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Unmissable sites and testimonies of art and architecture over the centuries
Ursino Castle
Amenano Fountain
Elefante
Fountain
Built at the behest of Frederick II between 1239 and 1250 on a promontory surrounded by the sea, the Ursino Castle was born...
In front of the Palazzo degli Elefanti, seat of the Town Hall, you can see the Amenano Fountain...
The Elefante Fountain, or also the Liotru Fountain, was built by the architect Gianbattista Vaccarini in 1757.
Benedictine Monastery
Occhio di Blu
Palazzo Biscari
Jewel of the late Sicilian Baroque and an example of architectural integration between the eras, it is indicated by UNESCO
An erupting Etna, about 30 meters high, dominates one of the most difficult areas of the city: Librino.
Along via Dusmet stands Palazzo Biscari, which takes its name from the Biscari princes of which it was residence.
Palazzo degli Elefanti
Palazzo dei Chierici
Palazzo dell'Università
The Palazzo degli Elefanti, originally called Palazzo Senatorio, is located on the northern front of Piazza Duomo...
Palazzo dei Chierici, also known as the Seminary of the Clerics (which it once housed), is connected to the Cathedral...
The original layout of the Palazzo dell'Università dates back to 1434. It was built at the behest of Alfonso the Magnanimous...
Palazzo della Cultura
Post Palace
Palazzo di
San Giuliano
After the terrible earthquake of 1693, the remains of the former Monastery of San Placido and the oldest of the Platamone palace...
A building that certainly does not go unnoticed and that flanks the Bellini villa, enlivened by stones of different colors...
Palazzo di San Giuliano is one of the noble palaces of the city. It was built by the architect Vaccarini, between...
Palazzo Valle
Carlo V Entrance
Porta della Bellezza
Pallazzo Valle is perhaps the most beautiful of the Baroque buildings designed by the famous architect Vaccarini.
The Carlo V Entranceis the only one of the seven that made up the ancient city walls, which still exists.
Porta della Bellezza in the Librino district is a monumental sculpture in terracotta, the largest terracotta work ...
Garibaldi Gate
Uzeda Gate
Pozzo di Gammazzita
At the end of via Garibaldi stands a triumphal arch, erected in 1768, which erroneously has the name of "Porta Garibaldi"...
Uzeda Gate, which connects the two wings of the ancient seminary of the clerics, was built in 1695 by the Duke of Camastra...
A few steps from the Ursino Castle you come across an ancient well entirely covered by the lava stone of the eruption of 1669.
Massimo Bellini Theatre
Sangiorgi Theare
Villa Cerami
The theater is the place for the staging of the opera. Inaugurated in 1890 with the staging of "Norma"...
Along the via di Sangiuliano is the Sangiorgi theater, considered the representation of the "Belle Epoque"...
Villa Cerami was the residence of the Rosso di Cerami family. Built a few years after the earthquake that hit the city...
Villa Del Grado
Villa Manganelli
Villa Zingali
This villa, also known as Villa Cocuzza, was designed between 1903 and 1908...
Built by the Palermo architect Ernesto Basile, the villa now hosts wonderful private parties.
The villa was designed by the architect Paolo Lanzerotti and represents the testimony of one of the liberty buildings...