Oratorio di Santa Cita

Absolute gem off the beaten tourist track yet right in the heart of Palermo. I got it as double ticket with Oratorio San Domenico €5. It also gave me discounted entry later to Chiesa San Salvatore Santissimo. Stairs up lead to painted tiles in arched terrace, inside, white stucco, and sculptural works take one's breath away. The surrounding seats with inlaid mother of pearl and ebony, bird motifs, a separate thing of beauty.

It is and interesting church that used to be private, but the price of 3 euro is pretty high compared to othe churches such as Gesu that are 2 euro and are way bigger and magnificent. The good thing is that it was not crowded.

Simple yet unique little white stucco chapel... Oratorio di Santa Cita was a simple yet unique little chapel/oratory used as a place of assembly and worship. The entrance was at best non-descript, but upon entering, the white stucco interior was quite striking. We had purchased for Euro5 a ticket to enter which included Oratorio di Santa Domenido, as well as discounts to enter multiple other churches/attractions.

Originally used as a private church. Very beautiful three dimensional church somehow feels different every others.

I saw this on BBCs Sicily Unpacked in 2012, and looked incredible. To actually be there is mind blowing - spectacular - I'm lost for words. Thank you Andrew Graham-Dixon for sharing this with us. You must go and see it for yourself.

Unusual religious spaces. Given the cheap entry free it’s definitely worth seeing. Really appreciated all the details on the walls but would have liked to have a bit more explanation on the concept of oratorios.

Beautiful chapel with white relief sculpture on the walls with gold accents. The complex sculptures give an appearance of a painting with the dark shadows and bright highlights while maintaining an elegant and minimal feeling. The entry cost is 4€ or for 2€ more for added entry to the connected church a combined visit. If you have visited any other churches in palermo where you pay a fee, then save your ticket stub since they are part of the religious circuit and will save you 1€ per entry. Likewise if this is your first church, save the entry stub and you will receive a discounted entry in other churches.

Very interesting place to visit, I couldn't stop looking in all directions - the definition of a talented sculptor! The girls selling the tickets were really nice and the audio tour was great! If you in Palermo, this is a must see place