La Cuba

Cuba Sottana (lower Cuba)

There are three "Cubas" in Plaermo. The Cuba palace is named "Cuba sottana" (lower Cuba) to distinguish it from the other two. It is a pavilion of delights, originally inside one of the "Sollazzi R...

Nothing there

You can seriously get all you need from the pictures. There's barely any info about the place there and what there is, is only in Italian, so if you don't read/speak Italian you're done for. The Fort ...

A forgotten jewel

La Cuba is a medieval Arab castle shaped like a cube. It is now a ruin, but its massive structure is still there to inspire awe. Unfortunately, no guided tours nor explanations in written form are gi...

Norman castle palace - neglected gem and phoenician necropolis

Perhaps Palermo's administrators thought that one Great Norman palace was enough. This sad remnant of a glorious 'cuboid' palace of the 12th century which stood alongside its own moat and developed ga...

FANTASTIC 6TH CENTURY NECROPOLIS AND 12TH CENTURY CASTLE

Built in 1180 by William II, it is a Norman construction but heavy with Islamic influences. This was a grand palace, which must have looked spectacular, standing in its own artificial lake, surrounde...