10 REASONS Archivi - Informazioni turistiche della Città metropolitana di Palermo

10. Our Hospitality

In addition to age old culture, to wonderful sites, to good food and clear water, to beautiful landscapes, the hospitality of the inhabitants contributes to making our land the perfect destination for your holidays. Smiles, attentions, kindness, warm-heartedness will make your journey pleasant and unforgettable. If you meet Sicilian people who cannot speak your language and […]

9. Shopping and Master Craftsmanship

A souvenir from our province to take with you? There are plenty of choices. Ceramics, pottery, embroidery, lace, filigree jewelery or made with the chiaccherino technique, holy icons, fashion accessories (bags and hats), musical instruments, biscuits, wine, PDO cheese, products of Slow Food Foundation, oil, liqueurs and bitters, almond paste…

8.Theatres, “Opera dei Pupi”, Folklore and Medieval and Religious Performances.

The “Teatro Massimo” in Palermo, the largest in Italy and the third in Europe, is a great tourist attraction both for its monumental beauty and for its important centre of production and performances. Throughout the whole year the theatre stages high level operas, ballets and concerts: a season of truly unmissable emotions. The “Opera dei Pupi” […]

6. The sea, the sun, beaches, reserves.

Low and sandy, pebbly or rocky, free or furnished beaches, for elderly people and families, the seaside of our coast can meet your needs. Mondello with its palm trees, fine sand and its clear sea is a feast for the eyes. Ideal for unforgettable experiences of snorkeling and archaeo-diving is the island of Ustica. Cefalù […]

5. Gastronomic delights and wine tourism

Our gastronomic excellence is not just Street Food. Who’s never heard about “pasta con le sarde” (pasta with sardines) or “con il nero di seppia” (pasta with squid ink)? Or “anelletti di pasta al forno” (baked anelletti pasta), “sarde a beccafico” or caponata? Or also about Sicilian sweets such as “Cassata” or “Cannolo”. As regard fine Sicilian […]

7. Nature: Mountains, Parks, oriented Reserves, marine protected Areas

Very few are the lands all over the world which can offer tourists such wonderful and breathtaking views. The Madonie Park, with its 4 most beautiful small towns in Italy, twenty oriented Reserves, the four strict nature Reserves where commercial activities are not permitted except for scientific research, the two marine Areas, one of them, […]

4. Palermo European Capital of Street Food

“Arancine, panelle. cazzilli, sfincione, milza, frittola, stigghiole” are just some of the delicacies of the so-called street food, thanks to which the first place on the list went to Palermo, the top spot in Europe and the fifth place in the world on the list of the ten world capitals of street food published on […]

3. Museums and Masterpieces

The works of art in the museums of the metropolitan area in Palermo by themselves represent a good reason to visit our territory. “Pietra di Palermo”, exhibited at Salinas Museum, a very important bilingual text for the knowledge of the ancient Egiptian history is second only to the Rosetta stone. Also at Salinas Archaeological Museum in Palermo […]

2. Unesco: Humanity Heritage

On 3rd July, 2015, Palermo Cathedral, Royal or Norman Palace, Palatine Chapel, Church of S. Giovanni degli Eremiti, Church of San Cataldo and Martorana, Zisa Castle, Admiral’s Bridge, Cefalù and Monreale Cathedral were registered as a monumental complex on the Unesco World Heritage List – Humanity World Heritage. You can read in the Statement of […]

1. A journey into the History of Art

An authentic melting pot. A History and Art book whose pages are opened simultaneously to hundreds of years of history and change. Etruscan (see Salinas Collection), Greek, Roman, Byzantine-Arab-Norman, Romanic, Gothic-Catalan, Renaissance, Baroque, Rococò, Neoclassic, Liberty, Italy’s Fascist Style. You can just choose what to find out, since there is any architectural style and you […]

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