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Sicily

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Sicily

Travel guides, landmarks and museums in Sicily: what to see and do.

Guides in Sicily

the virgin annunciate by antonello da messina with her blue mantle and her hand raised towards the viewer

Museums & masterpieces

Palazzo Abatellis: the Triumph of Death, the Virgin Annunciate and the museum that teaches you to look

the white stucco relief of the battle of lepanto by giacomo serpotta in the oratory of santa cita

Monuments & landmarks

The Serpotta oratories in Palermo: what can be done with a poor material

the nave of monreale cathedral with gold ground mosaics and the painted timber roof

Monuments & landmarks

Monreale cathedral: six thousand square metres of mosaic born of a quarrel between a king and an archbishop

palermo cathedral seen from the south side with its crenellated towers the apses and the palms

Monuments & landmarks

Palermo cathedral and the royal tombs: where the story of Frederick II ends

the nave of the palatine chapel in palermo with its golden mosaics and christ pantocrator at the end

Monuments & landmarks

The Palatine Chapel in Palermo: a Catholic church with Arabic inscriptions on the ceiling

palermo cathedral seen from the south with its domes crenellated towers and the statues of the saints on the wall

What to see in Palermo in 2 days: the itinerary of a city that changes religion every hundred metres

The Elephant Fountain in Piazza del Duomo in Catania

What to see in Catania in one day, plus some practical tips (updated 2026)