Palermo is a city of music and theatres. A short walk from home you meet the two symbols of its cultured soul: the Teatro Massimo and the Teatro Politeama. A few minutes on foot and you stand before a monumental façade, perhaps in the evening, before a show.
The largest opera house in Italy: the majestic neoclassical façade, the Corinthian columns, the bronze lions and the inscription «Art renews peoples» are about ten minutes on foot from home. Attending an opera here is an emotion that stays with you; but even just admiring it at sunset is worth the walk.
A few steps further, the Teatro Politeama Garibaldi opens the elegant Via Libertà with its Pompeian-style architecture and the bronze quadriga on the roof. Concerts and ballets animate its seasons, in the heart of refined Palermo.


The local's tip
Check the programme of the Teatro Massimo and the Politeama before your trip: an evening at the opera or a concert is the most beautiful way to experience cultured Palermo. If you like, we'll help you with the tickets.
Teatro Massimo about 10 minutes on foot; Teatro Politeama even closer.
The Teatro Massimo and the Teatro Politeama Garibaldi are Palermo's two great theatres, both a few minutes on foot from Palermo Holiday House. Between opera, concerts and architecture, they are a must for those looking for what to see and do in Palermo, with a base in the elegant heart of the city near Via Libertà.