What to do near Palermo, PA

Abbey of San Martino delle Scale

A village with its abbey and community of Benedictine monks

Petralia Soprana, one of the most beautiful villages in Italy

Beauty queen in the heart of the Madonie Mountains

Portella della Ginestra

Memories of a tragic May Day in the heart of Sicily

Castelbuono

Bucolic, medieval and rock atmospheres mix at the foot of the castle

Borgo Parrini

If only Gaudi could see it

The splendor of Monreale

Medieval architecture, a mosaic technique of Byzantine origin, and a Latin tradition in the layout of one of the most stunning churches in the world: the Cathedral of Monreale.

Girgentan goats

On the streets of the Agrigento area you happen to come across fantastic, snow-white creatures with long, twisted horns: girgentane goats (from Girgenti, the ancient name for Agrigento), a rarity.

The Cascade of the Two Rocks in Corleone

It flows through the heart of the village, formed by the leap of the Corleone stream, and enchants those who observe it, in the shade of mulberry, walnut and ash trees, or contemplate its Canyon from the top of the superb Rocca dei Maschi!

The seaside town of Mondello in Palermo

An ancient fishing village built around the 15th-century tower to defend the tuna fishery from pirate attacks, where you can contemplate the sea while enjoying ice cream, bread and panelle, and fresh fish.

The Teatro Massimo, Basile's masterpiece in Palermo

A temple of music, it is the largest opera house in Italy, the third largest in Europe. Unique in its beauty, perfect acoustics and ingenuity of solutions all to be discovered among halls, stages and foyer!

Palermo's Mount Pellegrino

In his "Journey to Sicily," Goethe called it "the most beautiful promontory in the world": here is Palermo's mountain, a true symbol of the city, a treasure chest of history, biodiversity, archaeology and spirituality

The Oasis and Lake of Piana degli Albanesi in Sicily

Sicily's oldest reservoir, an incredible naturalistic oasis ringed by mountains in a welcoming, water-rich territory, which Albanian exiles elected as their new homeland in the 15th century