North Palermo is a district of the city of Palermo.
To know
Geographical notes
The northern district of Palermo is characterized by the most famous seaside villages of the city: Mondello and Sferracavallo, but also by the presence of Capo Gallo Nature Reserve on the north side of Monte Pellegrino.
How to orient yourself
North Palermo: full screen map.Neighborhoods
- Arenella-Virgin Mary
- Pallavicino
- Tommaso Natale-Sferracavallo
- Partanna-Mondello
Fractions
- 1 Addaura is a hamlet located south-west of Mondello and which hosts numerous recently built villas. At about 70 m a.s.l., there are some caves where remains of the Palaeolithic and Mesolithic have been found which are found in the Antonio Salinas Regional Archaeological Museum; in other nearby caves graffiti with human and animal figures from the Paleolithic era have been found. The coast of Addaura was once defended by a 15th century tower of which not much remains.
- 2 Mondello is a seaside resort, originally a fishing village, which developed around an ancient trap. Following the reclamation of the surrounding area, between 1892 and 1910, a garden city was built with numerous Art Nouveau villas and the Kursaal by the sea. From Mondello you can access the Capo Gallo - Isola delle Femmine nature reserve. The golden age of this place was the Belle Epoque, when the wealthy city bourgeoisie had the villas built in what was the newest style, the liberty.
- 3 Sferracavallo is another seaside resort. A seaside and tourist village, developed around the tonnara of Calandria, it is bordered by the Billiemi Mountains and Pizzo Santa Margherita. During some archaeological excavations in the Impiso, Pecoraro and Conza caves, materials from the Upper Paleolithic were discovered. At the beginning the small community had an economy centered on the sea, over time the inhabitants also dedicated themselves to agricultural activities with the cultivation of vineyards, myrtle and sumac. Around the sixteenth century two towers were built to defend the village from continuous pirate raids; one of these two towers was destroyed to make way for the Palermo - Punta Raisi motorway. From the second half of the nineteenth century numerous summer residences were built, one of the first Palazzotto villas by the architect Giovan Battista Palazzotto around 1886, followed by others in a vaguely liberty style.
How to get
- 1 Port of Mondello. Tourist port.
- 2 Port of Sferracavallo. Harbor for fishing boats.
On the train
- 3 Palermo Sferracavallo station.
How to get around
What see
Chinese building inside the Parco della Favorita
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- 1 Chinese building (Chinese house), Viale Duca degli Abruzzi, 1 (Inside the Favorita park), ☎ 39 3386973791, 39 0917071402, @[email protected].
Free. 
Tue-Sat 9: 00-19: 00 (ticket office closes 30 minutes before). Open first Sunday of the month 9: 00-13: 30. This building was built by King Ferdinand III of Bourbon in 1799 as a residence, in an oriental style especially with Chinese references, by the architect Venanzio Marvuglia. The three-storey building has a square shape and a pagoda roof. In the basement there is the ballroom and the audience room. Yes, on the first floor there are the reception hall, the dining room and the King's bedroom. On the second floor there was the Queen's apartment with two reception rooms and the bedroom with the dressing room. Finally, on the top floor there is a large covered octagonal terrace. - 2 Florio tuna fishery (Palazzo dei Quattro Pizzi dei Florio), Tonnara Descent, 4 / b, ☎ 39 3913242207. Sat-Sun 10: 00-18: 00.
- 3 Giuseppe Pitrè Sicilian Ethnographic Museum, @[email protected].
- 4 Villa Boscogrande, Via Tommaso Natale, 91, ☎ 39 091244022.
- 5 Grotta dell'Addaura.
- 6 Mondello bathing establishment, Viale Regina Elena. The Bathing Establishment was designed by the architect Rudolf Stualker in the early twentieth century in Art Nouveau style on a large platform on pylons immersed in the water. The establishment now houses the prestigious "Alle Terrazze" restaurant.
- Tonnara Bordonaro.
- 7 Villa Igiea, Climb Belmonte 43.
Free. 
Tue-Sat 9: 00-19: 00 (ticket office closes 30 minutes before). Open first Sunday of the month 9: 00-13: 30. This building was built by King Ferdinand III of Bourbon in 1799 as a residence, in an oriental style especially with Chinese references, by the architect Venanzio Marvuglia. The three-storey building has a square shape and a pagoda roof. In the basement there is the ballroom and the audience room. Yes, on the first floor there are the reception hall, the dining room and the King's bedroom. On the second floor there was the Queen's apartment with two reception rooms and the bedroom with the dressing room. Finally, on the top floor there is a large covered octagonal terrace.What to do
- 1 Paolo Borsellino Velodrome.
- 2 Diamond Fund Patti. Baseball Stadium
Shopping
How to have fun
Where to eat
Average prices
- 1 Michele's restaurant, Via del Cedro, 6, ☎ 39 333 758 4343.
- 2 Il Delfino Restaurant Trattoria, Via Torretta, 80, ☎ 39 091 530282. € 30 full menu, € 25 reduced (Oct 2020). The most famous of the fish restaurants in Sferracavallo.
- 3 Trattoria Temptation Sferracavallo, Via Torretta, 94, ☎ 39 091 691 1104. € 30 full menu, € 25 reduced (Oct 2020). Excellent fish-based meals.
High prices
- 4 Bye Bye Blues, Via del Garofalo, 26 (Valdesi-Mondello locality), ☎ 39 091 684 1415.
Where stay
Moderate prices
- 1 YHA Hostel, Via Plauto 27, ☎ 39 0916797807, fax: 39 0916912376.
- 2 Villa Addaura, Lungomare Cristoforo Colombo, 1931, 90151 Mondello Palermo (Mondello seafront.), @[email protected]. Villa Addaura, bed and breakfast in Mondello, Palermo, is located in a splendid position by the sea, from which it is only 10 meters away, just 5 minutes by car from the town of Mondello.
High prices
- 3 Mondello Palace Hotel, Viale Principe di Scalea, ☎ 39 091450001, fax: 39 091450657.
How to keep in touch
Useful information
- 4 Consulate of the Russian Federation, Viale Orfeo, 18 (In Mondello), ☎ 39 899933912. Consulate for Russian citizens as well as for visa applications.
Other projects
Wikipedia contains an entry concerning North Palermo
