My name is Laura Zizzo and I am a licensed tour guide for Sicily, specialising in the cities of Palermo and Trapani and provinces but, above all, I’m a Palermitan who knows and loves her city.
Of course, you can find a lot of information on the internet and in guidebooks but what I have to offer you is my professionalism, my passion and many ideas that can be the starting point to live your experience in Palermo.
My name is Laura Zizzo and I am a licensed tour guide for Sicily, specialising in the cities of Palermo and Trapani and provinces but, above all, I’m a Palermitan who knows and loves her city.
Of course, you can find a lot of information on the internet and in guidebooks but what I have to offer you is my professionalism, my passion and many ideas that can be the starting point to live your experience in Palermo.
The following itinerary will showcase the most historic and important monuments of the city of Palermo: those dating back to the XII century, recognized by UNESCO as World Heritage Sites. These are magnificent religious and civil buildings built with the collaboration of Sicilian, Arab and…
The itinerary will allow you to get to know the important landmarks of Palermitan history, culture and architecture. Starting from the Massimo Opera House, we will cross the historic Capo market and then we will head towards the Royal Palace where we will visit the…
Take part in a classic walking tour of Palermo. Approximate duration 3 hours, cost €25 per person. The walk will make help you to discover, in a few hours, some of the most important places in this beautiful city. It can be a basic itinerary,…
Are you passing through Palermo and you only have one day to visit this city?
Do not be discouraged, in one day you can still take a nice tour that will allow you to know and admire its most significant places.
Do you have 2 days to visit Palermo?
Then you will not only know the main sites and attractions, the unmissable things of this fascinating city,
but also broaden the scope of your visit and deepen your discovery.
Are you staying in the city for a few days?
If you have three days to visit Palermo, you can not only enjoy the famous historical center, but also go away to discover other places and deepen the visit of this fascinating and big city.
If you find yourself taking a tour in the lower area of Corso Vittorio Emanuele, near the sea, I recommend that you extend your walk on the Bad Walls. Don’t worry, unusual encounters with evil women will not wait for you… The evocative and curious…
There was an era when Palermo was very different from how we know it today. It was a city full of parks and artificial lakes, sumptuous palaces, villas, churches and lush gardens … a city famous all over the Mediterranean, which attracted foreign travelers who…
It was 1798 when King Ferdinand IV of Bourbon with his wife Maria Carolina had to abandon Naples due to the riots and the French occupation and had to move to Palermo. Here, the king wanted to create an environment of elegance and refinement and…
Walking through the streets of the historic center, and exactly in Piazza Revolution in the district of the ancient Fieravecchiao in Piazza Garraffo alla Vucciria, it may happen that your attention is drawn to a strange statue depicting an elderly man in regal clothes. This…
When you arrive in Palermo, you will surely hear about the “Càssaro”, an exotic sounding name that reminds us of a distant time when Palermo was the capital of a wealthy emirate. Cassaro is the ancient name of the current Corso Vittorio Emanuele, the main…
There is a place, hidden among the streets of the oldest Palermo, which hides a real treasure. This is the Stanze al Genio, a house museum that houses a very rich collection of Sicilian and Neapolitan majolica from the late 16th to the early 20th…
