Mia cara Palermo…
“Palermo appeared as a place suspended between splendor and decay, where every palace tells a story and every story carries with it the weight and grandeur of time.”
Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa – Il Gattopardo
di Nazario Di Liberto
Taxi
It is also possible to pay by card. However, bring some cash with you — it may come in handy!
Around €50
Shared taxi: €8 per person
Bus
Companies
Get off at Politeama stop for Teatro Politeama / Teatro Massimo area
Taxi
Tips
Tipping taxi drivers is not common.
Always allow extra time when travelling by taxi: traffic in Palermo can be heavy.
⚠️ Uber does not work well in Sicily or in Italy in general. Do not rely on it.
Public Bus
The public bus network in Palermo is good, but it can be complex for visitors.
Main central bus lines:
101 → Main line crossing the city centre (Central Station – Via Roma – Politeama – Via Libertà – Stadium).
102 → Similar to 101 but faster because it has fewer stops.
806 → Direct line from the city centre to Mondello (beach).
Bikes and Scooters
The city has several private bike and scooter sharing services:
Dott
Bit Mobility and others…
Street Food
Nni Franco u’ vastiddaru (via Vittorio Emanuele, 102)
Porta Carbone (via Cala, 62 oppure via Maqueda, 295)
KePalle (Via Maqueda, 270)
Osterie
Osteria Mangia e Bevi (L.go dei Cavalieri di Malta, 18)
Hamburger
MAD Sicily - Via Alessandro Paternostro, 29, 90133 Palermo PA
Sea restaurants
Trattoria da Calogero (Via Torre di Mondello, 22) – MONDELLO
L'angolo di Mondello - Trattoria da Franco (Via Mondello, 15) – MONDELLO
Night bars
Botanico Bar (vicolo dei Corrieri, 38)
Botteghe Colletti (via Alessandro Paternostro, 77)
Cantavespri (vicolo Valguarnera, 10)
Sartoria Cocktail Bar (Discesa Dei Giudici, 1/a)
Monkey Pub (Piazza Sant’Anna, 19)
Nautoscopio (Piazza Capitaneria di Porto) – sul porticciolo di Palermo
Ferramenta (Piazza Giovanni Meli, 8)
Bolazzi (Piazzetta Francesco Bagnasco, 1)
Ballarak Magione (Via Castrofilippo, 20) – BIRRERIA
Taverna Azzurra (Discesa Maccheronai, 9) fino alle 23
Terraces
Seven Restaurant Palermo (via Roma, 111)
Politeama Roof (Piazza Ruggero Settimo, 15)
Bar sulla terrazza della Rinascente (Via Roma, 289)
Bakeries
Segreti del Chiostro, dentro ex monastero di Santa Caterina (Piazza Bellini, 33)
Ice cream and Granitas
Il Signor di Carbognano (Via Ruggero Settimo, 78 e Via Notarbartolo, 2L)
Casa Stagnitta (Discesa dei Giudici, 46)
In the city
Mondello (sandy beach)
The largest and most famous beach in Palermo; there are beach clubs and some areas of free public beach.Riserva di Capogallo (rocks / small beach, no facilities)
Go in the morning because in the afternoon Monte Gallo casts shade.Addaura (platforms and beach clubs on the rocks)
Go to Lido Ombelico del Mondo or to the free platform located between Telimar and La Marsa.Barcarello Nature Reserve (rocks, no facilities)
Baia del Corallo (concrete platform with free access)
Outside the city
These places can only be reached by car.
Isola delle Femmine / Capaci
Example: Beach Club (platform on the rocks), Longo Beach Sabbie d’Oro (beach club on the sand)Balestrate
Alcamo Marina
Castellammare del Golfo
Scopello
Zingaro Nature Reserve
San Vito Lo Capo
Marsala – Stagnone Salt Flats
Baia dei Francesi (rocks)
Cefalù (tourist town with a Byzantine cathedral and a beautiful beach)
Help Andrea eat Nazario!
