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FURTHER AFIELD

The destruction of the 16th-century defensive were built. This expansion also meant
ramparts took place in the late 1700s, but it the disappearance of most of the lovely
was only after the Unification of Italy that arab-Norman gardens and parks the rulers
palermo expanded westwards past the city had used for hunting and entertainment.
walls, which involved making new roads and only a few, such as Castello della Zisa, have
demolishing old quarters. The heart of town remained. at this time, “Greater palermo”
shifted to piazzas Verdi and Castelnuovo, was created – an area that now includes
where the massimo and politeama theatres mondello and monreale Cathedral.
Sights at a Glance
Galleries and Museums 8 La Cuba Parks and Gardens
4 Museo Etnografico Pitrè e Ponte dell’Ammiraglio 2 Parco della Favorita
Churches 9 Villa Giulia
Historic Buildings 6 Catacombe dei Cappuccini 0 Orto Botanico
3 Casina Cinese q Santo Spirito Beaches
5 Teatro Politeama Garibaldi w San Giovanni dei Lebbrosi 1 Mondello
7 Castello della Zisa r Monreale Cathedral pp80–81

0 kilometres 3
0 miles 3

T yrrhenian
Sea
Mondello
Sferracavallo
Valdesi
Tommaso
Key Airport Natale
(17 km) A29 Zen
Historic centre
Urban area Cardillo-Zen
Pallavicino
Motorway (Highway) Cardillo
Major road San Lorenzo Vergine Maria
Minor road A29
Francia
Railway line
Resuttana
Cruillas Acquasanta
Borgo Notarbartolo SS113
Nuovo Uditore
Golfo di
Palermo
PALERMO
Baida Centrale
SS113
SS186
Camastra Brancaccio
A19
Chiavelli
Monreale Ciaculli
SS624

Frescoed pavilion in the Pompeian style in the Villa Giulia gardens For additional map symbols see back flap

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