Discover tours in the city of Palermo
We offer different kind of tours in the wonderful city of Palermo
THE GOLDEN AGE OF FLORIO FAMILY
BETWEEN PALERMO, MARSALA AND FAVIGNANA
The Florio family left a mark in the history of Sicily between the 19th and the 20th century.
They built an empire based on the trade of spices, the industry of tuna and wine, the shipping and the architecture.
This tour will going back to the time of somptous receptions with tsar, kings and queens, social changings and scientific developments till the end of one of the most fascinating families who changed the face of the island.
Visits will be presented by local tourist guides Francesca and Enrica.
DISCOVER SOME MASTERPIECES OF ART IN PALERMO
To know works of art like the Annunziata by Antonello da Messina rather than the Vucciria by Renato Guttuso, means to cross a bridge that leads us from today’s Sicily to Sicily of past times.
Through this tour you will discover a territory where there were frequent trade, where the plague not only generated victims but it also generated new beliefs and where the voices and colors of the local markets mingled with the melancholy of those who knew that everything was changing.
Visits will be presented by local tourist guide Francesca.
THE ARAB-NORMAN UNESCO SITES
PALERMO, MONREALE AND CEFALÙ
The Unesco sites are unique like the Arab-Norman architecture thanks to a balanced melting pot of different cultures such as the arabic, the norman and the byzantine.
In Palermo and its surroundings we can admire this style which was developed in the XII century.
We can appreciate the perfect geometric facades together with wooden 3d ceilings and golden mosaics at the same time.
Join the virtual tour if you wish to discover why the Norman Kings used art as a way to reign in Sicily.
Visits will be presented by local tourist guides Francesca ed Enrica
Visit calendar March 14 at 5 PM GMT
THE WALL: CANVAS FOR THE SOUL
GRAFFITIS, DRAWINGS AND MURALS IN PALERMO
Walls of prisons, walls of streets, walls of buildings, walls of caves have been hosting for ages pain, happiness, rebellion or simply narrations. In every time and place, the man felt the need to leave a trace of himself.
Our tour in Palermo focuses on three different periods, far in times but well
interlaced.
We will tell you the stories from the Addaura prehistoric graffitis, the drawings of the prisoners during the Spanish Inquisition to the modern Street Art Works
Visits will be presented by local tourist guides Francesca ed Enrica
BAROQUE SHADES IN PALERMO
THE CHURCHES OF SAINT CATHERINE AND MARTORANA
From 1713 to 1720 the dynasty of Savoy in the city of Palermo were spectators of an artistic ferment called "Baroque".
Together, we will discover some masterpieces of this opulent style in the Church of Saint Catherine; an example of the pride of the Dominican religious order and through the church known as the “Martorana”, a UNESCO site since 2015.
In the latter we will also admire the harmonious coexistence between the colorful motifs typical of the baroque style with the medieval mosaics on gold background of the Arab-Norman style.
Visits will be presented by local tourist guide Francesca.