What to do in Palermo when it rains
Palermo keeps the rain at bay with its museums and galleries, its covered markets and its cafés — everything you need for an indoor day out.
Museums
Spend a few hours in the city's museums — many are free, and a rainy day is the perfect excuse to take your time.
- Palazzo dei Normanni Piazza del Parlamento, 1, 90129 Palermo PA, Italy
- Catacombe dei Cappuccini di Palermo Piazza Cappuccini, 1, 90129 Palermo PA, Italy
- Orto Botanico di Palermo Via Lincoln, 2, 90133 Palermo PA, Italy
- Royal Palace and Palatine Chapel Piazza del Parlamento, 1, 90134 Palermo PA, Italy
- Zisa Palace Piazza Zisa, 90138 Palermo PA, Italy
- Cantieri Culturali alla Zisa Via Paolo Gili, 4, 90138 Palermo PA, Italy
Art galleries
Duck into the art galleries; they're quiet, warm and rarely busier than on a wet day.
- Botanico Bar Vicolo dei Corrieri, 38, 90133 Palermo PA, Italy
- Pinacoteca Villa Zito Via della Libertà, 52, 90144 Palermo PA, Italy
- SPINA BAR PALERMO Piazzetta della Messinese, 6, 90133 Palermo PA, Italy
- Palazzo Bonocore Piazza Pretoria, 2, 90133 Palermo PA, Italy
- Medusa Shop Tattoo Parlour Via Carini, 29, 90138 Palermo PA, Italy
- The New Market Di Santino Castiglia Via degli Orti, 59/61, 90143 Palermo PA, Italy
Historic sites
Explore the indoor historic sites and their covered galleries.
- Palazzo dei Normanni Piazza del Parlamento, 1, 90129 Palermo PA, Italy
- Quattro Canti Piazza Villena, 90133 Palermo PA, Italy
- La Vucciria P.zza Vicerè Caracciolo, 90133 Palermo PA, Italy
- Porta Nuova Via Vittorio Emanuele, 90134 Palermo PA, Italy
- Church of Saint John of the Hermits Via dei Benedettini, 16, 90134 Palermo PA, Italy
- Palazzo Chiaramonte Steri Piazza Marina, 60, 90133 Palermo PA, Italy
Covered markets
Browse the covered market — street-food stalls, local makers and somewhere dry to graze for an hour.
- Mercato Ballarò Via Chiappara Al Carmine, 23, 90134 Palermo PA, Italy
- Mercato del Capo V. Mura di Porta Carini, 90134 Palermo PA, Italy
- VERA coffice break V. Generale Vincenzo Magliocco, 31, 90141 Palermo PA, Italy
- Vucciria Via Maccherronai, 57, 90136 Palermo PA, Italy
- Centro Gamma - Barrale Via Perpignano, 298, 90135 Palermo PA, Italy
- Mercato Antico Sunday only Piazza Marina, 6, 90133 Palermo PA, Italy
Cafés
Claim a window seat in a cosy café and watch the rain instead of walking in it.
- Pasticceria Costa Via Maqueda, 174, 90133 Palermo PA, Italy
- Sikulo - Umori&Sapori Piazza Diodoro Siculo, 2, 90141 Palermo PA, Italy
- Antico Caffè Spinnato Via Principe di Belmonte, 107, 90139 Palermo PA, Italy
- Pasticceria Cappello Via Nicolò Garzilli, 19, 90141 Palermo PA, Italy
- Piazza Ballaro Via Nunzio Nasi, 2, 90134 Palermo PA, Italy
- Cioccolateria Lorenzo Via del Quattro Aprile, 7, 90133 Palermo PA, Italy
Indoor shopping
Hit the covered shopping streets and centres — everything under one roof.
- Centro Guadagna Via Villagrazia, 77, 90125 Palermo PA, Italy
- Ipershop Via Gustavo Roccella, 139, 90128 Palermo PA, Italy
- MegaMall - Centro Commerciale Via Umberto Giordano, 172, 90144 Palermo PA, Italy
- Ai Leoni - Centro Commerciale Centro i leoni, Centro i leoni, Via Crocifisso a Pietratagliata, 19, 90135 Palermo PA, Italy
- Hello Store Viale della Regione Siciliana, 1175, 90135 Palermo PA, Italy
- Primarket - Centro Commerciale Palermo Via Villagrazia, 77, 90124 Palermo PA, Italy
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