Unexplored and Authentic Palermo through the eyes of your local guide - Shore Excursion

I'd like to tell you how important it is for us Sicilians to keep alive the memory of our relatives who have passed away. Especially in the past, wealthy people used to pay making themselves visible for the generations to come. A clear example is the Catacombs of Palermo where not long ago 8000 mummies of people continued to give advice to their relatives and joined private family meals in there. The famous baby Rosalia Lombardo, embalmed and perfectly preserved, still receives gifts from her family. On our tour we will meet another Rosalia, our patroness that in 1624 saved Palermo from the plague. We will drive up to Monte Pellegrino and visit her shrine built on the cave where she died. The winding road leading to the church offers a breathtaking view of Palermo and its Conca D'oro, from the hill we go down to Mondello sea resort, beautiful maritime borough and sandy beach on the Tyrrenian sea, the district of the Liberty stile villas. There we can enjoy a beautiful sea breeze while eating a good gelato!