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Palermo - Guided tour - Tour 2

Palermo and its puppets, 1-7 pax

CONTENT

Your walking tour in the city centre of Palermo will offer you the unique opportunity to discover the Sicilian tradition of “Pupi” (hand carved wooden puppets), inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. This type of puppet theatre emerged at the the beginning of XIX century representing stories based on medieval chivalric literature, Renaissance poems, lives of saints and tales of notorious bandits. Today, visiting the International Marionnettes Museum in Palermo, you could have a chance to see a brief puppet show ( according to the schedule of the day of the Museum ) – in Italian or Sicilian dialect, but amazing nonetheless!

DETAILS

• Duration: 4 hours
• Departs: Based on your request
• Pick-up/check-in time: 15 minutes prior to departure
• Pick up/Drop off location: Your Hotel in Palermo
• Inclusions: Transportation, driver, entrance tickets to the International Museum of Marionettes and private English speaking guide

NOTES

• Comfortable walking shoes recommended. Please dress appropriately when visiting places of worship (no skirts or bare shoulders). It is highly recommended to bring sunglasses and sunhats during the summer months as it gets quite hot.
• Days: Daily
• Restrictions: The Museum is open everyday 10am to 6 pm (Sun & Mon 10am to 2 pm)

CONTENT

CONTENT

Your walking tour in the city centre of Palermo will offer you the unique opportunity to discover the Sicilian tradition of “Pupi” (hand carved wooden puppets), inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. This type of puppet theatre emerged at the the beginning of XIX century representing stories based on medieval chivalric literature, Renaissance poems, lives of saints and tales of notorious bandits. Today, visiting the International Marionnettes Museum in Palermo, you could have a chance to see a brief puppet show ( according to the schedule of the day of the Museum ) – in Italian or Sicilian dialect, but amazing nonetheless!

DETAILS

DETAILS

• Duration: 4 hours
• Departs: Based on your request
• Pick-up/check-in time: 15 minutes prior to departure
• Pick up/Drop off location: Your Hotel in Palermo
• Inclusions: Transportation, driver, entrance tickets to the International Museum of Marionettes and private English speaking guide

NOTES

NOTES

• Comfortable walking shoes recommended. Please dress appropriately when visiting places of worship (no skirts or bare shoulders). It is highly recommended to bring sunglasses and sunhats during the summer months as it gets quite hot.
• Days: Daily
• Restrictions: The Museum is open everyday 10am to 6 pm (Sun & Mon 10am to 2 pm)

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