Monreale & Palermo (Full Day)


At 8:30AM you are greeted at Palermo port and drive to Monreale
to see where the Arab-Norman art and architecture reached the pinnacle
of its glory with the Duomo, launched in 1174 by William II and represent
the scene from the Old and New Testaments all in golden mosaics.
Then on to Palermo to explore the Capuchin Catacombs outgrew its original
cemetery in the 16th century and monks begun to excavate crypts below it.
The bodies were dehydrated on the racks of ceramic pipes in the catacombs
and sometimes later washed with vinegar.
Monks were preserved with their everyday clothing and sometimes with ropes
they had worn as a penance. The catacombs contain about 8000 mummies
that line the walls. The halls are divided into categories:
Men, Women, Virgins, Children, Priests, Monks, and Professionals.
Continuing, by seeing: Piazza Pretoria, Via Maqueda with its “four corners” who
converge Palermo at a quartet of baroque palaces left over from the heyday of
Spanish rule dates from the 1560.  
Then some leisure tome for shopping before returning to the port.
(Estimated arrival time 4:00PM)

Style of trip: Full Day Private Excursion, Rate per vehicle

Departures: Daily

Language: English Only

Vehicle Capacity:
Car - 1/3 people
Van - 4/5 people
Van - 6/8 people

 

 WHAT IS INCLUDED:

 *    Private vehicle as per program

 *    English speaking driver as per program

 *    City taxes

 *    Visit as per program

WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED:

*    Gratuities to the driver

*    Tips

*    Beverages and meals not mentioned in the program

*    Admission Fee