# Things to see in Palermo (Italy): 108 places and when to go

> Palermo is a city in Italy with around 863,000 inhabitants, and this site lists 108 places in and around it, mainly Temples (30), History (23), Nature (23). The best known are Palermo Cathedral, Monreale Cathedral and Church of Santa Maria dell'Ammiraglio. The best time to come is March to June and September to October; also possible: November to February and July to August. In June there are 14 h 38 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 22. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/palermo/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** Italy · 38.127, 13.3481
- **Population:** About 863,000
- **Places:** 108 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [Temples](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/espiritual/) (30) · [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/historia/) (23) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/naturaleza/) (23) · [Museums and art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/museos/) (18) · [Mountains](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/montana/) (12) · [Hiking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/senderismo/) (11)
- **Best time:** March to June and September to October.
- **Also possible:** November to February and July to August.
- **Nearest airport:** CTA Catania, 168 km as the crow flies
- **Highest point:** Rocca Busambra, at 1,613 m.

## What to see in Palermo

The places in and around Palermo, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Palermo Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/palermo-cathedral/): Cathedral in Italy · 1.6 km
- [Monreale Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monreale-cathedral/): Church in Monreale, Sicily · 7.0 km
- [Church of Santa Maria dell'Ammiraglio](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/church-of-santa-maria-dell-ammiraglio/): Church in Palermo, Italy · 1.9 km
- [Cappella Palatina](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/palatine-chapel/): Royal chapel in Palermo, Sicily · 1.9 km
- [Palazzo dei Normanni](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/palazzo-dei-normanni/): Palace in Palermo, Italy · 1.8 km
- [Church of San Cataldo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/church-of-san-cataldo/): Church building in Palermo, Italy · 1.9 km
- [Catacombe dei Cappuccini](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/catacombe-dei-cappuccini/): Burial catacombs of the Capuchin monks in Palermo, Sicily · 1.9 km
- [Soluntum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/parco-archeologico-di-solunto/): Ancient city on the northern coast of Sicily · 17 km
- [San Giovanni degli Eremiti](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/church-of-san-giovanni-degli-eremiti/): Church in Palermo, Sicily, Italy · 2.0 km
- [Zisa, Palermo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/castello-della-zisa/): Castle in Palermo, Sicily, Italy · 1.3 km
- [Quattro Canti](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/quattro-canti/): Square in Palermo · 1.7 km
- [Mount Pellegrino](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-pellegrino/): Hill near Palermo (Italy) · 4.4 km
- [Grotta dell'Addaura](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/abisso-della-perciata/): Cave and archaeological site in Italy · 6.6 km
- [Cuba Palace](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/castello-della-cuba-cuba-sottana/): Palace in Palermo, Italy · 2.2 km
- [Church of the Gesù, Palermo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/chiesa-del-gesu-casa-professa/): Church in Palermo · 2.0 km
- [San Giovanni dei Lebbrosi, Palermo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/chiesa-di-san-giovanni-dei-lebbrosi/): Church · 3.8 km
- [Palermo Astronomical Observatory](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/museo-dell-osservatorio-astronomico/): Astronomical observatory in Palermo, Sicily, Italy · 1.8 km
- [Santo Spirito, Palermo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/chiesa-del-santo-spirito/): Church building in Palermo, Italy · 3.3 km
- [Antonino Salinas Regional Archaeological Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/museo-archeologico-regionale-antonio-salinas/): Archaeological Museum in Palermo, Italy · 1.3 km
- [Rocca Busambra](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/rocca-busambra/): Mountain in Italy · 30 km
- [San Domenico, Palermo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/chiesa-di-san-domenico/): Church building in Palermo, Italy · 1.6 km
- [San Giuseppe dei Teatini, Palermo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/chiesa-di-san-giuseppe-dei-teatini/): Church · 1.8 km
- [Palazzo Abatellis](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/galleria-regionale/): Historic palazzo and art gallery in Palermo, Sicily · 2.3 km
- [Porta Felice](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/porta-felice/): Building in Palermo, Italy · 2.2 km

And the other 84, by what you come to do:

- **History**: [Porta Nuova](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/porta-nuova/), [Palazzo Chiaramonte](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/palazzo-chiaramonte-steri/), [Castello a Mare](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/castello-a-mare/), [Royal Palace of Ficuzza](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/real-casina-di-caccia/), [Colle Madore](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/area-archeologica-del-colle-madore/), [Castle of Carini](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/castello-di-carini/), [Castello di Cefalà Diana](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/castello-di-cefala-diana/), [theatre of Soluntum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/teatro-di-solunto/), [Torre di Fuori](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/torre-di-fuori/)
- **Temples**: [La Magione, Palermo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/chiesa-della-magione-o-della-ss-trinita/), [San Francesco Saverio, Palermo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/chiesa-di-san-francesco-saverio/), [Santa Caterina, Palermo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/chiesa-di-santa-caterina/), [Santa Teresa alla Kalsa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/chiesa-di-santa-teresa-alla-kalsa/), [Oratory of San Lorenzo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/oratorio-di-san-lorenzo/), [San Francesco d'Assisi, Palermo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/basilica-di-san-francesco-d-assisi/), [San Matteo al Cassaro](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/chiesa-di-san-matteo-al-cassaro/), [Sant'Anna la Misericordia](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/chiesa-di-sant-anna-la-misericordia/), [Santa Ninfa dei Crociferi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/chiesa-di-santa-ninfa-dei-crociferi/), [Sant'Ignazio all'Olivella](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/chiesa-di-sant-ignazio-all-olivella/), [Sant'Orsola, Palermo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/chiesa-di-sant-orsola/), [Santa Maria della Gancia, Palermo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/chiesa-di-santa-maria-degli-angeli-la-gancia/), [Sant'Eulalia dei Catalani](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/sant-eulalia-dei-catalani/), [Santa Maria dello Spasimo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/santa-maria-dello-spasimo/), [Santissimo Salvatore, Palermo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/chiesa-del-santissimo-salvatore/), [Immacolata Concezione al Capo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/chiesa-dell-immacolata-concezione/), [Moschea di Palermo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/moschea-di-palermo/), [Sant'Anna](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/basilica-soluntina-sant-anna/), [cathedral of Carini](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/duomo-di-carini/)
- **Museums and art**: [Museum of Engines and Mechanisms](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/museo-storico-dei-motori-e-dei-meccanismi/), [Sicilian Ethnographic Museum Giuseppe Pitrè](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/museo-etnografico-siciliano-giuseppe-pitre/), [Galleria d'Arte Moderna Palermo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/modern-art-gallery-empedocle-restivo/), [Palazzo Riso](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/museo-d-arte-contemporanea-della-sicilia/), [Antonio Pasqualino International Puppet Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/museo-internazionale-delle-marionette-antonio-pasqualino/), [museo dell'Islam](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/museo-dell-islam/), [Museo Civico Nicola Barbato](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/musarb-museo-della-cultura-arbereshe-nicola-barbato/), [Museo Guttuso](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/museo-guttuso/), [Museo Regionale di Storia Naturale e mostra permanente del carretto siciliano](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/museo-regionale-di-terrasini/), [Centro Internazionale di Documentazione sulla Mafia e del Movimento Antimafia](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/centro-internazionale-di-documentazione-sulla-mafia-e-del-mo/), [MACSS Museo Arte Contemporanea Sotto Sale](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/macss-museo-arte-contemporanea-sotto-sale/), [Museo Civico Pippo Rizzo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/museo-civico-pippo-rizzo/), [The God Father’s House - Museum Corleone](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/the-god-father-s-house-museum-corleone/)
- **Nature**: [Riserva naturale dello Zingaro](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/zingaro-nature-reserve/), [Grotta dell’Uzzo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/grotta-dell-uzzo/), [Mount Longa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/montagna-longa/), [Riserva naturale orientata Bosco della Ficuzza, Rocca Busambra, Bosco del Cappelliere e Gorgo del Drago](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/bosco-della-ficuzza/), [Golfo di Palermo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/golfo-di-palermo/), [Monte Barraù](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-barracu/), [Monte Cuccio](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-cuccio/), [Monte dei Cavalli](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-dei-cavalli/), [Monte Grifone](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-grifone/), [Riserva naturale orientata Capo Gallo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/riserva-naturale-orientata-capo-gallo/), [Monte Porcara](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-porcara/), [Pizzo Capra](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/pizzo-capra/), [Riserva naturale orientata Monte Pellegrino](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/riserva-naturale-orientata-monte-pellegrino/), [Golfo di Carini](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/golfo-di-carini/), [Grotta di Carburangeli](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/grotta-di-carburangeli/), [Monte Catalfano](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-catalfano/), [Pizzo Cannita](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/pizzo-cannita/), [Riserva naturale integrale Grotta Conza](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/riserva-naturale-integrale-grotta-conza/), [Riserva naturale orientata Isola delle Femmine](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/riserva-naturale-orientata-isola-delle-femmine/), [Riserva Naturale Capo Rama](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/riserva-naturale-capo-rama/)
- **Food and drink**: [La Vucciria market](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/la-vucciria/), [LA BARRA bistrot](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/la-barra-bistrot/)
- **With kids**: [Bioparco di Sicilia](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/bioparco-di-sicilia/), [Family Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/family-park/), [Istituto Sperimentale Zootecnico per la Sicilia (ISZS)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/istituto-sperimentale-zootecnico-per-la-sicilia-iszs/)
- **Architecture**: [Capo Gallo Lighthouse](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/faro-di-capo-gallo/), [Capo Zafferano Lighthouse](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/faro-di-capo-zafferano/), [Torre Alba](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/torre-alba/), [Torre di Capo Rama](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/torre-di-capo-rama/), [Torre Sant'Elia](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/torre-sant-elia/)
- **Beaches**: [La Praiola](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/la-praiola/), [Circolo Velico Sferracavallo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/circolo-velico-sferracavallo/)
- **Hiking**: [Itinerarium Rosaliae - Tappa 11](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/itinerarium-rosaliae-tappa-11/), [Itinerarium Rosaliae - Tappa 2A](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/itinerarium-rosaliae-tappa-2a/), [Itinerarium Rosaliae - Tappa 6](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/itinerarium-rosaliae-tappa-6/), [Itinerarium Rosaliae - Tappa 7](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/itinerarium-rosaliae-tappa-7/), [Itinerarium Rosaliae - Tappa 8](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/itinerarium-rosaliae-tappa-8/), [Magna Via Francigena](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/magna-via-francigena/), [Magna Via Francigena: Tappa 1](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/magna-via-francigena-tappa-1/), [Magna Via Francigena: Tappa 3](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/magna-via-francigena-tappa-3/), [Magna Via Francigena: Tappa 4](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/magna-via-francigena-tappa-4/), [Via Normanna - Tappa 1](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/via-normanna-tappa-1/)
- **Mountains**: [Oasi Lega Internazionale Vigilanza Sicilia](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/oasi-lega-internazionale-vigilanza-sicilia/)

## When to go to Palermo

The best time to visit Palermo is **March to June and September to October**; also possible: November to February and July to August. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Possible | 9 h 38 |
| February | Possible | 10 h 35 |
| March | Best time | 11 h 42 |
| April | Best time | 13 h |
| May | Best time | 14 h 04 |
| June | Best time | 14 h 38 |
| July | Possible | 14 h 24 |
| August | Possible | 13 h 29 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 14 |
| October | Best time | 10 h 59 |
| November | Possible | 9 h 54 |
| December | Possible | 9 h 22 |

In June there are 14 h 38 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 22. In June, 108 of the 108 places are at their best.

When to go to Italy in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Palermo

The nearest main airport is Catania-Fontanarossa Airport (CTA, Catania), 168 km as the crow flies. How to get around Italy (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=38.127%2C13.3481)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=38.127%2C13.3481)

## Other towns nearby

- [San Giuseppe Jato](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/san-giuseppe-jato/): 13 places · 22 km
- [Termini Imerese](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/termini-imerese/): 15 places · 34 km
- [Alcamo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/alcamo/): 20 places · 37 km
- [Sambuca di Sicilia](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/sambuca-di-sicilia/): 13 places · 56 km
- [Partanna](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/partanna/): 11 places · 59 km
- [Cefalù](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/cefalu/): 16 places · 60 km

And all of Italy, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Palermo?

The best known: [Palermo Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/palermo-cathedral/), [Monreale Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monreale-cathedral/), [Church of Santa Maria dell'Ammiraglio](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/church-of-santa-maria-dell-ammiraglio/), [Cappella Palatina](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/palatine-chapel/), [Palazzo dei Normanni](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/palazzo-dei-normanni/). In all, 108 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Palermo?

March to June and September to October; also possible: November to February and July to August. In June there are 14 h 38 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 22.

### How do you get to Palermo?

The nearest main airport is Catania-Fontanarossa Airport (CTA), 168 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=38.127%2C13.3481) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Palermo as the destination and these 108 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).