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Private tour in Palermo Gaetano S
Full Day Palermo Walking Tour
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Ciao, I'm Gaetano an authentic Sicilian. I was born in a small town in the heart of Sicily, studied foreign languages at the Univeristy of Catania (east coast of Sicily) and moved to Palermo (west coast) 21 years ago. This enabled me to live, study and understand the island in all its aspects as Sicily is much more than an island, it's a continent. And that's exactly what I like to share with my guests: the many different layers of an unbelievable island full of history, art, excellent food, amazing wine and friendly people. For several years I have also tried to make people fall in love with Sicily by giving lectures on Sicilian history and culture abroad, in high schools and universities. Palermo, the city where I have chosen to live and give tours can easily summerize 3 thousand years of history: it has the elegance of Paris in certain quarters, it is as colorful as Marrakech in its arab markets, exaggerated and rich in its Spanish baroque architecture and unbelievably modern in its huge murals. Being an historian in spirit and a great story teller (this I owe to my grandpa), I love to share with my guests the major events that made Sicily the rich and beautiful island that it is today, but also the minor events and even the little gossips, if not funny local stories that will make everything at the end look more real and authentic. Finally, being a wine and food lover I will always find an excuse to tempt you with the most delicious delicacies that the island can offer. Are you ready to have a great time in one of the most incredible place in the world? Sicily is very well known for its hospitality so please be my guests! All my tours can be customized, please feel free to contact me if you have any questions I have been a licensed tour guide in Sicily since 2014 and a tour manager since 2007 I have a degree in foreign languages and a deep passion for art and history I have given lectures on Sicilian history and culture at Caldwell University for 7 years I am not a driver. I can accompany you in your vehicle or I can arrange for a separate car and driver.
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Overview of your Palermo tour
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?
Your Palermo tour itinerary
Suggested Itinerary: - Teatro Massimo (from outside) - Fascist quarter - Capo fresh market - Cathedral - Royal palace (visit of the Palatine Chapel) - Four corners - Fountain "of shame" - Palace of the Inquisition (from outside) All my tours can be customized, please feel free to contact me if you have any questions
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Type: Walking
The tour will be all on foot
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Airport: ,Cruise: ,ByGuide: We can meet in front of the Teatro Massimo (Opera House)
- You can request a different meeting location (for example, your hotel) during the checkout process.
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