Hoteller i nærheden af Palermo and Monreale Cathedral
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Siciliens strande er nogle af de bedste i Europa, men der er mere til denne ø end dens fremragende kystlinjer. Denne tur viser denne side af Sicilien ved at tjekke et par særligt smukke steder - hovedstaden Palermo og byen Monreale. Palermo er den største by på øen, så du får at se Siciliens livlige side. Monreale er en mindre bjergby, så du får at opleve en dejlig blanding af stemninger, mens du besøger nogle virkelig utrolige landemærker. Byen ser ud over Conca d'Oro-dalen, som er kendt rundt om Sicilien for sine appelsin-, oliven- og mandelplantager. Stjernen i byen er Monreale Cathedral, et 900 år gammelt tempel. Adgang til katedralen er inkluderet, og din guide vil fortælle dig lidt om dens historie. Du vil tage til Palermo, hvor du vil følge din guide rundt i byens gader under en gåtur. Der er en del fritid planlagt her, så du kan afgrænse på egen hånd, før du omgrupperer og vender tilbage til din bolig.
Turmuligheder
Rejseplan
Nyd en guidet vandretur i Palermo
Se de imponerende mosaikker af Monreale Cathedral
Fritid til at udforske de historiske landemærker i den sicilianske hovedstad
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- Spædbørn skal sidde på skødet af en voksen
- Velegnet til alle fitnessniveauer
- Brug passende sko
- Klæd dig ordentligt - ingen skuldre eller knæ viser - når du besøger religiøse bygninger
- Nogle entrégebyrer og valgfrie tillægsgebyrer betales lokalt
- Der kræves mindst 15 pax for at turen skal køre
- Ikke egnet til gæster med nedsat mobilitet
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If you are in Palermo do not miss visiting the Cathedral of Monreale, it is one of the most beautiful cathedrals I have seen. The village where it is located is small, what you have to see is only the cathedral. If you don't hire a guide, I recommend reading the story before you go.
At the recommendation of a friend, my wife and I had visited Monreale Cathedral in 2010, and had viewed the splendid mosaics inside in both the nave and the apse. While the apse mosaic of Christ is impressive, it was the whole experience of the nave together with the apse that make this cathedral so spectacular. In 2010 the whole church - both nave and apse - were lit up so that you could clearly see the Biblical scenes portrayed in the nave. Two weeks ago on April 30, when we paid admission to see the entirety of the mosaics, the nave scenes were in darkness. This despite what was reported to have been a major upgrade of the lights of this UNESCO World Heritage Site completed by December 2024, 4 months prior to our visit. We asked 3 different Cathedral attendants why the lights were out, and got a uniform response from each of them: "I don't know". This was an appalling and unacceptable response: that a recently rehabilitated lighting system was not on for 4/5 of the church, the Bible scenes all in darkness. Such a huge disappointment: we, knowing the beauty that was there from a prior visit, unable to see most of the stunning and important scenes and details. And no one who worked knew why??!! A very poor reflection on investment of the upgrade funds. Do not bother going if the lights are not ALL on.
Dear Mr. Jim, Thank you for sharing your experience and for bringing this issue to our attention. We are deeply sorry for the inconvenience you encountered and understand your disappointment. We would like to inform you that the management of the Cathedral's lighting system is not directly under our control, but is the responsibility of the Cathedral's maintenance team and we hope that they are working with them to resolve the issue as quickly as possible. We appreciate your understanding and apologize for any inconvenience caused. Please feel free to contact us for any further clarification. TUI Italia Excursion Team
