Baroque Palermo Private Tour - ITALY MUSEUM
Official Italian Tour Operator

Baroque Palermo Private Tour

Discover the baroque wonders of the city of Palermo.

from/per person 26.00 €
  • E-voucher accepted
  • Confirmation by email
  • Private guide
  • Duration: about 3 hours
  • Visit of Palermo with a private guide
  • Discover the most important baroque monuments of Sicily
  • Pass by the characteristic markets of Ballarò and Vucciria

The tour will start in Piazza Giuseppe Verdi, in front of the Massimo Theatre, where you will meet your guide. We will continue to Piazza Quattro Canti, a magnificent stopping point in the pedestrian area of the city, and then we will reach the Church of Gesù a Casa Professa, which, with its magnificent mixed marble decoration, is the most representative monument of the Sicilian Baroque. After a short stop at the Ballarò Market, you will reach Piazza Bellini, where you will visit the Church of Santa Caterina. After the visit, you will taste one of the typical sweets produced in the convent, you can’t miss the delicious Sicilian cannolo!
Then, through the Mercato della Vucciria, you will reach the Oratorio del Rosario di San Domenico, where you will discover the art of the sculptor Giacomo Serpotta, whose stucco allegories surround paintings by artists such as Anton Van Dyck, Pietro Novelli and Matthias Stomer. In the nearby Oratory of the Rosary of Santa Cita, you will be able to admire Carl Maratti's painting and Serpotta's Mysteries of the Rosary.

ATTENTION: entrance fees to the Church of the Gesù, the Church of Santa Caterina, the Oratories of the Rosary of San Domenico and Santa Cita are not included in the price and must be paid in cash at the time of the visit.
On public holidays, the tour can be arranged with a supplement of 30% on the guide service fee. For information and reservations for public holidays, please send an email to info@italy-museum.com 



The price includes

  • guide service

 

The price does not include

  • entrance fees to the Church of Gesù, the Church of Santa Caterina, the Oratories of the Rosary of San Domenico and of Santa Cita
  • tasting of cakes at the Convent of Santa Caterina

 

Meeting point

The meeting point with the guide will be in Piazza Giuseppe Verdi, in front of the Teatro Massimo. Please be at the meeting point 15 minutes before the tour departure time.

 

Remember

If you do not take part in the tour, there will be no refund.
Only decorously dressed persons are allowed to enter the sacred places (short shorts, miniskirts, tank tops and hats are forbidden).
Private visits can be organised according to your requests, please contact us if you wish to organise a visit with an itinerary or theme of your interest.