Mysterious Palermo

Get to know the city of Palermo, its history is evident in its elegant avenues and baroque palaces, its culture shows a chaotic and captivating city at the same time. This excursion, especially for cruise passengers, begins in the port of Palermo itself, where our guide will be waiting for you.

Palermo has been the protagonist of the beginning of the Mediterranean civilization, and was considered in its day as one of the most beautiful cities in Europe. This walking tour shows you a piece of the history of a city, which went through the domination of the Phoenicians, Greeks, Carthaginians, Romans, Arabs and Normans. Each town left its mark on its famous monuments.

The first stop will be the beautiful Piazza Cuatro Canti, a square that is the meeting point of two of Palermo's main thoroughfares: corso Vittorio Emmanuele and via Maqueda. Here, you will be captivated by the facades of its four baroque palaces, the lower part of each of the palaces has a sculpture, which represents the four seasons.

From the square, we continue our excursion to see the Fontana Pretoria, a Tuscan-style fountain, also nicknamed “the fountain of shame” (de la Vergogna). It is called like this, because of the different figures that adorn it and splash around, showing their nudity.

We continue towards Piazza Bellini, the heart of the city. Here we can appreciate the facades of the Church of the Martorana, and of the Church of San Cataldo (both temples with external visits due to the liturgical celebration).

The last stop on our tour of Palermo before returning to the cruise ship will be at the regal Palermo Cathedral, which stands out for its heterogeneous style, since it was a church, a mosque and a church again. In its architecture, we can appreciate Arab, Gothic and Baroque elements.

At the end of the excursion, we will return to the port for the farewell.

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