Royal Palace of Palermo

Local namePalazzo dei Normanni
LocationMetropolitan City of Palermo, Italy

The Palazzo dei Normanni is also called Royal Palace of Palermo. It was the seat of the Kings of Sicily with the Hauteville dynasty and served afterwards as the main seat of power for the subsequent rulers of Sicily. Since 1946 it has been the seat of the Sicilian Regional Assembly. The building is the oldest royal residence in Europe; and was the private residence of the rulers of the Kingdom of Sicily and the imperial seat of Frederick II and Conrad IV.

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Opening hours

Mon - Sat: 8:15 am - 5:40 pm
Sun, holidays: 8:15 am - 1 pm*
*extended hours Mar 19 - Aug 31 - closing 9 pm

The Royal Apartments are closed to visitors from Tuesday to Thursday.

Admission

Exhibition, Palatine Chapel and the Royal Apartments (Fri - Mon):
Adults: €12
Reduced: €10

Exhibition and Palatine Chapel (Tue - Thu):
Adults: €10
Reduced: €8

Exhibition only:
Adults: €6
Reduced: €3

More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palazzo_dei_Normanni

Official Website https://www.federicosecondo.org/palazzo-reale-2/

Phone +39 091 626 2833

Address Piazza Indipendenza 1, 90129 Palermo, Italy

Coordinates 38°6'39.859" N 13°21'12.035" E

Tours and activities: Royal Palace of Palermo

Palatine Chapel: Private Walking Tour & Sicilian Lunch

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Palermo: First Discovery Walk and Reading Walking Tour

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Cappella Palatina and Palazzo dei Normanni Tour

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