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EAST PALERMO

Between Via Maqueda and the sea lie the old late Middle Ages and the Renaissance, are
Arab quarters of Palermo, with their maze of in the Kalsa. The focal point is Piazza Marina,
narrow streets and blind alleys. This area for a long time the heart of city life and seat
includes the Kalsa quarter (from the Arabic of the Aragonese court and the Inqui sition
al-Halisah, or the Chosen), which was built by courtroom. Via Maqueda opens onto Piazza
the Arabs in the first half of the 10th century Pretoria, the civic heart of Palermo, with
as the seat of the Emirate, the government Palazzo delle Aquile, Santa Caterina and
and the army. During the Norman era it San Giuseppe dei Teatini. North of Corso
became the sailors’ and fishermen’s quarter. Vittorio Emanuele is Castellammare, with
It was badly damaged in World War II, and the Vucciria market and the Loggia quarter
many parts are still being restored. Most of near the port, where Catalan, Pisan and
the Aragonese monuments, dating from the Genoese communities once lived.
Sights at a Glance
Museums and Galleries Streets and Squares u Oratorio del Rosario di
2 Palazzo Abatellis pp56–7 1 Piazza Marina Santa Cita
4 Museo Internazionale delle i San Domenico
Marionette Churches o Oratorio del Rosario di
w Galleria d’Arte Moderna 3 La Gancia San Domenico
Sant’Anna 6 San Francesco d’Assisi Markets
t Museo Archeologico Regionale 9 Santa Caterina d'Alessandria
A. Salinas 0 La Martorana y Mercato della Vucciria
q San Cataldo
Historic Buildings e La Magione Monuments
5 Palazzo Mirto r Santa Maria dello Spasimo 7 Fontana Pretoria
8 Palazzo delle Aquile

VIA CAVOUR PIAZZA XIII
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V I A C AV O U R VIA DEI BARILAI
VIA BARA
OLIVELLA VIA CASTELLO
VIA
VIA DELL' V I A R O M A VALVERDE VIA BAMBINAI
V I A M E L I VIA DELLA CAL A
OROLOGIO VIA MONTELEONE
C O R S O V I T T O R I O E M A N U E L E
V I A T R A B I A
PIAZZA S.
DOMENICO
VIA BANDIERA
CASTEL- VIA CASARI VIA BUTERA
PIAZZA
V I A N A P O L I LAMMARE VIA GARATELLO VIA BOTTAI MARINA
SALITA S. ANTONIO
V I A M A Q U E D A
PIAZZA VIA A. PATERNOSTRO VIA MERLO VIA LUNGARINI V. TORREMUZA
CASA DI V I A A L LO R O
PIAZZA RISPARMIO LA PIAZZA
VERGOGNA KALSA
KALSA
F O R O I T A L I C O
PIAZZA DISCESA D. GIUDICI PIAZZA VIA DELLA VETRERIA VIA DI SPASIMO
BELLINI D'ARAGONA VIA CERVELLO
V. SCHIAVUZZO VIA CASTRO FILIPPO
VIA DIVISI V I A A B R A M O L I N C O L N
V I A R O M A
PIAZZA
MAGIONE
VIA
VIA MAGIONE
VIA DIVISI V I A G A R I B A L D I
VIA CALDERAI LAM PIONELLI
VIA GORIZIA
VIA MILANO
VIA D.TARTARI
VIA TORINO
V I A M A Q U E D A
PIAZZA S. Stazione 0 metres 350
See also Streetfinder maps ANTONINE Centrale
0 yards 350
1 & 2
Nativity scene in 12th-century gilded mosaic, church of La Martorana For keys to map symbols see back flap
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