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WEST PALERMO

The quarters south of Via roma lie on the good shops and hotels. between the
slopes occupied by the city’s original palazzo dei Normanni and Via maqueda
phoenician settlement, which was enlarged is the albergheria quarter, the home of
during the roman era. In the 11th century merchants and craftsmen in the middle
the arabs built a castle on the site where ages. It is still enliv ened by the daily
the palazzo dei Normanni now stands. The market, the mercato ballarò, which is less
arabic Al Qasar (the castle) was used as famous but more authentic than the
the name of the quarter and the street that Vucciria market. The many oratories of the
led to the castle, the present-day Corso medieval brotherhoods demonstrate the
Vittorio emanuele, known as “Cassaro” to wealth and industry of the inhabitants.
the people of palermo. The area contains In the first half of the 20th century parts
many impressive buildings and churches, of the area were demolished, and the 1943
including palermo’s Cathedral, as well as air raids dealt an additional blow.

Sights at a Glance
Streets and Squares q Sant’Orsola
1 Piazza della Vittoria w Chiesa del Carmine
6 Corso Vittorio Emanuele Historic Buildings
8 Quattro Canti
2 Palazzo dei Normanni
Churches 7 Museo Regionale d’Arte
3 Cappella Palatina (pp66–7) Moderna E Contempor - See also Street Finder
anea Belmonte-Riso
4 San Giovanni degli Eremiti map 1
5 Cathedral (pp70–71) e Teatro Massimo
9 San Giuseppe dei Teatini
0 Chiesa del Gesù and Casa
Professa
PIAZZA
VERDI
VIA VOLTURNO
PIAZZA VITTORIO VIA MURA DI SAN VITO VIA SCARLATI
EMANUELE ORLANDO VIA
VIA VIA SAN GREGORIO VIA ROSSINI
0 metres 350
VIA SANT' AGOSTINO V I A M A Q U E D A 0 yards 350
VIA D. CAPPUCCINELLE VIA JUDICA V I A C A N D E L A I
PIAZZA DEL PAGANO PORTA CARINI PIAZZA DEL VIA PANNERIA
NOVIZIATO MONTE CANDELAI
CAPO
VIA DEL NOVIZIATO
DICESA DEI
GIOIAMIA V I A D E L C E L S O RAGUSI
VIA
VICOLO
VIA
C O R S O V I T T O R I O E M A N U E L E VIA DELL'UNIVERSITÀ
VIA PAPRIETO
PIAZZA VIA G. GIOENI VIA BEATI PAOLI MONTEVERGINI
PAPRIETO BOLOGNI
PIAZZA
VIA MATTEO BONELLO
PIAZZA
S. CHIARA
VIA DEI BISCOTTARI
CORSO ALBERTO AMEDEO
PIAZZA DELLA PIAZZA SAN VIA PONTICELLO V I A M A
PIAZZA VITTORIA GIOVANNI
PIAZZA DEL
VIA DEL BASTIONE VIA PORTA DI CASTRO PIAZZA DEL
LA PORTA PARLAMENTO
CARMINE
VIA DEL BOSCO Q U E D A
VIA DELLE PERGOLE
PIAZZA VIA ANTONIO MONGITORE
INDIPENDENZA VIA L. SICILIANO VILLANUEVA VIA G. GRASSO
PIAZZA V I A A L B E R G H E R I A
D'ORLEANS VIA GENERALE CADORNA VIA M. MIGNOSI VIA MURA S. AGATA
PARCO CORSO TUKORI
D'ORLEANS VIA DEI BENEDETTINI ALBERGHERIA
Palazzo Reale-
PORTA
Orleans CORSO RE RUGERRO PIAZZA VIA FORIANINI S. AGATA
PORTA
C O R S O T U K O R I
MONTALTO
Detail of the Cathedral, with its variety of architectural styles For keys to map symbols see back flap
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