What to see in Palermo in 2/3 days
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We divided the map of the centre into two halves, delimited by the two ancient city gates: at the top Porta Nuova, towards Monreale, and at the bottom Porta Felice, towards the sea.
Porta Nuova area (upper part)
- Piazza dei Quattro Canti (the main square)📍 Maps
- San Giuseppe dei Teatini Church📍 Maps
- Piazza Pretoria with the Pretoria Fountain and Palazzo delle Aquile📍 Maps
- Santa Caterina Church and its cloister (great place for typical sweets)📍 Maps
- Santa Maria dell'Ammiraglio Church (aka La Martorana) and San Cataldo Church (the red domes)📍 La Martorana📍 San Cataldo
- Ballarò Market and Chiesa del Gesù (Casa Professa complex)📍 Mercato di Ballarò📍 Casa Professa
- San Salvatore Dome (panoramic rooftop)📍 Maps
- Palermo Cathedral (you can go up on the roofs) and Porta Nuova📍 Cattedrale📍 Porta Nuova
- Palazzo dei Normanni (Royal Palace) with the Cappella Palatina📍 Maps
- San Giovanni degli Eremiti Church📍 Maps
- Mercato delle Pulci (antiques market)📍 Maps
- Via Maqueda with all its boutiques📍 Maps
- Teatro Massimo (the opera house)📍 Maps
- Mercato del Capo and the Church of the Immaculate Conception📍 Mercato del Capo📍 Immacolata Concezione
- Salinas Archaeological Museum📍 Maps
- Teatro Politeama📍 Maps
- Via Libertà, luxury shopping street📍 Maps
Porta Felice area (lower part)
- Piazza Marina and Giardino Garibaldi (one of the largest and oldest ficus macrophylla in Europe)📍 Piazza Marina📍 Giardino Garibaldi
- Chiaramonte Steri Palace📍 Maps
- Palazzo Abatellis📍 Maps
- Palazzo Butera, the Mura delle Cattive and Porta Felice (nearby, if you have time, we also recommend the Antonio Pasqualino Marionette Museum)📍 Palazzo Butera📍 Mura delle Cattive📍 Porta Felice📍 Museo delle Marionette
- La Vucciria and the Marina / La Cala tourist harbour📍 La Vucciria📍 Marina La Cala
- Mural of Falcone and Borsellino📍 Maps
- Botanical Garden (single ticket with the Salinas Archaeological Museum)📍 Maps
- Oratorio dei Bianchi, in the Kalsa neighbourhood📍 Maps
- Piazza Magione and Chiesa dello Spasimo (native area of Falcone and Borsellino; nearby, one of the oldest coppola-cap workshops, in Via Garibaldi)📍 Piazza Magione📍 Lo Spasimo
- Piazza San Domenico with the church of the same name (where you can find Falcone's tomb); if you like, go up to the Rinascente Terraces for a panoramic stop📍 Piazza San Domenico📍 Terrazze Rinascente