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Palermo, day by day

Palermo is a layered city of Arab-Norman palaces and gold mosaics, baroque squares, three street markets that shout, a cathedral with kings in it, an opera house from The Godfather and catacombs of dressed mummies, with the mosaics of Monreale on the hill and the beach of Mondello at the end of the bus line. Start with three days that walk the old centre, go up to Monreale and out to the Kalsa and the sea, with the prices and hours the institutions publish for 2026.

Updated 12 September 2026 · 5 official sources checked · report an error

Palermo
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 4.0

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3 days in Palermo

3 Days in Palermo
3 days3 Days in PalermoThe Palazzo dei Normanni and Cappella Palatina, the cathedral, Ballarò, the Quattro Canti, the Martorana and the Teatro Massimo, Monreale, the catacombs, the Zisa and the Vucciria, then Palazzo Abatellis, Piazza Marina and Mondello.

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Good to know in Palermo

Tickets and opening days

  • The Royal Palace of Palermo (Palazzo dei Normanni) is open Monday to Saturday 8:30 to 16:30 (last admission) and Sundays and public holidays 8:30 to 12:30, closed December 25 and January 1. From Thursday to Monday and on holidays the ticket with the Royal Apartments is €19 full, €17 reduced (teachers, EU citizens 18–25), €15.50 over 65 and €11 for ages 14–17; on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, without the apartments, €15.50, €13.50, €13.50 and €9. Children under 13 enter free. On Sundays in September 2026 the Palatine Chapel closes to visitors from 9:30 to 11:30 for Mass.Source: Fondazione Federico II, visit · checked Sep 2026

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Places and coordinates: Wikidata and Tripwoa's open-data place catalog (Overture Maps Foundation, © OpenStreetMap contributors). Photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each image. Practical rules: the official sources linked in each note, checked in September 2026.

How this plan was made: Tripwoa's planner drafted the day order from real coordinates and typical visit times. Each stop was then reviewed, reordered where needed and rewritten with AI assistance. Walking distances are straight-line estimates, so allow a little extra time on real streets.