Full day tour of Palermo Monreale and Mondello

Full day tour of Palermo Monreale and Mondello

The tour was organized to admire the beauty of the Arab Norman itinerary of Palermo and its markets and historic alleys (Cathedral, Palatine Chapel, Piazza Pretoria, Quattro Canti, Martorana Church, Teatro Massimo, Mercato Ballaro '), visit of Monreale with its extraordinary Duomo and finally stop in the wonderful seaside resort of Mondello with its famous beach and Liberty style villas

Itinerary
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Stop At: Cattedrale di Palermo, Corso Vittorio Emanuele, 90040, Palermo, Sicily Italy

visit to the Cathedral of Palermo

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Piazza Pretoria, Piazza, Palermo, Sicily Italy

Stop in Piazza Pretoria, Quattro Canti with the possibility of visiting the beautiful Church of Martorana

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Mercato Ballaro, Vicolo Del Carmelo, 90134, Palermo, Sicily Italy

visit to the Ballaro Storico market

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Quattro Canti, Corso Vittorio Emanuelle Via Maqueda, 90100, Palermo, Sicily Italy

stop at the Quattro Canti, called Piazza Vigliena, the Quattro Canti are located at the intersection of the two main road axes of Palermo, namely Corso Vittorio Emanuele and Via Maqueda.

Formed by four cantons, the square was built in the early seventeenth century, at the behest of the Spanish viceroy Marquis of Villena, designed by the architect Giulio Lasso.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Santa Maria dell'Ammiraglio (La Martorana), Piazza Bellini 3, 90133, Palermo, Sicily Italy

visit to the church of Santa Maria dell'Ammiraglio, known as Martorana.
A Byzantine and Norman building from the Middle Ages with a façade tower, it is characterized by the multiplicity of styles encountered, as, with the succession of the centuries, it was enriched by various other artistic, architectural and cultural tastes.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Teatro Massimo, Piazza Giuseppe Verdi, 90138, Palermo, Sicily Italy

The Teatro Massimo Vittorio Emanuele, better known as Teatro Massimo, of Palermo is the largest opera theater building in Italy, and one of the largest in Europe, third by architectural magnitude after the Opéra National de Paris and the Staatsoper of Vienna.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Mondello, Mondello, Palermo, Province of Palermo, Sicily

stop in the quaint seaside village of Mondello before returning by cruise ship

Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Church and Monastery of Santa Caterina d'Alessandria, Piazza Bellini 2, 90133, Palermo, Sicily Italy

Visit to the Church and Monastery of Santa Caterina with the possibility of tasting the pastry desserts of the nuns I Segreti del Chiostro

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Duomo di Monreale, Piazza Guglielmo II 1, 90046, Monreale, Sicily Italy

Visit the Cathedral of Monreale with its wonderful mosaics

Duration: 40 minutes

Stop At: Chiostro dei Benedettini, Piazza Guglielmo Il Buono, 90046, Monreale, Sicily Italy

Alongside the Cathedral of Monreale stands the marvelous Cloister that was part of the ancient Benedictine convent, a wonderful example of Byzantine architecture built at the end of the 12th century by order of King William II

Duration: 40 minutes