Royal Palace and Palatine Chapel

Chapel · Palermo

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"Cappella Palatina, Palermo, Sicily by Fabrizia Lanza Within the Palace of the Normans, there’s a chapel of the kings. “It’s sumptuous,” Fabrizia says, “all covered with mosaics. It’s like getting inside a golden box of jewelry.” Piazza del Parlamento 1 This story appeared in the January/February 2011 issue. By Afar Magazine"

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Piazza del Parlamento, 1, 90134 Palermo PA, Italy Get directions

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