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Palermo

3 Days in Palermo

10Stops1UNESCO Site+16Travel Score

Day 1Arrival DayMediumKalsa

Palermo Cathedral and Quattro Canti

The Arab-Norman cathedral, its rooftop walk and the baroque crossroads.

  1. AM

    Arrive and Settle In

    Check in, drop your bags and get your bearings.

  2. 15:00
    1.3 h

    Palermo Cathedral and its roof

    UNESCO

    Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalú and Monreale

  3. 16:30
    30 min

    Quattro Canti

    Quattro Canti

  4. 17:15
    45 min

    Fontana Pretoria

    Piazza Pretoria

  5. 20:30
    1.5 h

    Evening in the Vucciria

    Vucciria

Day 2Day TripFullMonreale

Monreale Cathedral

The hilltop cathedral covered in gold mosaics, 30 minutes by bus.

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Day 3City DayMediumAlbergheria

Palatine Chapel and Norman Palace · Ballarò Market and Street Food

Gold Byzantine mosaics under an Arab wooden ceiling. Palermo's loudest market, and arancine, panelle and sfincione.

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Day Trip · UNESCO

Cefalù

Norman cathedral, beach and old town under a rock, an hour by train.

Day Trip · UNESCO

Valley of the Temples

Greek temples on a ridge above the sea, two hours by train or car.

Day Trip

Mondello Beach

Palermo's white-sand beach, 30 minutes by bus.

Half Day · UNESCO

La Martorana and the Kalsa

Two Norman churches side by side, then the old Arab quarter.

Half Day · UNESCO

Capuchin Catacombs and La Zisa

The mummified dead of Palermo, then a Norman pleasure palace.

When to Go

This version is for Apr–May, Sep–Oct. The best months below come from GoGo's climate data.

Typical highs

Best monthsRain: wettest Jan (103 mm), driest Jul (8 mm)

Climate: NASA POWER