Evening Walking Tour of Palermo Old Town

Included:

• Local Guide
• Visit to the Vucciria Market
• Visit to the Quattro Canti
• Suggestions on other attractions to visit in Palermo

Not Included:

• Tips

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Experience

Ready to immerse yourself in a unique and timeless atmosphere? We will start by admiring the famous Teatro Massimo, the largest opera house in Italy. In front of its imposing façade (often the set of famous films) we will talk about the history of the Florio family, promoters of the cultural and artistic transformation of Palermo during the Belle Époque as well as the construction of the theater itself. 

We will pass in front of the Opera dei Pupi theatre, where the most famous shows of the Sicilian puppet tradition are staged. Did you know that this art has been declared a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO? We will head towards Piazza Olivella, where the Regional Archaeological Museum and the church of Sant'Ignazio are located, one of the most sumptuous baroque temples in the city. 

Not far away is the birthplace of Santa Rosalia, proclaimed patron saint of the city by popular acclaim for having freed it from the plague. We will cross Via Roma, a monumental and busy nineteenth-century street full of theaters and shops to arrive at Piazza San Domenico dominated by the imposing mass of the church of the same name, the Pantheon of the city. Inside you can admire numerous tombs and funerary monuments of illustrious Sicilians including that of Giovanni Falcone. 

We will enter the Vucciria, the famous ancient market of the city immortalized in a famous painting by Renato Guttuso. We will then head towards the Quattro Canti, a scenic baroque square, the center of the ancient city. 

Next door is Piazza Pretoria with the famous Renaissance fountain and the Palazzo delle Aquile, the center of civil power in the city since the 15th century. We will arrive in Piazza Bellini, entirely surrounded by ancient monuments including the characteristic church of San Cataldo with the three red domes in Arabic style, symbol of the city and the church and monastery of Santa Caterina where typical Sicilian sweets are still produced according to ancient recipes of the nuns. We will be able to stop for a coffee in the historic Torrefazione Stagnitta before reaching Piazza Croce dei Vespri, famous for the famous Sicilian revolution of 1200. 

We will admire Palazzo Ganci famous for being the famous set of the film The Leopard and Palazzo Bonnet, an imposing 14th century palace today home to the Gallery of Modern Art. We will cross a neighborhood full of young artisans' workshops to conclude our evening tour in Piazza San Francesco where the majestic fourteenth-century church stands out, the oratory of San Lorenzo where the stolen Caravaggio was located and where the Antica Focacceria San Francesco was located from point of reference for popular Palermo cuisine.

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