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Altofonte Destination Guide

Touring Altofonte in Italy

Altofonte in the region of Sicily with its 9,193 citizens is a city located in Italy - some 270 mi or ( 434 km ) South of Rome , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Altofonte

Time in Altofonte is now 09:19 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Rome " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Tunis, Kairouan, Villabate, Trapani, and Torretta. Being here already, consider visiting Tunis . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Altofonte ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Monreale - Festa del SS. Crocifisso

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Italy Tour on Sicily - Palermo and more cities

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Pierpaolo Capovilla e Majakovskij - Intervista di Kill Surf City

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Intervista a Pierpaolo Capovilla (Il Teatro degli Orrori, One Dimensional Man) su Majakovskij. Intervista: Wally Void Riprese e montaggio: Giacomo Costa e Federico Mauro - Wrong Studio www.killsurfcit ..

Monreale - Palermo

12:47 min by VillaSpaldiTravel
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Palermo : Out and About - Outskirt of Town - Visit to Monreale Cathedral. Notes on Palermo's Hotels. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Cuba, Palermo

The Cuba is a palace in the Sicilian city of Palermo. It was built in 1180 by William II of Sicily in his great Royal Park, as his personal recreation pavilion, together with an artificial lake: it shows strong Fatimid art influences, as it was (at least partially) designed and decorated by Arab artists still living in Palermo after the Norman conquest in 1072. During the rule of Bourbon kings of Naples it was annexed to a barracks. In the 16th century it was turned into a lepers' colony.

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Located at 38.11 13.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Palermo, Leper colonies, Norman architecture, Palaces in Sicily

Catacombe dei Cappuccini

The Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo (also Catacombe dei Cappuccini or Catacombs of the Capuchins) are burial catacombs in Palermo, Sicily, southern Italy. Today they provide a somewhat macabre tourist attraction as well as an extraordinary historical record. Palermo's Capuchin monastery outgrew its original cemetery in the 16th century and monks began to excavate crypts below it.

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Located at 38.11 13.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Palermo, Capuchins, Catacombs, Mummies, Reportedly haunted locations in Italy, Subterranea (geography), Visionary environments, Visitor attractions in Sicily

Cappella Palatina

The Palatine Chapel is the royal chapel of the Norman kings of Sicily situated on the ground floor at the center of the Palazzo Reale in Palermo, southern Italy. The chapel was commissioned by Roger II of Sicily in 1132 to be built upon an older chapel (now the crypt) constructed around 1080. It took eight years to build and many more to decorate with mosaics and fine art. The sanctuary, dedicated to Saint Peter, is reminiscent of a domed basilica.

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Located at 38.11 13.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: 1140s architecture, 12th-century church buildings, Byzantine art, Chapels in Italy, Churches in Palermo, Norman architecture

Palazzo dei Normanni

The Palazzo dei Normanni (in English, Palace of the Normans) or Royal Palace of Palermo is a palace in Palermo, Italy. It was the seat of the Kings of Sicily during the Norman domination and served afterwards as the main seat of power for the subsequent rulers of Sicily. Today it is the seat of the regional parliament of Sicily.

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Located at 38.11 13.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: 12th-century architecture, 9th-century architecture, Buildings and structures in Palermo, Norman architecture, Palaces in Sicily

Zisa, Palermo

The Zisa is a castle in the western part of Palermo, Sicily. The construction was begun in the 12th century by Arabian craftsmen for king William I of Sicily, and completed by his son William II. The edifice had been conceived as summer residence for the Norman kings, as a part of the large hunting resort known as Genoard ("Paradise on Earth") that included also the Cuba Sottana, the Cuba Soprana and the Uscibene palace. The Zisa is clearly inspired by Moorish architecture.

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Located at 38.12 13.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: 12th-century architecture, Buildings and structures in Palermo, Castles in Sicily, Historic house museums in Italy, Islamic art, Museums in Sicily, Norman architecture

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temperature and rainfall during the year in Altofonte