I hold a degree in architecture from the University of Palermo. After my graduation, I moved to the United States where I attended a course in Interior Design at the New York School of Visual Arts. After many years in Boston and New York where I worked for several architectural firms, I have returned to Sicily, my native land, and now lead cultural tours in Palermo and beyond. My walks are infused with my interests in architecture and the history of arts.

I am a licensed guide leading private tours for small groups willing to really understand the places they visit. I am very passionate about my island, I share my knowledge with travellers by arranging cultural tours with an emphasis on history, art, archaeology, architecture, gastronomy, nature, or a blend of the above.
I have helped hundreds of travellers discover and understand the masterpieces left by nature and the different civilizations that have made Sicily their home during the last three millennia.
My aim isn't to merely 'inform' travellers about social and historical facts, my tours are interactive and stimulating physically and mentally. I plan them with great care and adjust them continuously.
These are few itinerary ideas. Every tour with me is fully customized, personalized to your interests.

Contact me to begin planning your day tour or shore excursions.

Degree in architecture.
Professional License/Certificate.
Tour Guide Experience: 20 year(s)

I am not a driver. I can accompany you in your vehicle or I can arrange for a separate car and driver.

The Palermo fo the mafia and the one of Mussolini, the city of the elegant theaters and the one of the Spanish Inquisition, the capital of a Medieval empire and the cosmopolitan and multicultural city of today. Palermo has changed so much in the last 1000 years in order to become what it used to be 1000 years ago: the center of the Mediterranean.

Ours will be a pleasant walk through 2000 years of art, history, culture, food and social life. We will discover together what people ate in the middle ages and what they buy today at the fresh market as the rich past of this incredible city is embroidered with the present one.

Let me tell you of a christian king who lived like a sultan, of muslims and jews during the Spanish domination, of the exaggerated pleasures of the local aristocracy in 1700. The old and half destroyed walls, a still dramatic evidence of the second world war hide astonishing treasures, you won't believe your eyes!

So are you ready to discover all the secrets of Palermo?

Full Day Palermo Walking Tour

Welcome to Palermo! During this walking tour I'll be more than happy to show you around this amazing city full of contrasts and contradictions.

As a passionate guide and authentic native of Palermo, I wish to reveal to you all the stories behind the city main attractions, discover the hidden corner capturing its every secret. You'll get a full experience of Palermo and its unique essence!

The walking tour includes Palermo's best historical artistic monument located in the city reflecting Norman Sicily's cultural complexity. The cathedral, Quattro Canti the octagonal square with four richly decorated and quite appealing façades, Pretoria fountain one of the most fascinating monuments of Palermo because of the nudity of the statues, the square became known as "Square of Shame". Piazza Bellini, this square is one of the most beautiful in the city; It is surrounded by three churches, la Martorana, San Cataldo, Santa Caterina.

Palermo Half Day Walking Tour - A Sensual and Fascinating City

I am an architect who has a combined love for art and her land. I offer historical-artistic and cultural traditions knowledge.

Palermo's Arab-Norman architectural treasures, which were recently included on the world heritage list, are a living testimony of the convergence of Western and Eastern architectural and decorative traditions, Arabic, Byzantine and Latin.

We will visit the old town, including the Palatine Chapel, the Cathedral, the 4 Corners, the Pretoria Fountain and the Church of Santa Maria dell'ammiraglio (La Martorana).
We will also see the picturesque open-air food market with its incredible Arabic atmosphere!

In the afternoon we continue with Monreale, located 9 miles outside Palermo on a hill. It has one of the best cathedrals in all Italy and a panoramic view of the bay and the Conca D'Oro.

Tour guide in Palermo Cetty S.

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