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Michael Wilson (2 years ago)
Worth the local bus ride to Monreale a uniquely designed and very special mosaic walls and floors (inside) cathedral. A must go to place if visiting Palermo. Lovely salad lunch in a local cafe too!
Worth the local bus ride to Monreale a uniquely designed and very special mosaic walls and floors (inside) cathedral. A must go to place if visiting Palermo. Lovely salad lunch in a local cafe too!
Arick Bakken (2 years ago)
Dishonest pricing system soured our visit. The cathedral is very beautiful and historically important. However, when you walk up, the sign implies you need to pay 12 euro to enter but you get access to everything. In fact, this gets you into very lame and uninteresting sections like the left transcript and the museum. You also see the rooftop and cloisters. There aren't any better views from the roof than from the street you just walked up. The cloisters are simply overpriced. You should enter the Cathedral for free and then donate whatever moves you. The 5 euro audio guide is as dull as it gets and wants to give you a full description of every inch. We just had to stop. Our guidebook (Rick Steves) was better and perfectly sufficient. Still worth a visit, just felt taken...by a church.
Dishonest pricing system soured our visit. The cathedral is very beautiful and historically important. However, when you walk up, the sign implies you need to pay 12 euro to enter but you get access to everything. In fact, this gets you into very lame and uninteresting sections like the left transcript and the museum. You also see the rooftop and cloisters. There aren't any better views from the roof than from the street you just walked up. The cloisters are simply overpriced. You should enter the Cathedral for free and then donate whatever moves you. The 5 euro audio guide is as dull as it gets and wants to give you a full description of every inch. We just had to stop. Our guidebook (Rick Steves) was better and perfectly sufficient. Still worth a visit, just felt taken...by a church.
Jeanette Wellems (2 years ago)
A jewel. Take your time for the whole visit. Get your tickets there. Lunch break from 13-14.15!!!!
A jewel. Take your time for the whole visit. Get your tickets there. Lunch break from 13-14.15!!!!
Michal Szczurek (2 years ago)
One of the most amazing medieval churches I've ever seen. It's decorative interior and it size makes it probably the most beautiful church in Sicilia. Strongly recommended to visit while doing day trips around Palermo.
One of the most amazing medieval churches I've ever seen. It's decorative interior and it size makes it probably the most beautiful church in Sicilia. Strongly recommended to visit while doing day trips around Palermo.
Joshua Formentera (2 years ago)
We stayed in Sicily on different Airbnb as we are driving around , we drove by car and tour from Palermo to Monreale. The Duomo Monreale is another gorgeous cathedral on the side of a mountain. I was blown away at how beautiful this place was specially the church of Monreale. Intricate art and finishes are all over the interior. I adore this church what a beautiful art of work of classical antiquity done by the Byzantine artists. Amazing work was done in the past but we see it today how beautiful it is. We bought a ticket including a walking up the top of the church and that was amazing things we've done. A fantastic breathtaking view of the entire of Monreale, the sea and the mountain. Overall, it was another solid monument to visit.
We stayed in Sicily on different Airbnb as we are driving around , we drove by car and tour from Palermo to Monreale. The Duomo Monreale is another gorgeous cathedral on the side of a mountain. I was blown away at how beautiful this place was specially the church of Monreale. Intricate art and finishes are all over the interior. I adore this church what a beautiful art of work of classical antiquity done by the Byzantine artists. Amazing work was done in the past but we see it today how beautiful it is. We bought a ticket including a walking up the top of the church and that was amazing things we've done. A fantastic breathtaking view of the entire of Monreale, the sea and the mountain. Overall, it was another solid monument to visit.
