Capuchin Catacombs

Capuchin Catacombs

Located in the Capuchin Monastery since 1599, the Catacombe dei Cappuccini houses 8,000 mummified bodies and skeletons of former residents of Palermo who 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
• Phone: +39 091 652 7389
• More Info: www.catacombefraticappuccini.com/en
• Address: From Piazza Indipendenza, it's a 15-min walk along Via Capuccina
• More Info: Underground: Palazzo Reale-Orleans station. Bus: 109 or 118 to Piazza Indipendenza.
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