Cappella Palatina · Palermo
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DoSicilyPalazzo dei Normanni · Palermo
Hala says
The Norman royal chapel inside the Palazzo dei Normanni, built between 1132 and 1140, with floor-to-ceiling Byzantine gold mosaics and a wood-carved muqarnas ceiling done by Arab craftsmen for the Norman king. The room in Sicily, and one of the few places you see the Norman, Arab, and Byzantine fusion working in one space. Go right at opening (8:30 a.m.) before the tour buses. Closed Sunday afternoons.
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- Neighborhood — Palazzo dei Normanni · Palermo
- Time — 1.5 hr
- Effort — A
From the HALA guide, reviewed August 2026.
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