Chiesa di San Giovanni degli Eremiti
7 expert reviews
“Take time to enjoy the quiet respite of the cloister, where a garden of fragrant citrus trees surrounds an Arab cistern.”
– Afar Magazine
Fodor's
"Distinguished by its five reddish-orange domes and stripped-clean interior, this 12th-century church was built by the Normans on the site of an earlier mosque."
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Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"Commissioned by Roger II (12C), San Giovanni degli Eremiti and its luxuriant garden is an oasis of freshness and tranquillity."
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Afar Magazine
"It’s a narrow little church with a garden filled with jasmine and succulents— a very peaceful place."
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Frommer's
"Palermo’s most romantic landmark is a simple affair, part Arab, part Norman, with five red domes atop a portico, a single nave, two small apses, and a squat tower."
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Atlas Obscura
"Behind medieval walls in a corner of bustling Palermo is a breathtaking former mosque once inhabited by a wolf-taming hermit. "
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