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Best Historical Tours In Palermo

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The 10 most popular historical tours in Palermo. Who runs them, what they include, and what they actually cost.

10 Best Historical Tours In Palermo

Palermo: Street Food and History Walking Tour

Palermo: Street Food and History Walking Tour - Getting Oriented: Salinas Meeting Point to Porta Carini

1.Palermo: Street Food and History Walking Tour

Most Popular★ 4.9

Palermo Old Town food walk with Fabrizio: 5 street-food tastings, Capo Market, cathedral visit, and major sights, ending with a drink.

“Fabrizio was fantastic!! The tour was informative and entertaining. The food was great, typical Palermo Street food. He was even able to accommodate a celiac (senza glutine) very well. I highly recommend this tour with Fabrizio. He communicated well - even taught us some Sicilian! Grazie mille!”

1,294 reviewsFrom $54.66by Cavallaro Fabrizio

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Palermo: UNESCO World Heritage Sites Guided Walking Tour

Palermo: UNESCO World Heritage Sites Guided Walking Tour - Vucciria Market area: sights, sounds, and an everyday Palermo moment

2.Palermo: UNESCO World Heritage Sites Guided Walking Tour

★ 4.8

Explore Palermo’s UNESCO core on a guided walk, with Cathedral entry and golden mosaics at the Martorana, plus a sweet Sicilian treat.

“Fantastic tour and extremely knowledgeable guide! Palermo is rich with so much history you absolutely cannot leave without doing this tour. The guide really brought history to life making the stories very interesting and engaging. Great value, highly recommend!”

548 reviews3 - 5.5 hoursFrom $41by Towns of Italy

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Palermo: Walking Tour of Historic Markets and Monuments

Palermo: Walking Tour of Historic Markets and Monuments - The Big Idea: Why This Tour Works in Palermo

3.Palermo: Walking Tour of Historic Markets and Monuments

★ 4.9

3-hour Palermo walking tour mixing UNESCO cathedral stops, Teatro Massimo legends, and Capo market street food for $35.

“Grazie a Fabrizio abbiamo trascorso una bella mattinata in giro per Palermo, scoprendo storia e curiosità di una città che merita di essere conosciuta. Un’esperienza che consiglierei e che ci ha dato tanti spunti anche su cosa fare nei prossimi giorni di vacanza qui.”

478 reviews3 hoursFrom $35by Palermo a Piedi - Walking Tour

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Discover Palermo in 3 hours. Art, history, markets and street food

Discover Palermo in 3 hours. Art, history, markets and street food - Palermo Cathedral: Norman-Arab art with royal weight

4.Discover Palermo in 3 hours. Art, history, markets and street food

★ 5.0

Palermo in 3 hours with an Italian-only guide: Norman-Arab cathedral, baroque squares, Capo market street food, and key city stories.

“Una bella visita ma soprattutto una guida davvero brava e preparata (Maurizio) con tante storie interessanti. Peccato il gruppo un po’ troppo numeroso, altrimenti le 5 stelle ci sarebbero state tutte”

352 reviewsFrom $34.76by Palermo a Piedi - Walking Tour

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Palermo : Historic Markets & monuments Walking Tour

Palermo : Historic Markets & monuments Walking Tour - Palermo Cathedral: A UNESCO Stop With Real Explanations

5.Palermo : Historic Markets & monuments Walking Tour

★ 4.7

3-hour Palermo walking tour with a private guide: UNESCO Cathedral, Teatro Massimo, Quattro Canti, Capo Market, plus street food stops.

“We enjoyed an excellent tour of the historical highlights of Palermo! Bianca was an excellent guide who readily shared her deep knowledge of the art, history and culture of Palermo. She even surprised us at the end with a visit to the Monastery to enjoy the best cannoli in Palermo!”

129 reviews3 hoursFrom $41by Guydeez Tours

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Palermo: Historic Center Guided Bike Tour with Food Tasting

Palermo: Historic Center Guided Bike Tour with Food Tasting - Landmark Stops That Change the Way You See Palermo

6.Palermo: Historic Center Guided Bike Tour with Food Tasting

★ 4.7

Bike through Palermo’s historic center with a local guide and street-food sample. See key sights in 3 hours for $45.

“Elena our guide was so warm and engaging. It was a fun, easy and highly enjoyable ride passing all the key points of interest in Palermo. As a local who speaks excellent English, Elena provided new insights on Palermo’s history, beyond the usual guidebooks. What’s more, we ate some local street food which was delicious.…”

85 reviews3 hoursFrom $45by SICICLA ecotourism

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Guided tour of the historic center Palermo

Guided tour of the historic center Palermo - Capo Street Market: see Palermo through the stalls (and your nose)

7.Guided tour of the historic center Palermo

★ 5.0

A 3.5-hour guided walk through Palermo’s historic center, from Capo Market to La Martorana mosaics, ending near Casa Themis.

“Wonderful experience. Alessia Is a fantastic guide: visiting Palermo and Monreale with her has made us "see'" all layers of history one cannot know without a true professional. She has also helped us with tips of advice on practical matters and her company has been a real pleasure. Highly recommended.”

42 reviewsFrom $40.64by Sicily Guide Tourism

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Palermo: Tour Historic Center, Catacombs & Monreale in CruiserCar

Palermo: Tour Historic Center, Catacombs & Monreale in CruiserCar - Catacombs of the Capuchins: fascinating, eerie, and timed right

8.Palermo: Tour Historic Center, Catacombs & Monreale in CruiserCar

★ 5.0

Ride an open-air CruiserCar through Palermo’s top sights, taste street-market treats, visit the Capuchin Catacombs, and tour Monreale.

“Guide and driver were great. Fabio was very knowledgeable and gave great information regarding the city and the landmarks we visited. The car was perfect and was a great way to see the city. Highly recommended!”

36 reviews1 to 3 hours (approx.)From $117.95by CruiserCar Tour & Rental Palermo

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Private Palermo & Monreale Historical Tour

Private Palermo & Monreale Historical Tour - 7 hours of Palermo-to-Monreale route: what you’ll actually cover

10.Private Palermo & Monreale Historical Tour

★ 4.0

See Palermo and Monreale in one day with a private English-speaking driver, easy car transfers, and quick stops at big-name sights.

“We had such a good experience with all the proper explanation. The time to visit what we wanted to see The car was impeccable Totally recommended”

8 reviewsFrom $302.37by Sicily Airports Transfer & Tour

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