Location
In the heart of Palermo's Art Nouveau district a 5 minute walk from Teatro Politeama Garibaldi and Teatro Massimo, with bus stops 100 meters away for all the most beautiful and famous sights of Palermo the Hotel Gallery House enjoys the most privileged position among 3 star hotels in Palermo.
It is possible in just a few minutes on foot or by bus from the hotel to reach the classical itineraries of Palermo to see the remains of the ancient cultures that made Palermo the capital of civilization.
Arabs and Normans left their mark at Zisa Castle (from the Arabic Al Aziz "splendid"), royal residence of the Normans and today museum dedicated to Muslim culture, Norman Palace, symbol of the powers that ruled Palermo from the Arabs to the Normans and Platina Chapel with its splendid Byzantine mosaics. A few steps from the palace is the Church and Cloister of San Giovanni agli Eremiti, with its red, clearly Arab inspired domes.
Palermo's Cathedral along the Cassaro (Via Vittorio Emanuele) is the symbol of the artistic influences on the city's art: Arab style (it was a mosque), Norman, Frederick II wanted to be buried here, Baroque and Neoclassical create a magnificent unique architectural monument.
Along the pretty Via Maqueda which starts 5 minutes from Hotel Gallery House and crosses the entire historical center of Palermo, stand the interesting churches of San Cataldo (again here the red domes are clearly Arab inspired) and Martorana, with a magical atmosphere created by the incredible mosaic decorations.
During a stay at a Palermo hotel the Botanical Garden is not to be missed, home to more than 12,000 plant species (the fichus and palms are incredible!) and Vergine Annunziata, a wonderful painting by Antonello da Messina in the collection at the Palazzo Abatellis Gallery, in one of the most important Gothic-Catalan buildings in Palermo.
Hotel Gallery House is one of the 3 star hotels in Palermo closest to two authentic symbols of the splendor of Art Nouveau Palermo: the Politeama Garibaldi and Massimo theaters, symbols of the city's rebirth.
Politeama Garibaldi is a grandiose theater built between 1867 and 1891 in shapes inspired by ancient Rome which holds up to 650 spectators and is home to an excellent concert season. The palm garden in front of the theater is the site of a music stage, a pretty Neoclassical work dating from the end of the 1800's.
Teatro Massimo is the most important theater in Palermo. Located in Piazza Giuseppe Verdi, a 5 minute walk from Hotel Gallery House, inaugurated in 1897, at the time it was second only to the Opera Theater in Paris and is still one of the biggest opera theaters in the world.
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How to reach us
BY PLANE
Palermo's "Falcone e Borsellino" Airport is located 36 km from Hotel Gallery House, we recommend that guests make reservations for the hotel's transfer service or take the shuttle bus.
With the shuttle bus. Take the shuttle bus towards Palermo and get off at the end of the line in Piazza Politeama (in front of the Theater). From there it is a 5 minute walk to the hotel: take Via Ruggiero Settimo, after 150 meters turn left on Via Mariano Stabile, continue for 150 meters and you'll reach Hotel Gallery House at no. 136.
BY TRAIN
From Palermo's main train station in Piazza Giulio Cesare take the AMAT bus no. 101 or no. 107 and get off on Via Roma at the intersection with Via Mariano Stabile. Walk 100 meters, Hotel Gallery House is at no. 136.
BY CAR
From the Catania - Palermo freeway take Via Oreto and continue until you reach the main train station (Stazione Centrale). Then take Via Roma for around 2 lm until you reach the intersection with "Via Mariano Stabile" where you turn left. Go straight for around 50 meters, you'll see Hotel Gallery House at no. 136 on the left.
From the Trapani - Palermo freeway, take Viale Regione Siciliana heading southeast until the traffic circle on Viale Michelangelo then take Viale Leonardo da Vinci. Turn right on Via Migliaccio and then left on Via Campolo. Continue on Via Giovanni Battista Lulli and then turn left on Via Malaspina. Turn right on Via Notarbartolo then continue until the intersection with Via della Libertà .
