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Catacombe dei CappuccinivsChiesa di San Giovanni degli Eremiti
Both Catacombs of the Capuchins and Chiesa di San Giovanni degli Eremiti are highly recommended by travel writers. On balance, Catacombs of the Capuchins ranks slightly better than Chiesa di San Giovanni degli Eremiti. Catacombs of the Capuchins ranks #2 in Palermo with accolades from 6 sources such as Michelin Guide, Frommer's and Lonely Planet.
Catacombe dei Cappuccini
Fodor's
Michelin Guide
Afar Magazine Afar Magazine
Atlas Obscura
Frommer's Frommer's
Piazza Cappuccini 1, Palermo, Sicily
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Fodor's "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. " Full review
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
Chiesa di San Giovanni degli Eremiti Fodor's Michelin Guide Afar Magazine Afar Magazine Frommer's Atlas Obscura Frommer's
Via dei Benedettini 3, Palermo, Sicily
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Fodor's "Distinguished by its five reddish-orange domes and stripped-clean interior, this 12th-century church was built by the Normans on the site of an earlier mosque." Full review
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"Commissioned by Roger II (12C), San Giovanni degli Eremiti and its luxuriant garden is an oasis of freshness and tranquillity." Full review
Afar Magazine "It’s a narrow little church with a garden filled with jasmine and succulents— a very peaceful place." Full review
Afar Magazine "Take time to enjoy the quiet respite of the cloister, where a garden of fragrant citrus trees surrounds an Arab cistern." Full review
Frommer's "Palermo’s most romantic landmark is a simple affair, part Arab, part Norman, with five red domes atop a portico, a single nave, two small apses, and a squat tower." Full review
Atlas Obscura "Behind medieval walls in a corner of bustling Palermo is a breathtaking former mosque once inhabited by a wolf-taming hermit. " Full review
Frommer's "Palermo’s most romantic landmark is a simple affair, part Arab, part Norman, with five red domes atop a portico, a single nave, two small apses, and a squat tower" Full review
