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Palermo, Historical area and Mondello

Palermo, PA, Italia

Palermo, Historical area and Mondello

Palermo, PA, Italia

Description

Positioned on the shoreline between the promontory of Monte Pellegrino and Conca d’Oro, the city of Palermo is today the result of the numerous populations that have visited and enriched it. Streets and alleys in the old city open onto monuments, churches and historical buildings which range in date from the Norman occupation to Sicilian Baroque.
Numerous noble residences, some private, others now housing museums or institutes, still others abandoned, tell the story of the city: Palazzo reale or dei Normanni in the historical centre is the oldest royal residence in Europe, today it houses the Sicilian Regional Assembly and features the evocative Palatine Chapel, commissioned by Ruggero II d’Altavilla in the 12th century; Palazzo Mirto was the residence of the Filangeri family from 1594 to 1982 when it was donated to the Region of Sicily with its furnishings and art collections; Palazzo Valguarnera Gangi is one of the best examples of late Sicilian Baroque; Palazzina Cinese is a historic royal residence situated inside the Park della Favorita.
Religious buildings include the Cathedral of Maria Santissima Assunta, a masterpiece of Sicilian Norman-Arab art; the Church del Gesù, also known as the Casa Professa, a Baroque church dating to the late 1500s; and the Church della Santissima Trinità (La Magione), created by artists and artisans of Islamic origin in the 12th century.
Teatro Massimo, built in the second half of the 1800s, is the largest opera house in Italy: it recalls the forms of classic architecture with a staircase, columns with Corinthian capitals, a portico and a large metal cupola.
The historic markets are excellent representatives of the vitality of Palermo:  these include the ancient market of Ballarò which extends from Corso Tukory (Porta Sant’Agata beside the ancient bastions) to Casa Professa, and the Vucciria, in the heart of the ancient della Loggia neighbourhood.

Data sheet

Water
Yes
Electricity
Yes
Access
Accessible by car
Print sheet

Contacts

Sicilia Film Commission
Via Emanuele Notarbartolo 9 — 90141 Palermo
Phone: +39 091 7078008; +39 091 7078264; +39 091 7078133; +39 091 7078145
Email: filmcommission@regione.sicilia.it

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Incentives available for this location

All fundings for this location
Region Sicilia
Facilities Sicily
National
Tax Credits for Videogame Production Companies — Law n° 220/2016 (art. 15)
National
Automatic contributions - Law no. 220/2016
National
Tax Credits for Production Companies — Law n° 220/2016 (art. 15)
National
Tax Credits for Distribution Companies — Law n° 220/2016 (art. 16)
National
Tax Credits for attracting investments in film and audiovisual products to Italy — Law n° 220/2016 (article 19)
National
Selective contributions for writing of screenplays — Law n° 220/2016
National
Selective contributions for development — Law n° 220/2016
National
Selective contributions for production — Law n° 220/2016
National
Call relative to selective grants for the production of feature-length films of special artistic quality - Articles 26 and 27 of Law No. 220 (2016) - 2024
National
Film Distribution Fund
National
International Exporters Fund – Funds for Internationalisation
National
Fund for the development of film co-productions between Italy and the Baltic States
National
Selective contributions for film with a minority co-production or participation in international partnership - Year 2024
Transnational
TV and Online Content - CREA-MEDIA-2025
Transnational
Films on the Move - CREA-MEDIA-2024
Transnational
Media 360° — CREA-MEDIA-2025
Transnational
Video Games and Immersive Content Development - CREA-MEDIA-2024
Transnational
European Slate Development — CREA-MEDIA-2025

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Some works made in this location

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1977: Radio Aut
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Anna
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Directed by: Stefano Lodovichi, Davide Marengo
Citadel: Diana
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Directed by: Arnaldo Catinari
Day of Defeat (Game)
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Framed! A Sicilian Murder Mystery
Tv serie - 2 seasons
Directed by: Salvatore Ficarra, Valentino Picone
Grand Tour. Viaggio in Italia
Docuseries - 6 episodes
Here now
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Directed by: Gabriele Muccino
Il Boemo
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Directed by: Petr Václav
Il divo
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Directed by: Paolo Sorrentino
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
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Directed by: James Mangold
L'abbaglio
Film drama
Directed by: Roberto Andò
La primavera della mia vita
Film comedy
Directed by: Zavvo Nicolosi
Like the Wind
Film drama
Directed by: Marco Simon Puccioni
Misericordia
Film drama
Directed by: Emma Dante
Palermo Shooting
Film drama
Directed by: Wim Wenders
Queer
Film drama
Directed by: Luca Guadagnino
Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield
Third-person shooter
Ripley
Tv series - 8 episodes
Directed by: Steven Zaillian
Salvo
Film drama
Directed by: Fabio Grassadonia, Antonio Piazza
Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy
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Directed by: Satiyesh Manoharajah, Neil Ferguson, Chiara Messineo, Archie Powell, Chloë Avery
Strangeness
Film comedy
Directed by: Roberto Andò
Ten Minutes
Film drama
Directed by: Maria Sole Tognazzi
The Bad Guy
Tv series - 6 episodes
Directed by: Giuseppe G. Stasi, Giancarlo Fontana
The bone breakers
Film drama
Directed by: Vincenzo Pirrotta
The General's Men
Tv series - 4 episodes
Directed by: Lucio Pellegrini
The Invention of Snow
Film drama
Directed by: Vittorio Moroni
The Leopard
Period film
Directed by: Luchino Visconti
The Lions of Sicily
Tv series - 8 episodes
Directed by: Paolo Genovese
The Macaluso Sisters
Film drama
Directed by: Emma Dante
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Film drama
Directed by: Anthony Minghella
The Traitor
Biographical film, drama
Directed by: Marco Bellocchio
The White Lotus
Tv series - 2nd season - 7 episodes
Directed by: Mike White

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