Catacombe dei Cappucchini

The guide was updated: 2020-05-11

Located in the Capuchin Monastery since 1599, the Catacombs houses 8,000 mummified bodies and skeletons of former residents of Palermo that died between the 17th and 19th centuries. It's a somewhat macabre insight into the customs and traditions of the Palermitan society of the time, with gender, religion, profession and social status rigidly applied to the disposition of the bodies.

Useful Information

Address: Piazza Cappuccini 1, Palermo
More Info: From Piazza Indipendenza it's a 15 min walk along Via Capuccina
Opening hours: Daily: 09:00 - 13:00 & 15:00 - 18:00 (Sunday afternoons closed from late Oct to late Mar)
Website: www.palermocatacombs.com
Public Transport: Bus: 109 or 118 to Piazza Indipendenza, Underground: Palazzo Reale-Orleans station
Phone: +39 091 652 73 89

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