Fossa della Garofala

Fifteen hectares of green, a strip of Conca d'Oro, the wide plain on which the city of Palermo extends, saved from the urbanization of the western part of the city, it is the legacy of an elegant garden wanted by Louis Philippe duke of Orlèans, in the 19th century. Today it houses the experimental fields of the Department of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences.

Convent of Sant'Antonino

This old Franciscan convent, near the central railway station, was acquired from University of Palermo in 2004 and hosts today the University Language Centre. Built in the 18th century, it was later converted into an army barracks. Imposing restoration works has brought it back to its former glory.

Crypt of the Repentite

The crypt came to light by chance in 2005, during some renovation works of an old religious complex in via Divisi and is currently intended for University Departments. It is still intact in its original beauty. Burial place for the “Repentite”, it preserves a valuable 17th century altar, almost intact.

Oratory of the Falegnami

This precious chapel, incorporated in the Convent of the Teatini, former headquarter of the University of Palermo in via Maqueda, is the reconstruction of the oratory destroyed during the realization of the portico, in the main building. Closed to the public and to worship for many years, it has been reopened as University Chapel in 2009.

Monumental Complex of the Steri

This complex of historical buildings of great value, occupies an area between Piazza Marina and via Scopari. It is headquarter of executive and administrative activities of the University. It is made up of Chiaramonte Palace, the Prison of the Penitenziati, the Chapel of Sant'Antonio Abate, the former Palace of Regio Lotto.

Chiaramonte Palace

Chiaramonte Palace, known as “Steri”, is one of the iconic places of the city of Palermo. It holds seven centuries of art and history of Sicily. It is the first example of the new architectural style, that appeared in Sicily at the beginning of the 14th century, the style precisely  called “chiaramontano”. The palace, after several uses, is now the seat of the Rectorate.

Prison of the Penitenziati

This 16th century building for a long time housed the Inquisition prisons and then the Royal Court. It collects several graffiti, living proof of the dark and terrible time of Inquisition, thanks to the meticulous work of the Palermitan ethnologist Giuseppe Pitrè, that brought them to light at the beginning of the 20th century.

S. Antonio Abate Church

This small and elegant chapel, dedicated to S. Antonio Abate whose devotes were the crusaders coming back from Holy Places, was commissioned by Manfredi I. It is in fact the private chapel of the Chiaramonte family. Among its peculiarities, high on a wall,  there is the discovery of a Christ face portray similar to that one painted on a roof beam of the Sala Magna of the Steri.