Location: Province of Palermo
Top Things to do in Province of Palermo
Top 10 Monuments & Statues in Province of Palermo, Sicily
The Province of Palermo (Italian: provincia di Palermo; Sicilian: pruvincia di Palermu) was a province in the autonomous region of Sicily, a major island in Southern Italy. Its capital was the city of Palermo. On August 4, 2015, it was replaced by the Metropolitan City of Palermo.
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1. Santuario della Madonna dell'Alto
2. Palazzo Drago Airoldi di Santa Colomba
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5.0 based on 96 reviews
Palazzo Drago Airoldi di Santa Colomba è annoverabile per posizione e sviluppo tra le dimore storiche siciliane più interessanti del Cassaro, l'attuale Via Vittorio Emanuele. Il recente restauro ha riconsegnato splendore alla struttura. La visita guidata permette di ammirarne l'architettura, gli interni con i soffitti affrescati e numerose opere d'arte.
Reviewed By tdyer_1999 - Rome, Italy
This was a lovely discovery in the heart of Arab-Norman Palermo, a stone's throw from the Cathedral. The palazzo was originally built in the 11th century apparently and developed in the centuries that followed. The current owner has lovingly restored the 18th and 19th century cieling frescoes and put on display an eclectic art collection comprising paintings, sculptures, ceramics as well as personal memorabilia dating back through his own family. He takes you on a personalised guided tour of the various rooms of the 'piano nobile' punctuated by historical and contemporary commentary. He is as full of character as the palazzo itself! An hour very well spent!
3. Madonna Annunciate
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4.5 based on 7 reviews
The sculpture of the Madonna Annunciate is representative of the Renaissance period.
4. Torre di San Nicolo all'Albergheria
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4.5 based on 118 reviews
Attached to the church stands a slender quadrangular building with well-squared blocks: the 12th century civic tower is part of the old system communication; built by the University of Palermo to defend the “Cassaro Walls", it was not part of the structures of the church and as you can see was released and isolated.
Reviewed By MiaMarinkovic - Palermo, Italy
This is apparently the only 360 degrees view of the city. The tour was part of the church built in XIII century. There are three floors ( the panoramic view being on the third one). The steps are tiny and steep so it might be difficult for people who are not fit or who are elderly. I went there for a night visit which was nice but I think it's better to see it during daylight. I'll go back. The entrance fee is 4€ and there is a guide included who will explain what you're seeing. It is definitely a place to visit in Palermo. Make sure you check their opening hours cause I think they open only on Tuesdays and Saturdays.
5. Monumento strage di Capaci
6. Chiesa di San Francesco di Paola
7. Palazzo delle Aquile (o Pretorio)
8. Chiesa della Madonna della Catena
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4.5 based on 5 reviews
The Church of the Virgin of the Chain, one of the oldest in the village of Gangi, was probably built between the fourteenth and fifteenth century. The title stems from the cult of the Virgin of the Chain that spread in Palermo after a miraculous event. In 1392 three young men were sentenced to death, they invoked the Virgin Mary and their chains snapped. At the same time they heard a voice that said they were free. This event is represented on the bas-relief located on the plinth of the Virgin marble statue. Statua marmorea - XVI secolo In 1583 the Chapel dedicated to the Virgin of the Rosary (located at the bottom of the nave on the left ) was built. Its brotherhood doesn't exist anymore. In 1621 the brotherhood of the Virgin of the Chain was founded and it exists up to now. The church has got a nave with three altars on the left and three altars on the right. In the Presbitery there is the High Altar with the ligneous statue of the Virgin. On the left, in the Chapel having the same name, there is the ligneous group of the Virgin of the Rosary and the statue of Saint Dominic, a masterpiece of Filippo Quattrocchi, dated 1764. At the High Altar there are two tombstones, the one on the right, probably, comes from the grave of Giuseppe Salerno called the "lame of Gangi".
9. Memoriale di Portella delle Ginestre
10. Monumento all'Emigrante
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