All Places in Palermo

Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.

This mosaic-lined medieval church was built by the world's first admiral and still holds mass in ancient Greek.

Behind medieval walls in a corner of bustling Palermo is a breathtaking former mosque once inhabited by a wolf-taming hermit.

Every inch of this chapel is covered in craftsmanship from across the world.

Haunting graffiti left by prisoners of the Spanish Inquisition.

Cave shrine on Monte Pellegrino.

This skeletal, unfinished Gothic church once housed a miraculous masterpiece by Raphael.

This triumphal 16th-century arched gateway leads to the oldest street in Palermo.

This Arabesque Italian castle was built with a primitive, if ingenious, air-conditioning system.

Why a column on the entrance is inscribed with a verse from the Quran is one of Sicily's many mysteries.

This uncanny fresco celebrating the "triumph of death" was split into four pieces to be moved to another museum.

A network of underground water channels that dates back to the Middle Ages.

A study of Fascist era Art Deco design in Italy.

An abandoned shopping gallery built during Fascist Italy tucked in the center of Palermo.

This unique museum is home to over 5,000 puppets of all types.

This palace offers an 18th-century European take on Chinese design and architecture.