Palermo

Palermo overlooking the small town of Monreale. From the hill of Monte Caputo reveals majestic views of the Sicilian capital.

Porta Felice. One of the entrances of Palermo and our first touch of Sicilian Baroque.

Entering the city from the sea by the side of Cala can not go unnoticed Porta Felice. This beautiful building was born in Palermo in 1582 designed by the viceroy Marco Antonio Colonna, was conceived by its creator with the aim of highlighting the main axis of the city after the extension of the Cassaro. This port was named woman Felice Orsini wife of its creator. The main road network of the city in fact, after the construction of the port now developed upstream from Porta Nuova and downstream to the sea from the same Porta Felice. Founded in 1582 as mentioned above was interrupted for a few years and only in 1637, under the viceroy Duke of Montalto was completed by architect Mariano Palermo Smiriglio. The property consists of two large pillars that stand on either side without a vaulted arch covered with marble and adorned with columns and coats of arms of the city.

Church of St. Francis of Assisi

Churh of Saint Francis of Assisi It is one of the most beautiful monuments of Palermo, and for some the most important for both artistic and historical value. The story begins with the arrival of the Franciscans in Palermo in the thirteenth century. The church dates back to 1260 and exactly the current portal was built in the early '300.

Central Railway Station Palermo. It was built in 1885 and is one of the oldest operating station in Italy.

 Piazza Pretoria.

Palermo Cathedral