Palermo Catacombs and Monreale Half-day Tour: Explore Ancient Mysteries and Marvelous Mosaics
4.6
43 Ratings
Palermo

Embark on a half-day tour of Palermo Catacombs and Monreale to uncover ancient mysteries and marvel at marvelous mosaics. Explore the underground cemetery of Capuchin friars and visit the stunning Cathedral of Monreale. Book now!

Duration: 3 hours, 40 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Catacombe dei Cappuccini - “Rosalia” is regarded as the most beautiful mummy in Europe.
  • Duomo di Monreale - The Monreale Cathedral and its cloister.
  • Benedictine Cloister - The Benedictine Cloister at Monreale (Chiostro dei Benedettini: open Mon–Sat 9–6:30, Sun & holidays 9–1) was completed around 1200. It measures 47x47 meters and is…
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What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • Tour & Travel Insurance
  • Tour escort/host
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off in Palermo city
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Local expert guide
What's Not Included
  • entrance tickets to the monuments
Additional Information

Our exclusive Tour + Transfer service offers a direct journey from your accommodation to explore the Catacombs of the Capuchin friars and the Cathedral of Monreale, located on the slopes of Mount Caputo. The Cloister, adorned with vibrant mosaics, is regarded as the most exquisite monument of its kind. This experience follows the exploration of the…

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Location
Catacombe dei Cappuccini
Piazza Cappuccini 1,
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Frank_s
Jul 17, 2025
Our Guide Made all the Difference - The guide was the highlight of the trip. Salvo was communicating the day before and met us right at the entrance/exit of the port in Palermo. He really took time to learn our names and speak to each of us on a unique level. The sites were great and the guide was able to speak about the great history
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Fran_m
May 7, 2025
Trip to monteale - We enjoyed our experience. Our guide was excellent and very informative . The church was amazing! The catacombs a bit creepy ! We had a great time
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Carolinecth
Mar 9, 2025
Informative and enjoyable - Very professional and smiling guide with excellent mastery of the subject (historical, geopolitical and religious )
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Marisa_l
Nov 19, 2024
Learned a lot - Our guide was very friendly and knowledgeable, which really enhanced our understanding of everything we saw on the tour.
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Mona_c
Nov 4, 2024
A must see! - Our Viator booking was handled through Find Sicily with our outstanding guide Salvatore! We had the most amazing experience through the Palermo Catacombs and Monreale! Our group was a private tour and was worth every cent. Our guide was knowledgable, insightful, caring, and personable. He demonstrated so much historical background to the disturbing Catacomb experience - think the tomb scene from Raiders of the Lost Ark but real! And the highlights of the beautiful and majestic Monreale. The bible in the Rock. Thank you Viator and Salvatore for the most remarkable experience. One of the highlights of our trip!
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Ronald_p
Nov 1, 2024
A morning in Palermo - Great tour and guide. Learned a lot at every stop! The guide was very well informed and thank God for the driver.
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Hannah_b
Oct 30, 2024
very beautiful and personable tour - Salvatore was an amazingly knowledgeable, kind, fun & engaging tour guide! Always had fun tidbits and answered ALL my husband’s history questions. Haha! Highly recommend this tour, specifically with Salvatore! :-)
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Michael_n
Jun 4, 2024
Monreale a must see - Our guide Consuela, was fantastic. Monreale was beautiful and so much history. The Catacombs are interesting but very morbid. Highly recommend Monreale.
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Sabrina_c
May 1, 2025
Beautiful cathedral, interesting catacombs - Salvo was our guide. He was excellent, thorough, and informative every step of the way. The tour ended up being private with just me and my husband. The cathedral in Monreale was beyond beautiful Salvo explained much of the artwork in the Cathedral. We then moved on to the catacombs where Salvo continued to point out various pieces and explain their importance. The entire tour was 3 hours long. I feel that it was expensive for what we received, but Salvo did a wonderful job!
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209jackieo
Aug 20, 2024
Interesting - Margharite was an amazing guide so informative about the culture and so knowledge. She provided so much information and was even able to enjoy some granitas with our group
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).