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Palermo is the
biggest city in Sicily, an amazing city, which dats
back to the period between the 8th and the 6th
century B.C., It has many interesting
historical buildings and monuments that are worth a
visit. Among them you should visit:
Palazzo dei Normanni
A majestic building built in the 9th century, by
the Arab emirs. Later on the Normans
transformed it into a luxurious palace , who
extended it and made it even more beautiful. During
the reign of Frederick II, it became the center of
cultural life in the city, as the headquarters of
the “Sicilian School”.
Inside visit the courtyards, the huge marble
staircase, the towers, the extravagant great hall
and the Cappella Palatina.
Fontana Pretoria
A wonderful
sixteenth-century fountain, built by the Florentine
sculptor Francesco Camilliani, which
originally decorated the garden of a villa in
Tuscany.
Castello della Zisa
Arabic
style building. Completed in 1175 and later
transformed into a fortress and then into a
residence for aristocratic families. Nowdays is
the home to the Museum of Islam.
The Cathedral
La Cuba
Santa Maria dello Spasimo
Teatro Massimo
One of the
largest opera theaters in Europe and is one of
Palermo’s most important buildings.
Designed by Gian Battista Basile around 1868 and
built by his son Ernesto, who supervised the works
starting from 1891.
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