In Europe, this is one of the best buildings built in Arabic style. Its name comes from the Arabic word “al-aziz” that means “the splendid one”. This indeed splendid, charming castle was built by Arabic architects on the wishes of the Norman king William II d’Altavilla and was completed...

The Chiaramonte Castle, built in 1370 in Norman-Gothic style. It stands on a high crag at 778 meters, 2 km outside the town of Mussomeli. It has large halls, dungeons and torture cells, and a chapel with a precious alabaster depicting the Madonna dell Catena (1516). Near the castle are the ruins...

La Martorana was built in 1143 and dedicated to St. Mary. The "Admiral" part of the name derives from the founder the church, George of Antioch - he was the admiral of the Norman King Roger. The church's other name comes from Eloisa Martorana, who founded a nearby Benedictine convent in 1194....

Characterized by its striking red domes, the Norman church of San Cataldo was founded by Maio of Bari, chancellor to William I, in 1154.

Maio died in 1160 and the interior was never completed. The church has belonged to the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre since 1937.

This wonderful sixteenth-century fountain can be found in the center of the square carrying the same name. It was built by the Florentine sculptor Francesco Camilliani, and originally decorated the garden of a villa in Tuscany. It was then purchased by the city of Palermo, dismantled and rebuilt...