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Palermo is the fifth largest city in Italy situated some 10 km north-east of Monreale and 560 km from the capital. The population is about 648,300 people in accordance with the 2012 census. Thousands of tourists visit Palermo every year to see its opera houses and churches.

Palermo (IATA: PMO) is the nearest airport to Palermo, situated just 30 km to the west.

Must see attractions in it

1. Teatro Massimo
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 (at the time of its inauguration, it was - with its area of 7730 m² - the third largest opera house in Europe after the Palais Garnier in Paris, and the K. K. Hof-Opernhaus in Vienna), renowned for its perfect acoustics.

2. Palermo Cathedral
The Cathedral of Palermo is an architectural complex in Palermo (Sicily, Italy). It is characterized by the presence of different styles, due to a long history of additions, alterations and restorations, the last of which occurred in the 18th century.

3. Orto botanico di Palermo
The Orto Botanico di Palermo (Palermo Botanical Garden) is both a botanical garden and a research and educational institution forming part of, and managed by, the Department of Botany of the University of Palermo. The garden lies within the city of Palermo (), at 10 metres above sea-level. It covers about 30 acres (0 km2) on top of red soil that has evolved on a calcareous tufaceous substratum.

4. Palazzo dei Normanni
The Palazzo dei Normanni is a palace in Palermo, Italy. It was the seat of the Kings of Sicily.

5. Giardino Inglese
Giardino Inglese (Italiano: Giardino inglese (Palermo)) is a tourist attraction, one of the Gardens in Palermo, Italy. It is located: 24 km from Monreale, 31 km from Villabate, 31 km from Belmonte Mezzagno.

6. Quattro Canti
Quattro Canti, officially known as Piazza Vigliena, is a Baroque square in Palermo, Sicily, southern Italy.

7. San Cataldo, Palermo
San Cataldo is a church of the Sicilian city of Palermo, on the central Piazza Bellini. It is a notable example of Norman architecture. The church is annexed to that of Santa Maria dell'Ammiraglio.

8. Cappella Palatina
The Palatine Chapel (italiano. Cappella Palatina) is the royal chapel of the Norman kings of Sicily situated on the ground floor at the center of the Palazzo Reale in Palermo.

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Teatro Massimo

The Teatro Massimo Vittorio Emanuele is an opera house and opera

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Palermo Cathedral

The Cathedral of Palermo is an architectural complex in Palermo

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Orto botanico di Palermo

The Orto Botanico di Palermo (Palermo Botanical Garden) is both a

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Palazzo dei Normanni

The Palazzo dei Normanni is a palace in Palermo, Italy. It was the

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Giardino Inglese

Il giardino Piersanti Mattarella, ex giardino inglese, è un parco

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Quattro Canti

Quattro Canti, officially known as Piazza Vigliena, is a Baroque

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Cappella Palatina

The Palatine Chapel (italiano. Cappella Palatina) is the royal chapel

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San Cataldo, Palermo

San Cataldo is a church of the Sicilian city of Palermo, on the

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San Giovanni degli Eremiti

San Giovanni degli Eremiti (St. John of the Hermits) is a church in

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Capuchin catacombs of Palermo

The Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo (also Catacombe dei Cappuccini or

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Martorana

La Martorana, also known as Santa Maria dell'Ammiraglio (Saint Mary of

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Cuba Palace

The Cuba (Sicilian: La Cubba) is a palace in the Sicilian city of

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Palazzo Sclafani

The Palazzo Sclafani is located in front of Palermo, Italy's cathedral

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Palazzo Valguarnera-Gangi

Palazzo Valguarnera-Gangi is the large ancestral townhouse of firstly

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Cit Hotels Dea Palermo

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Suite Palermo Apartment

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Boheme B&B al Centro

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Casale D' Or

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Casa Riccio B&B

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In Itinera

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Bed & Breakfast Le stanze di Irma Palermo

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A' To Casa Lolli

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Flight tickets to Palermo

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