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11 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Palermo, Italy

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Attractions
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Capuchin Monastery Catacombs

Catacombs with thousands of well-dressed mummies.

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Santuario di Santa Rosalia

Cave shrine on Monte Pellegrino.

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Cappella Palatina

Every inch of this chapel is covered in craftsmanship from across the world.

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La Zisa

This Arabesque Italian castle was built with a primitive, if ingenious, air-conditioning system.

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San Giovanni degli Eremiti

Behind medieval walls in a corner of bustling Palermo is a breathtaking former mosque once inhabited by a wolf-taming hermit.

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Palazzo Chiaramonte

Haunting graffiti left by prisoners of the Spanish Inquisition.

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Vigili del Fuoco

A study of Fascist era Art Deco design in Italy.

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Porta Nuova

This triumphal 16th-century arched gateway leads to the oldest street in Palermo.

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Cassata Siciliana

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Cassata Siciliana

The seductively delicious Easter cake once made an entire convent neglect its prayers.

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Frutta Martorana

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Frutta Martorana

Sicilian nuns once hung these sugary "fruits" from tree branches.

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Stigghiola

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Stigghiola

The streets of Palermo are filled with the smell of succulent, sizzling lamb intestines.

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Pani câ Mèusa

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Pani câ Mèusa

You can enjoy this Sicilian spleen sandwich “single” or “married.”

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