The excavations of Mount Catalfano have brought to light typical buildings of Phoenician - Carthaginian culture, of Greek polis (urban system, theatre, odeum) and of Roman culture (spa and dwellings).
“Golden” Palermo in the Middle Ages
The Palatina Chapel is a tangible proof of the high cultural level of the Norman-French Court in Sicily and, like the Cathedral and Monreale Cloister, is an awesome example of symbiosis between Arabian, Latin and Byzantine culture; Palermo Cathedral with its royal sarcophagus let us know important historical personages such as Frederick II.
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