City Details: Palermo
A few alternate names for Palermo are: PMO, Palerm, Palerma, Palermas, Palerme, Palermo, Palermu, Panormus, Pałermo, ba lei mo shi
Palermo is a city in southern Italy, the capital of both the autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo, the city's surrounding metropolitan province. The city is noted for its history, culture, architecture and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence; it is over 2,700 years old. Palermo is in the northwest of the island of Sicily, by the Gulf of Palermo in the Tyrrhenian Sea.
General Information
- Official Name: Italy
- Common Name: Italy
- Population: 648260
- Timezone: Europe/Rome
- Coordinates: 38.1166, 13.3636
- Country Code: ITA
- Continent: Europe
Closest Airports to Palermo
- 1. Falcone–Borsellino Airport (PMO), distance from city center: 24.74 km
- 2. Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi (TPS), distance from city center: 80.03 km
- 3. Sigonella Navy Air Base (NSY), distance from city center: 158.42 km
Location of Palermo
Country Details
- Country: Italy
- Official Name: Italian Republic
- Capital: Rome
- Region: Europe
- Subregion: Southern Europe
- Population: 59,554,023
- Area: 301,336 km²
- Languages: Italian, Catalan
- Currency: Euro (€)
- Timezones: UTC+01:00
- Flag:
Has borders with:
- Austria
- France
- San Marino
- Slovenia
- Switzerland
- Holy See
Holidays in Palermo, Italy
Planning a short trip? Check out the Long Weekends Calendar in Italy for 2026
- Capodanno - 2026-01-01
- Epifania - 2026-01-06
- Pasqua - 2026-04-05
- Lunedì dell'Angelo - 2026-04-06
- Festa della Liberazione - 2026-04-25
- Festa del Lavoro - 2026-05-01
- Festa della Repubblica - 2026-06-02
- Ferragosto o Assunzione - 2026-08-15
- Tutti i santi - 2026-11-01
- Immacolata Concezione - 2026-12-08
- Natale - 2026-12-25
- Santo Stefano - 2026-12-26
Daylight Saving Time in Palermo, Italy
| Year | DST Start | DST End |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mar 30, 2025, 1:00 AM | Oct 27, 2025, 1:00 AM |
| 2026 | Mar 29, 2026, 1:00 AM | Oct 26, 2026, 1:00 AM |
| 2027 | Mar 28, 2027, 1:00 AM | Nov 1, 2027, 1:00 AM |
| 2028 | Mar 26, 2028, 1:00 AM | Oct 30, 2028, 1:00 AM |
| 2029 | Mar 25, 2029, 1:00 AM | Oct 29, 2029, 1:00 AM |
| 2030 | Mar 31, 2030, 1:00 AM | Oct 28, 2030, 1:00 AM |
| 2031 | Mar 30, 2031, 1:00 AM | Oct 27, 2031, 1:00 AM |
| 2032 | Mar 28, 2032, 1:00 AM | Nov 1, 2032, 1:00 AM |
| 2033 | Mar 27, 2033, 1:00 AM | Oct 31, 2033, 1:00 AM |
| 2034 | Mar 26, 2034, 1:00 AM | Oct 30, 2034, 1:00 AM |
Museums in Palermo, Italy
Palazzo Chiaramonte-Steri
Piazza Marina, 90133 Palermo PA, Italy
Coordinates: 38.1176° N, 13.3700° E
Hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-19:00
Museo Archeologico Regionale Antonio Salinas
Piazza All'Olivella, 24, 90133 Palermo PA, Italy
Coordinates: 38.1209° N, 13.3608° E
Hours: Tu-Sa 09:00-19:00,Su 09:00-13:00 • Mo off
Museo di Geologia Gemmelaro
Corso Tukory, 131, 90133 Palermo PA, Italy
Coordinates: 38.1090° N, 13.3595° E
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-13:00, 15:00-17:00 • Sa 09:00-13:00
Ecomuseo Mare Memoria Viva
Via Messina Marine, 14, 90123 Palermo PA, Italy
Coordinates: 38.1092° N, 13.3806° E
Hours: Tu-Fr 09:00-18:30 • Sa 09:00-14:00
Museo internazionale delle marionette Antonio Pasqualino
Piazzetta Antonio Pasqualino, 5, 90133 Palermo PA, Italy
Coordinates: 38.1185° N, 13.3706° E
Hours: Mo,Su 10:00-14:00 • Tu-Sa 10:00-18:00
Museo storico dei motori e dei meccanismi
Viale delle Scienze, 90128 Palermo PA, Italy
Coordinates: 38.1044° N, 13.3471° E
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-15:00
Cappella Palatina
Palazzo Zito
Via della Libertà, 52, 90143 Palermo PA, Italy
Coordinates: 38.1344° N, 13.3489° E
Hours: Mar 01-Oct 31 Mo-Su 09:30-19:30 • Nov 01-Feb 28 Mo-We 08:30-13:30, Th-Su 14:30-19:30 • Tu off • Dec 25 off • Jan 01 14:30-19:00
Museo delle maioliche "Stanze al genio"
Via Giuseppe Garibaldi, 11, 90133 Palermo PA, Italy
Coordinates: 38.1129° N, 13.3674° E
Hours: Tu-Fr 16:00-18:00 • Sa 10:00-12:00 • Su 10:30-11:30
MEC Museum
Corso Vittorio Emanuele, 452, 90134 Palermo PA, Italy
Coordinates: 38.1139° N, 13.3573° E
Hours: Tu-Sa 09:30-17:00 • Su 09:00-12:00, 17:00-20:00
Palazzo Butera
Via Butera, 8, 90100 Palermo PA, Italy
Coordinates: 38.1188° N, 13.3711° E
Hours: Tu-Su 10:00-20:00
Museo di Zoologia Doderlein
Museo Regionale della Fotografia
Piazza Virgilio, 90139 Palermo PA, Italy
Coordinates: 38.1235° N, 13.3487° E
Hours: Tu-Sa 09:00-12:15 • Su [1,3] 09:00-13:00 • Mo off
Museo d'Arte Contemporanea della Sicilia
Vicolo del Cancelliere, 90134 Palermo PA, Italy
Coordinates: 38.1152° N, 13.3599° E
Hours: Tu-Sa 09:00-18:30 • Su 09:00-13:00
Arsenale della Real Marina
Via dell'Arsenale, 142, 90142 Palermo PA, Italy
Coordinates: 38.1367° N, 13.3672° E
Galleria d'arte moderna "Empedocle Restivo"
Via Sant'Anna, 21, 90133 Palermo PA, Italy
Coordinates: 38.1151° N, 13.3658° E
Hours: Tu-Su 09:30-18:30
Museo Diocesano di Palermo (MUdiPA)
Via Matteo Bonello, 2, 90100 Palermo PA, Italy
Coordinates: 38.1137° N, 13.3555° E
Collezione di strumenti storici di Chimica
Viale delle Scienze, 90128 Palermo PA, Italy
Coordinates: 38.0991° N, 13.3439° E
Hours: "su appuntamento"
Museo di Mineralogia
Via Archirafi, 90123 Palermo PA, Italy
Coordinates: 38.1102° N, 13.3734° E
museo dell'Islam
Piazza Zisa, 90135 Palermo PA, Italy
Coordinates: 38.1166° N, 13.3411° E