Spending a Day in Palermo - Sicily, Palermo, Italy

After experiencing the Catania traffic we decided to give Palermo driving a miss, and catch the train from Cefalu. The train took 50 minutes and was a very reasonable €6.80 pp each way. Seemed like a no brainer to avoid the chaotic traffic and parking issues and to spend a day in Palermo. Off we set on the 10.04 train from Cefalu arriving at 10.54am

The train was comfortable and we had freely allocated 2nd class tickets so we could sit where we liked. The train was on time and we had a chilled out ride there with phone charging facilities. This would be much needed if we were going to be able to access our phones for our ticket home.

Probably the most famous of all landmarks of Palermo this had to be our first. We headed off on the 15 minute walk from Palermo Centrale Station to the Cattedrale. The church is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Palermo. It is also dedicated the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. We are both atheists but still can acknowledge the various architecture which is incorporated in this building. We recognised norman, gothic and baroque styles.

The Cathedral was thought to have started its construction around 1185 with some additions in the 18th century. It was an impressive structure and a centrepiece of Palermo history. Inside was equally as impressive. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).