Palermo’s Cathedral
The cathedral, which at first glance looks more like a fortified Arabian palace than a Christian place of worship, is set back from Corso Vittorio Emanuele facing a piazza that
Ancient sites are an exceptional feature of Sicily. They form a direct link to the people who inhabited the island and include remains from the prehistoric, Phoenician, Carthaginian, Greek and Roman eras. The Greek sites are the most spectacular, containing impressive monuments to Hellenic civilisation in their temples and theatres. According to the British Museum, Sicily boasts some of the largest and best-preserved Greek-style temples in the Mediterranean.
The cathedral, which at first glance looks more like a fortified Arabian palace than a Christian place of worship, is set back from Corso Vittorio Emanuele facing a piazza that
While excavating the Punic site of Mozia in July 2025, archaeologists from the University of Palermo unearthed part of an ancient Greek statue in the area of the ceramic workshop.
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