Palatine Chapel and Royal Palace: Entrance Ticket and City Audio Guide
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Highlights
Explore the Palatine Chapel at your own pace with an audio guide. Discover the famous architecture, featuring Norman, Arab, and Byzantine elements.
Admire the incredible muqarnas ceiling, the oldest of its kind. Hear from the audio guide the stories behind the ceiling's intricate wood carvings and how its paintings depict battles and local rulers. Each culture has left its own unique imprint on the chapel, showcasing Sicily's diversity.
Enhance your experience by adding a visit to the Norman Palace , the oldest royal residence in Europe and home to the kings of Sicily. Today, the palace houses the Sicilian Regional Assembly.
Highlights:
- Admire the fabulous muqarnas ceiling, made with delicate wood carvings and paintings.
- Visit at your own pace and discover the chapel with an audio guide app.
- Enrich your experience with a visit to the Palazzo dei Normanni, the ancient residence of the kings of Sicily.
What is included?
- Entrance ticket to the Palatine Chapel
- Entrance ticket to the Royal Palace
- Audio guide of the Palatine Chapel
- Multilingual audio commentary in English, French, Spanish, Italian, and German
- Audio guide of the city of Palermo
- Host at the meeting point
- Any taxes and charges
What is not included?
- Headphones and mobile device
- Transport
- Guided tour
What is there to know?
Ticket Redemption: This is NOT your admission ticket.
- Collect your tickets from your host , located to the right of the main entrance to the Royal Palace (under the Italian and European flags), in Piazza del Parlamento, 1. The host will be wearing a green “VoxCity” polo shirt and carrying a small flag.
- Scan the QR code on your voucher to download the audio guide before arrival. Bring your own headphones.
Openings
Norman Palace / Royal Palace:
- Monday to Saturday : 8:30 am – 5:00 pm
- Sundays and holidays: 8:30 am – 12:30 pm / 1:00 pm approximately.
Please note: On some days, the “royal apartments” may not be open to visitors (depending on parliamentary sessions).
Palatine Chapel
- Monday to Saturday: 9:00 – 17:00.
- Sundays and holidays: 8:30 – 9:40 and then again 11:15 – 13:00 (the chapel is usually closed during religious services)
Please note: on days of religious celebrations or holidays the chapel may remain closed during service hours.
Meeting point
Royal Palace/Norman Palace
Parliament Square, 1 – 90134 Palermo, Sicily, Italy
Meet your host, located to the right of the main entrance to the Royal Palace (under the Italian and European flags), in Piazza del Parlamento, 1. The host will be wearing a green “VoxCity” polo shirt and carrying a small flag.
Cancellation policies
Can be canceled for free up to 72 hours before the selected date
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