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Catacombe dei CappuccinivsTeatro Massimo
Both are recommended by travel writers. Overall, Catacombs of the Capuchins scores slightly better than Teatro Massimo. Catacombs of the Capuchins scores 91 with approval from 6 reviewers including Michelin Guide, Atlas Obscura and Afar Magazine.
Catacombe dei Cappuccini
Fodor's
Michelin Guide
Afar Magazine Afar Magazine
Atlas Obscura
Frommer's Frommer's
Piazza Cappuccini 1, Palermo, Sicily
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Fodor's "Houses nearly 9,000 corpses of men, women, and young children—some in tombs but many mummified and preserved—hanging in rows on the walls, divided by social caste, age, or gender. " Full review
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"The catacombs are a fascinatingly macabre labyrinth of corridors, where two thousand mummies dressed from head to toe are displayed." Full review
Afar Magazine "The catacombs contain skeletons and mumified bodies of various citizens of Palermo. The earliest go back to the 1500s, the last was in 1920." Full review
Afar Magazine "At street level, the Capuchin monastery might seem like many other historic churches in Palermo." Full review
Atlas Obscura "Catacombs with thousands of well-dressed mummies. " Full review
Frommer's "Viewing these chambers where the corpses of some 8,000 souls in various stages of preservation hang from walls and recline in open caskets might require some attitude adjustment." Full review
Frommer's "In these chambers, the corpses of some 8,000 people in various stages of preservation now hang from walls and recline in open caskets...wearing their Sunday best, the dead are grouped" Full review
Teatro Massimo Fodor's
Travel + Leisure Michelin Guide Afar Magazine
Piazza Giuseppe Verdi, 90138 Palermo, Sicily
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Fodor's "Construction of this formidable Neoclassical theater, the largest in Italy, was started in 1875 by Giovanni Battista Basile." Full review
Travel + Leisure "The neo-classical Teatro Massimo has loomed large in the opera, ballet, and classical music scene since opening in 1897." Full review
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"The statue of Giuseppe Verdi watches over one of the greatest temples dedicated to lyric music. It was built by Giovanni Batista Basile and his son in around 1875." Full review
Afar Magazine "There is a reason why the Teatro Massimo was the final scene for The Godfather III." Full review
