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San Giovanni degli Eremiti

  • Address: Via dei Benedettini, Albergheria, Palermo, 90129
  • Phone: 091/6515019

Fodor's Review:

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—one of 200 that once stood in Palermo. The emirs ruled Palermo for nearly two centuries and brought to it their passion for lush gardens and fountains. One is reminded of this while sitting in San Giovanni's delightful cloister of twin half columns, surrounded by palm trees, jasmine, oleander, and citrus trees. The last tickets are sold half an hour before closing. At press time, construction meant half the church was not viewable.

  • Cost: EUR 4.50
  • Open: Mon.-Sat. 9-7, Sun. 9-1
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