2. Palermo

3. Palermo (Sicilia Region)

4. Palermo Capital of Sicilia Northwest Sicily Top tourist attraction of Sicilia Largest port of the Island Phoenician and Viking history Industrial and commercial center of Sicilia

5. Palazzo dei Normanni Palace of the Normans Contains the Capella Palatina 12 th century chapel w/ most beautiful mosaics in all of Europe Most popular site to visit

6. Cappella Palatina

7. Duomo di Palermo Cattedrale Metropolitana della Santa Vergine Maria Assunta (Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption of Virgin Mary) Located in Corso Vittorio Emanuele

8. Teatro Massimo Opened in 1897 Biggest opera house in Italy and the largest in Europe Name means “greatest theater”

9. Catacombe dei Cappuccini Capuchin Catacombs Originally intended for dead friars Maintained through the donations of the relatives of the deceased in the catacombs Pictures inside supposedly prohibited

10. Catacombe continued One of the most famous people interred Died 1920 at 2 yrs old Body is almost completely intact