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Palermo

Old town (Albergheria & Capo): what’s worth it?

Quattro Canti, the cathedral, the Norman Palace and the street markets.

Chiesa del Gesù — photo by Chiesa del Gesù di Casa ProfessaWorth itReality 95 +351Chiesa del Gesù★ 4.8Old town (Albergheria & Capo) · Sacred sitePlain-fronted Jesuit church whose interior is covered wall to wall in inlaid Baroque marbleCapuchin Catacombs — photo by Jana KrügerWorth itReality 81 +162Capuchin Catacombs★ 4.3Old town (Albergheria & Capo) · HistoryCorridors lined with thousands of dressed, mummified Palermitans from the 1500s to 1920Fontana Pretoria — photo by Emmanuel ValletWorth itReality 77 +173Fontana Pretoria★ 4.6Old town (Albergheria & Capo) · LandmarkFlorentine Renaissance fountain crowded with nude marble figures, the 'Fountain of Shame'Capo market — photo by Chou Meizai (粗眉仔)Worth itReality 76 +514Capo market★ 4.4Old town (Albergheria & Capo) · MarketSouk-like produce and street-food market in the Capo quarter, calmer than BallaròBallarò market — photo by Oller StevaninWorth itReality 76 +335Ballarò market★ 4.3Old town (Albergheria & Capo) · MarketPalermo's oldest, loudest street market: produce, fish and €1–5 street food in AlbergheriaLa Martorana — photo by Filippo NiedduWorth itReality 76 +196La Martorana★ 4.7Old town (Albergheria & Capo) · Sacred siteTwo Norman churches on Piazza Bellini: Martorana's gold mosaics and San Cataldo's red domesI Segreti del Chiostro — photo by Valeria DemontisWorth itReality 74 +317I Segreti del Chiostro★ 4.6Old town (Albergheria & Capo) · FoodRevived convent pastry shop in the cloister of Santa Caterina, famed for fresh-filled cannoliQuattro Canti — photo by Simone ParisWorth itReality 72 −128Quattro Canti★ 4.7Old town (Albergheria & Capo) · LandmarkFree 17th-century Baroque crossroads with four sculpted façades at the heart of the old townNino 'u Ballerino — photo by Nino 'u BallerinoWorth it if…Reality 63 +339Nino 'u Ballerino★ 4.1Old town (Albergheria & Capo) · FoodCheap, no-frills street-food joint famous for pani ca' meusa (spleen sandwich) and arancineCappella Palatina — photo by Maria Cristina FerruaWorth it if…Reality 63 −610Cappella Palatina★ 4.7Old town (Albergheria & Capo) · HistoryNorman royal palace whose chapel is covered in 12th-century gold Byzantine mosaicsPalermo Cathedral — photo by Vincenzo CuttittaWorth it if…Reality 61 −3311Palermo Cathedral★ 4.7Old town (Albergheria & Capo) · Sacred siteFree-to-enter 12th-century cathedral mixing Norman, Gothic and Baroque, with a paid rooftop walkVucciria — photo by 賴嘉祥Worth it if…Reality 61 +2812Vucciria★ 4.2Old town (Albergheria & Capo) · MarketFaded historic market square that now comes alive at night with grills, cheap drinks and crowdsSan Giovanni degli Eremiti — photo by Renny GasparSkip itReality 49 +1713San Giovanni degli Eremiti★ 4.2Old town (Albergheria & Capo) · Sacred siteDeconsecrated red-domed Arab-Norman church with a small garden cloister by the Norman Palace

The numbers

#PlaceVerdictHypeRealityGapGoogle
1Chiesa del GesùWorth it6095+35 · Underrated★ 4.8 (5,985)
2Capuchin CatacombsWorth it6581+16 · Underrated★ 4.3 (16,579)
3Fontana PretoriaWorth it6077+17 · Underrated★ 4.6 (8,142)
4Capo marketWorth it2576+51 · Underrated★ 4.4 (1,087)
5Ballarò marketWorth it4376+33 · Underrated★ 4.3 (3,988)
6La MartoranaWorth it5776+19 · Underrated★ 4.7 (5,625)
7I Segreti del ChiostroWorth it4374+31 · Underrated★ 4.6 (2,637)
8Quattro CantiWorth it8472−12 · Overhyped★ 4.7 (31,730)
9Nino 'u BallerinoWorth it if…3063+33 · Underrated★ 4.1 (2,271)
10Cappella PalatinaWorth it if…6963−6 · Lives up to the hype★ 4.7 (12,615)
11Palermo CathedralWorth it if…9461−33 · Overhyped★ 4.7 (52,555)
12VucciriaWorth it if…3361+28 · Underrated★ 4.2 (2,346)
13San Giovanni degli EremitiSkip it3249+17 · Lives up to the hype★ 4.2 (2,296)