you possibly can’t prime the ambiance of I Segreti del Chiostro, a bakery positioned inside Santa Caterina d’Alessandria Monastery, positioned very near Fontana Pretoria and Quattro Canti.
Stroll in and head upstairs. It can seemingly be busy with a line, and also you’ll be given a quantity. (You would possibly need to search for the interpretation of your quantity in Italian as a result of they are going to be studying it out loud.) After they name your quantity, you place your order and so they’ll offer you your pastries and a receipt to pay on the money register.
This bakery is full of scrumptious, luxurious pastries. Intricately embellished cassata, large cannoli the scale of your forearm, and dozens extra baked items you’ve by no means heard of. They’re all labeled with their title and substances in each Italian and English, an enormous novelty in Sicily.
When you’ve purchased your pastry and maybe an espresso or macchiato, head out to the courtyard to sit down by the fountain and revel in your afternoon deal with. You can too tour the monastery in case you’d like.
Go to Mondello Seashore
Mondello Seashore — Spiaggia Mondello — is a wonderful white sand seaside with unbelievably clear water, positioned inside Palermo’s metropolis limits. It’s a couple of 35-minute trip from central Palermo on the 806 bus.
The water right here is so turquoise in summer time, you received’t consider that is in the course of a busy metropolis! In between your swimming and sunbathing, seize a granita or fritto misto at one of many close by eating places, and take a stroll across the neighborhood to benefit from the stunning villas.
Palermitans love the seaside, so anticipate Mondello to be tremendous crowded in the summertime months. That being mentioned, Sicilians have a tendency to go to the seaside throughout “correct” summer time — from mid-June by way of mid-September, despite the fact that it’s nonetheless swimming climate properly into October. Shoulder season seaside visits will be nice right here.
Within the winter months, it will likely be simply you, the dog-walkers, and the kitesurfers.
Oratorio del SS Rosario in Santa Cita
Along with its many Baroque church buildings, Palermo is full of small oratories which have their very own artworks. One undoubtedly value testing is Oratorio del SS Rosario, which is uniquely carved from white stucco.
Palermitan Giacomo Serpotta sculpted this room, and the outcomes actually take your breath away. Angels and cherubs fly on excessive; the condemned and war-stricken endure under. There are partitions dedicated to the Joyful Mysteries, Sorrowful Mysteries, and Wonderful Mysteries.
This place was featured on the BBC’s sequence Sicily Unpacked, however I don’t usually see it talked about in Palermo journey guides. It’s a disgrace; it’s a extremely cool place that deserves extra visits.
One other close by oratorio value visiting is Oratorio del SS Rosario in San Domenico, simply down the road and behind the cathedral of San Domenico.
Porta Nuova
You’ll see the Porta Nuova proper across the nook from the Royal Palace, a brief distance from the Duomo. This was the unique metropolis gate resulting in Cassaro, the oldest avenue in Palermo, and was constructed within the sixteenth century.
You’ll be able to’t go up the gate, nevertheless it’s a stunning spot to seize a fast photograph when visiting the UNESCO-listed church buildings of Palermo.
See a Sicilian Puppet Present
Puppet reveals have lengthy been a cultural custom in Sicily generally and Palermo particularly. Palermo’s Opera dei Pupi, a conventional puppet theater, was added to UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity record in 2001.
These puppet reveals started within the late nineteenth century, depicting medieval chivalric romances and Renaissance poems. In the present day they’re nonetheless taking place, although the reveals are sometimes simplified for a extra overseas viewers.
Check out the Opera dei Pupi web site to see what reveals are on throughout your go to. And in case you’d quite simply get a fast glimpse of the puppets, take a stroll down Through Bara All’Olivella, near Teatro Massimo, to see the puppet-makers in motion.
Go to San Cataldo and La Martorana
In Palermo’s metropolis heart, you’ll discover two distinctive church buildings facet by facet: the Church of San Cataldo and La Martorana (also called Santa Maria dell’Ammiraglio). Each are value visiting.
La Martorana is one other visible stunner with sensational Byzantine mosaics on the partitions and an intricate Baroque marble altar.
San Cataldo is topped with crimson domes, a remnant of the Arab affect right here. The within feels extra historic by comparability — plain stone partitions, although a mosaic on the ground.
Take pleasure in Nightlife in La Vucciria
La Vucciria was as soon as one of the well-known markets in Palermo, immortalized within the La Vucciria portray by Renata Guttuso. Over time, the market stalls have turn out to be fewer and fewer, however that’s okay — the market has reinvented itself.
Lately, La Vucciria has turn out to be extra of a vacation spot for nightlife. When aperitivo hour hits, head to Through Maccherronai, the slim avenue connecting La Vucciria and Piazza San Domenico, and select one of many institutions for some drinks and meals.
Right here you possibly can seize a desk exterior, order a super-strong spritz, and order a plate or two of fried Sicilian specialties — pannele, crocche, perhaps some fried or grilled squid. This isn’t going to be your full dinner — nevertheless it’s the right place to get your night began in Palermo!
San Giovanni degli Eremiti
One other of the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Arab Norman Palermo websites is San Giovanni degli Eremiti (St. John of the Hermits), an exquisite spot to go to a stone’s throw from the Norman Palace and Palatine Chapel. You’ll discover the crimson domes topping this monastic church earlier than you stroll in.
This place seems like a secret backyard in the course of the town, from the second you stroll in and are surrounded by lush greenery. Head upstairs to see the chapel and the courtyard. There’s additionally an Arab cistern on web site.
The courtyard, for my part, is the spotlight of this place, surrounded by columns and feeling because it it’s caught in time.
Go to the Capuchin Monastery Catacombs
You might need heard of Rome’s catacombs, however how about Palermo’s? The Capuchin Catacombs are residence to greater than 8,000 our bodies and it’s simply one of the macabre issues to do in Palermo.
You would possibly consider catacombs as being a spot for the poor, however this ultimate resting place was truly one thing restricted to Palermo’s most privileged from the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries. The mummification course of was groundbreaking on the time, and to at the present time you possibly can see the human-ness of those our bodies of their expressions.
Please know that there are mummified kids on show in these catacombs. If seeing that might upset you, don’t go. I selected to not go as a result of I used to be devastated by the kid mummies of Guanajuato, Mexico. Moreover, photographs usually are not permitted right here.
Monte Pellegrino
In search of a simple escape into nature? Head to Monte Pellegrino. This mountain (actually, extra of a big hill) overlooks Mondello Seashore and the Tyrrhenian Sea. It’s lined with mountain climbing trails and unbelievable scenic overlooks. Not unhealthy for nonetheless being inside the metropolis of Palermo!
On the mountain is Sanctuaria di Santa Rosalia, a church constructed straight into the rocky mountainside, full with a cave-like chapel.
You’ll be able to take the 812 bus from Politeama to the highest of Monte Pellegrino, or guide a motorbike tour with an area triathlete.
Go to Monreale and Its Cathedral
Monreale is a city positioned up within the hills south of Palermo. (You’ll be able to anticipate it to be a couple of levels cooler right here, so it’s an awesome place to go to on a sizzling day!)
The Cathedral of Monreale is a UNESCO World Heritage Website and is thought for showcasing the convergence between Norman and Byzantine structure. The ceiling and partitions are studded with beautiful mosaics with a lot gold.
The golden inside evokes the Byzantine chapels of Central and Jap Europe, whereas the cloister appears like one thing straight out of Andalusia or North Africa. That’s Sicily for you!
To get to Monreale, take the 389P bus from Piazza Independienza. It’s the final cease. Make sure you have a look at Google Maps carefully — many “various” bus routes they provide embrace a “12 minute biking” addition to the itinerary.
Eat All of the Sicilian Pastries
I’ve been to all 20 areas of Italy, and I feel that Sicily has the perfect pastries and desserts in the whole nation. That’s not a small declare.
Certain, you’ve heard of cannoli earlier than (singular: cannolo), and also you’ll discover them throughout Sicily. These attractive fried pastry shells full of ricotta cream and chocolate chips, topped with candied fruit — they’re unbelievable! (And addicting.)
However don’t cease at cannoli. Two different desserts it is best to attempt are cassata (a Sicilian cake with brilliant inexperienced marzipan wrapping round layers of sponge cake and cream) and torta setteveli (a seven-layer cake common in Palermo that layers chocolate and hazelnuts and was featured as a technical problem on The Nice British Bake-Off).
Past that? Attempt something that appears good! One evening I ended up with a molten lemon cake that was nothing wanting transcendent.
One good factor is that many bakeries have mini pastries together with regular-sized ones — excellent for simply having a bit little bit of one thing candy, or making an attempt a number of totally different goodies.
Two of the extra high-end bakeries in Palermo that I particularly loved are Antico Caffe Biondo (that they had the BEST cassata!) and Antico Caffe Spinnato.
Day Journeys from Palermo
My prime recommendation is to be real looking about what you possibly can see with a day journey from Palermo. No, you possibly can’t day journey to Catania or Siracusa or the Aeolian Islands; it’s too far. Keep on with the encircling space — which is all Western Sicily. And follow a 2.5-hour drive.
That being mentioned, there are such a lot of cool day journeys from Palermo that you may make with an inexpensive journey from the town, whether or not you desire a seaside resort, hill cities, Greek ruins, or a wonderful place to hike.
Listed here are among the finest locations to go to on a day journey from Palermo.
Cefalù
Cefalù is arguably essentially the most well-known seaside village in Sicily. And you will have seen it already — whereas The White Lotus‘s Sicilian resort was positioned in Taormina, all the seaside scenes have been truly shot in Cefalù!
You are able to do a bit right here — lie on the seaside and go for a swim — or do a bit extra. The previous city is an exceedingly photogenic place to wander; you too can hike up La Rocca for views over the panorama.
Cefalù, like most Sicilian resort cities, is hopping throughout excessive season and very quiet exterior this time interval. I personally wouldn’t go to Cefalù sooner than Could or later than October; an excessive amount of is shut down.
Cefalù is a one-hour journey from Palermo by prepare, or you possibly can be a part of a tour from Palermo. Many Cefalù excursions from Palermo additionally embrace Castelbuono, a wonderful hill city shut by.
Erice
Assume the one Italian hill cities are in Tuscany? Assume once more! Erice is a fabulous hill city and makes an ideal day journey from Palermo.
It’s a protracted, switchbacky journey as much as Erice, and when you’re on the prime close to the citadel, you’ll be rewarded with beautiful views over the countryside. The streets are steep and superbly cobblestoned. It feels so totally different from the coastal elements of Sicily, and particularly Palermo!
Maintain a watch out for the very pleasant cats of Erice, a few of whom would possibly be a part of you for a stroll by way of the city.
Erice is a 1 hour and 15 minute drive from Palermo, or you possibly can take the cable automotive from Trapani (seasonal). You can too guide a tour from Palermo, like this tour to Erice, Segesta, and the Salt Pans of Trapani, which covers numerous cool spots in a single day.
Segesta
In case you’re a fan of ruins, you’ll need to go to the traditional metropolis of Segesta whereas in Palermo. These Greek ruins are one of the vital websites in Sicily, and so they’re additionally superbly preserved and enjoyable to go to. I’m not an enormous ruins individual, however I liked Segesta.
There are two fundamental websites right here: a temple and a theater. The theater has spectacular views throughout the hilly Sicilian countryside, all the best way to the Gulf of Castellamare.
The temple is straightforward to go to from the parking zone, however the theater is positioned a 1.3-km journey up a steep hill. They’ve a shuttle bus going up and down the hill. (I selected the stroll earlier than realizing it was completely uphill. Nonetheless feeling it in my butt as we speak!)
Segesta is in a distant location with out public transportation entry, so your finest wager is to drive (45 minutes) or guide a tour. You’ll be able to guide this tour to Erice, Segesta, and the Salt Pans of Trapani.
Take into account that the UNESCO-listed ruins of Agrigento are a two-hour drive away, so Segesta is far nearer.
Is Palermo Protected?
You is likely to be questioning whether or not Palermo is protected to go to. Sadly, individuals usually assume that Palermo is an unsafe metropolis, however that is SO removed from the reality.
Palermo is simply as protected to go to as any main metropolis in Italy (and even perhaps safer than cities like Paris and Barcelona, the place vacationers are constantly focused by pickpockets and rip-off artists).
Each Sicily and Palermo have a historical past with the mafia, which casts a protracted shadow (and the Godfather films undoubtedly don’t assist), however locals are by no means focused by the mafia. And the mafia generally has far much less affect right here than it did 30 years in the past.
Don’t joke concerning the mafia whenever you’re in Sicily. It’s not humorous right here. Our Streaty meals tour information Angelo, who is identical age as me, informed us about how traumatizing it was when two judges have been murdered in Palermo in 1992. He was eight. Think about if that occurred in your individual group whenever you have been a toddler.
Take into account that issues have modified lately — each in Sicily generally and Palermo particularly. In Anthony Bourdain’s episode of Components Unknown, he talks about AddioPizzo, a company that helps Palermo eating places that refuse to pay kickbacks to the mafia.
I requested locals about this, and so they informed me that the mafia virtually by no means appears for kickbacks from Palermo eating places anymore. The Components Unknown episode aired in 2013. That’s the distinction a decade could make.
To be taught extra about this, you possibly can take an Anti-Mafia Tour in Palermo.
In brief, keep protected in Palermo the best way you do in some other metropolis. Regulate your belongings. Solely take out the amount of money you want for the day. Don’t get too drunk. In case you’re not comfy strolling at evening, take an Uber.
Neighborhood-wise, I’d advocate being further cautious across the prepare station at evening. (Which is just about normal for any European metropolis.) And as you possibly can see additional under, I like to recommend staying within the Politeama neighborhood.
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The right way to Get to Palermo, Italy
In case you’re flying into Italy, Palermo Airport has nonstop flights from locations throughout Italy, in addition to some in different European nations.
One of the best ways to get from the airport into Palermo is to leap in one of many shared taxis, which price eight EUR ($9 USD) per individual. Nonetheless, I don’t advocate taking the shared taxi again — we needed to drive everywhere in the metropolis choosing different individuals up, and it could have been nerve-wracking if we had been late for a flight!
I like to recommend renting a automotive in case you’re exploring Sicily in depth, however in case you don’t have a automotive, prepare is finest. Palermo is one hour from Cefalù and three hours from Catania or Messina. Buses go to different native locations.
As for getting round Palermo, there’s a community of buses that run across the metropolis and Google Maps is sweet for determining the schedules. You need to purchase bus tickets at a Tabbachi (search for the large T on shops) — sadly, you possibly can’t purchase transit tickets by way of an app simply but.
Uber is offered in Palermo, and there are taxis as properly.
Finest Time to Go to Palermo, Italy
Palermo is usually marketed as a year-round vacation spot, and I get it. Summers are scorching and wild, whereas winters are sunny and delicate. (Then once more, my current February go to was marred by a chilly spell, a reminder that Sicilian buildings are poorly heated.)
So sure — you possibly can go to Palermo year-round, however you would possibly need to be ready for a colder winter than you would possibly anticipate. I wore a thick sweater day-after-day!
The best possible time to go to Palermo, and Sicily? Go for Could or September. These months convey heat, summer-like warmth with out the crush of the summer time crowds. Spring and fall generally are fabulous occasions to go to Sicily.
The place to Keep in Palermo, Italy
The very best neighborhood to remain in Palermo is Politeama. This neighborhood is the arguably the perfect neighborhood within the metropolis, with easy accessibility to designer outlets and good eating places — nevertheless it doesn’t really feel snobby in any respect. Fairly the other, truly.
Palermo is a really inexpensive metropolis, and splurging on the nicest neighborhood doesn’t even really feel like splurging.
The Politeama neighborhood is near the motion however not within the heart of the motion, which I actually like. It’s walkable to the town heart and all of the sights. And it’s near a number of bus routes.
I stayed in this one-bedroom Palermo residence throughout my go to and actually loved it. An amazing house, a superb location, a low worth. Keep there in case you’d like!
Prime-Rated Accommodations in Palermo (all in Politeama)
- Finest Luxurious Lodge in Palermo: Grand Lodge Wagner (Charlie did an inspection of this place and it’s RIDICULOUSLY opulent)
- Finest Mid-Vary Lodge in Palermo: Lodge Politeama (beautiful views)
- Finest Price range Lodge in Palermo: Castelnuovo Rooms (shared loos will prevent a TON)
Discover offers on Palermo inns right here.
Journey Insurance coverage for Italy
One final be aware — it’s completely important to have journey insurance coverage earlier than touring to Palermo, or wherever in Sicily. In case you get sick or injured in your journey, in case you get robbed, or even when it’s important to be flown residence for extra care, journey insurance coverage will defend you from monetary break. I’ve used World Nomads for journeys to Italy.
Journey insurance coverage will allow you to in your hour of want in case you come down with appendicitis in Palermo, or journey and break an ankle whereas climbing into the Cappella Palatina, or in case your flights get canceled, you will get lodging and new flights paid for.
As at all times, remember to learn your coverage fastidiously and ensure it’s a match for you. See what World Nomads covers right here.
Is Palermo Price It?
Hell sure, Palermo is completely value it! In my view, Palermo doesn’t get the eye it deserves. So many individuals go to for a day and contemplate Palermo checked off.
However it is a metropolis that very a lot deserves your time. I do know I’ll be spending much more time in Palermo in my future!
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