arab-norman Palermo

The Arab-Norman

PALERMO

The City Vibrates In The Clash Between Ancient, Classic And A Most Contemporary Life.

Once a regal capital where peoples very different from one another mingled their cultures. Creating a particularly original fusion like the Arab-Norman Byzantine style of its finest buildings. From Palermo’s narrow streets and twisting alleys in the oldest part of the city, to the grandeur of the Teatro Massimo Opera House.

What to Expect

Start after breakfast

from Agrigento

Meet your private Driver Guide at your hotel and board a Premium Mercedes. Next start a scenic drive (2h15min) through the wonderful inner side of the landscape north of Agrigento. Passing the Sicani Mountains and the hilly landscape is already a highlight of this tour.

Start after breakfast
Visit/Lunch

Palermo Walking Tour

Meet Your private local Guide for an absorbing WALKING TOUR (3h). Soak up the atmosphere of the old part of town while you discover the culture and the astonishing sights. Palermo is a many faceted city, with as much an unmistakable as enigmatic identity. A combination of aristocratic magnificence and the colorful ways of the common people. Part of the program are also the highlights of the Arab-norman heritage. Admire the Opera House, Martorana church, Pretoria Square with the Fountain of Shame, Palatine Chapel inside the Royal Palace, the Quattro Canti, the Cathedral, Porta Nuova city gate, plus a typical market. Following time for private discoveries and lunch break.

Visit/Lunch
Drive back to Agrigento 2h15min

Drop off at Your hotel

Drive back to Agrigento 2h15min

Tour Details

Duration: 8/9 Hours
City Tour
Medium/High
Friendly: No

What’s Included

English-speaking Driver Escort
Private Transport by Premium Mercedes
Local Guide in Palermo
Pick up/Drop off at the hotel
Parking/Highway Fees

What’s Extra

Admission fees
Meals, Beverages

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Palermo with its singular Arab-Norman aura, with its church-mosques, mosaics, cloisters, gardens, fountains, and bright red cupolas has survived through the centuries. It passed through the reigns of Anjou and Aragon in which the powerful feudal families built their royal strongholds. It survived the Spanish and Bourbon viceroyalties and arrived almost intact into the 19th century.

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