Experts' Choice Award Catacombe dei Cappuccini
7 expert reviews
“Houses nearly 9,000 corpses of men, women, and young children—some in tombs but many mummified and preserved—hanging in rows on the walls, divided by social caste, age, or gender. ”
– Fodor's
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"The catacombs are a fascinatingly macabre labyrinth of corridors, where two thousand mummies dressed from head to toe are displayed." Full review
Afar Magazine "The catacombs contain skeletons and mumified bodies of various citizens of Palermo. The earliest go back to the 1500s, the last was in 1920." Full review
Afar Magazine "At street level, the Capuchin monastery might seem like many other historic churches in Palermo." Full review
Atlas Obscura "Catacombs with thousands of well-dressed mummies. " Full review
Frommer's "Viewing these chambers where the corpses of some 8,000 souls in various stages of preservation hang from walls and recline in open caskets might require some attitude adjustment." Full review
Frommer's "In these chambers, the corpses of some 8,000 people in various stages of preservation now hang from walls and recline in open caskets...wearing their Sunday best, the dead are grouped" Full review
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