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Discover 8 Cool and Unusual Things to Do in Palermo, Italy

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Capuchin Monastery Catacombs

Catacombs with thousands of well-dressed mummies.

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The Santuario Facade on Monte Pellegrino. (Creative Commons)

Santuario di Santa Rosalia

Cave shrine on Monte Pellegrino.

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The apse with the Christ Pantocrator.

Cappella Palatina

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

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La Zisa

La Zisa

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

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Palazzo Chiaramonte graffiti.

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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Entrance on Via Maqueda

Galleria delle Vittorie

An abandoned shopping gallery built during Fascist Italy tucked in the center of Palermo.

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The Arabic inscription, which contains a verse from the Quran.

Arabic Inscription of Palermo Cathedral

Why a column on the entrance is inscribed with a verse from the Quran is one of Sicily's many mysteries.

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