Hald Day Walking Tour Palermo Combining Art And Food

UNESCO PALERMO : this 4hours walking tour includes the visit inside the Royal Norman  Palace (12 century) to admire the  Palatina Chapel and its Byzantine mosaics ,

the main monument to represent the wealth and political and cultural power of the Norman kingdom.

San  Giovanni Eremiti church

which show the persistence of Arab influences in Sicily (outside)

Walking tour in the old city to admire the Cathedral, Quattro Canti and Fountain Pretoria, Bellini square  (Martorana and San Cataldo churches)  Proceeding to the historical market Ballarò we stop  to 

experience

  the street food ( arancine, panelle, sfincione, milza etc..) as you learn abut Sicilian

gastronomy,

recipes, sweets and wines, the  perception of

its intensity can be altered by smell and  tasting :Sicily is  a land with an extraordinary

food tradition.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Cappella Palatina, Piazza del Parlamento, 1, 90134 Palermo PA, Italy

The mosaics of the Palatine Chapel are of unparalleled elegance. They are also noted for subtle modulations of colour and luminance. The chapel combines harmoniously a variety of styles. Other remarkable features of the chapel include the muqarnas ceiling which is spectacular.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Palermo, Palermo, Province of Palermo, Sicily

The church, Church San Giovanni degli Eremiti is notable for its  red domes, which show clearly the persistence of Arab influences in Sicily at the time of its reconstruction in the 12th century, the Arab-Norman culture. 

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Palermo, Palermo, Province of Palermo, Sicily

The old town across old streets until the Quattro Canti, Pretoria and  Bellini square for a foto-stop (Martorana and San Cataldo churches) Street food at one of the oldest open market of Palermo.

Duration: 1 hour