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Palermo: The Cathedral, in Arab-Norman style
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Palermo & Siena in 11 days

5 sightseeing days in Palermo, a dedicated relocation day, then 5 days in Siena. Includes Palermo Cathedral and Basilica Cateriniana San Domenico, with guide-listed dining suggestions.

Adapted from community travel guides · Researched Sources & notes

The stops are drawn from the guides below; daily order, times and durations are our suggested adaptation. Available map pins are approximate, not provider-verified; missing coordinates remain unset. Prices are left unknown; check tickets, opening hours and transport before booking.

Route data adapted from Wikivoyage contributors, with our own selection and suggested timing; shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Source pages link to contributor histories. This is an editorial multi-day schedule; the source community has not rated this itinerary.

  • Stay in Palermo for the first 5 sightseeing days; move to Siena on day 6, then stay for 5 sightseeing days. Book accommodation in both bases rather than returning each night.
  • The 604 km figure is approximate straight-line separation, not transit distance. The relocation day reserves room for travel and check-in without promising a direct service or a same-day connection. Verify the journey before booking this two-base plan.
  • City visits and restaurants are adapted from the linked retained community-guide material, not newly verified opening hours, live menus or first-hand visits. Suggested times are editable planning blocks. Check closures, reservations, accessibility and dietary needs.
  • Cover photo shows the first city. Original source and photo credits remain attached. Adapted community route selections retain CC BY-SA 4.0 attribution; source research dates remain in the individual stop and dining notes.
5 local dining picks added to this itineraryDining sources

These picks have positive travel-guide coverage or a named professional recommendation; they are not live customer ratings. Suggested times are not reservations. Confirm service days, dietary needs and prices. Other days remain open for your own food discoveries.

  • Day 1 · Osteria dei Vespri — Vegetarian. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Wikivoyage contributors ↗
  • Day 2 · Stuzzicandoci — Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Wikivoyage contributors ↗
  • Day 3 · Maqueda Bistrot — Pasta. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Wikivoyage contributors ↗
  • Day 7 · Trattoria la Torre — Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Wikivoyage contributors ↗
  • Day 8 · Antica Osteria da Divo — Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Wikivoyage contributors ↗

Sources checked 2026-10-30. Community-guide dining data is adapted from Wikivoyage contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; source pages link to contributor histories.

Palermo & Siena itinerary: 11 days at a glance

Review the original daily plan before editing below. Times and durations are suggested planning blocks; dining stops are not reservations. Your personal edits appear in the editor and downloads.

Day 1: Palermo: Palermo Cathedral & Museo delle Maioliche (Museum of Maiolica Tile)

  • · Palermo Cathedral · 90 min
  • · Transfer to Museo delle Maioliche (Museum of Maiolica Tile) · 30 min
  • · Museo delle Maioliche (Museum of Maiolica Tile) · 120 min
  • · Dinner: Osteria dei Vespri (Vegetarian) · 75 min

Day 2: Palermo: Palermo Botanical Garden & Church of the Gesù

  • · Palermo Botanical Garden · 120 min
  • · Transfer to Church of the Gesù · 30 min
  • · Church of the Gesù · 90 min
  • · Dinner: Stuzzicandoci (Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties) · 75 min

Day 3: Palermo: Palazzo dei Normanni & Palatine Chapel

  • · Palazzo dei Normanni · 75 min
  • · Transfer to Palatine Chapel · 30 min
  • · Palatine Chapel · 75 min
  • · Dinner: Maqueda Bistrot (Pasta) · 75 min

Day 4: Palermo: Monreale & Catacombe dei Cappuccini

  • · Monreale · 75 min
  • · Transfer to Catacombe dei Cappuccini · 45 min
  • · Catacombe dei Cappuccini · 75 min

Day 5: Palermo: San Giovanni degli Eremiti & Museo Archeologico

  • · San Giovanni degli Eremiti · 75 min
  • · Transfer to Museo Archeologico · 30 min
  • · Museo Archeologico · 75 min

Day 6: Palermo → Siena: travel and check-in

  • · Relocate: Palermo → Siena · 600 min

Day 7: Siena: Basilica Cateriniana San Domenico & Basilica of San Francesco

  • · Basilica Cateriniana San Domenico · 90 min
  • · Transfer to Basilica of San Francesco · 30 min
  • · Basilica of San Francesco · 90 min
  • · Dinner: Trattoria la Torre (Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties) · 75 min

Day 8: Siena: Palazzo Pubblico & Palazzo Piccolomini

  • · Palazzo Pubblico · 75 min
  • · Transfer to Palazzo Piccolomini · 30 min
  • · Palazzo Piccolomini · 75 min
  • · Dinner: Antica Osteria da Divo (Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties) · 75 min

Day 9: Siena: Museo dell'Opera del Duomo & Fontebranda

  • · Museo dell'Opera del Duomo · 75 min
  • · Transfer to Fontebranda · 30 min
  • · Fontebranda · 75 min

Day 10: Siena: Palazzo Sansedoni & Fonte Gaia

  • · Palazzo Sansedoni · 75 min
  • · Transfer to Fonte Gaia · 30 min
  • · Fonte Gaia · 75 min

Day 11: Siena: Duomo di Siena & Santa Maria della Scala

  • · Duomo di Siena · 75 min
  • · Transfer to Santa Maria della Scala · 30 min
  • · Santa Maria della Scala · 75 min

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Day 1
  • 09:3090m
    Corso Vittorio Emanuele

    Check visitor access and worship times; follow site-specific dress and photography rules. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Palermo (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 12:0030m
    Palermo

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (1 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:00120m
    Via Giuseppe Garibaldi, 11

    Check admission, timed-entry availability and the current exhibition or visitor route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Palermo (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 18:0075m
    Dining
    Piazza Croce dei Vespri 6

    Vegetarian. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Guide-listed service: Mon-Sat 12:00-15:00, 18:00-24:00. Recheck with the restaurant. About 0.2 km straight-line from the preceding stop; allow transit or taxi time as needed, not a measured walking route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Palermo (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5385891; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 2
  • 09:30120m
    Via Lincoln, 2

    Check admission, timed-entry availability and the current exhibition or visitor route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Palermo (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 12:0030m
    Palermo

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (1.01 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:0090m
    Palermo

    Check visitor access and worship times; follow site-specific dress and photography rules. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Palermo (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 18:0075m
    Dining
    Via Vittorio Emanuele, 251

    Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Service hours need confirmation. About 0.4 km straight-line from the preceding stop; allow transit or taxi time as needed, not a measured walking route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Palermo (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5385891; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 3
  • 09:3075m
    Piazza del Parlamento, 1

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Palermo (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 12:0030m
    Palermo

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.08 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:0075m
    Piazza Indipendenza

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Palermo (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 18:0075m
    Dining
    Via Maqueda, 253

    Pasta. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Service hours need confirmation. About 0.9 km straight-line from the preceding stop; allow transit or taxi time as needed, not a measured walking route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Palermo (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5385891; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 4
  • 09:3075m
    Palermo

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Palermo (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 12:0045m
    Palermo

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (5.52 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:0075m
    Piazza Cappuccini

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Palermo (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 5
  • 09:3075m
    Via dei Bernadetti

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Palermo (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 12:0030m
    Palermo

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (1.34 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:0075m
    Palermo

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Palermo (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 6
  • 08:00600m
    Palermo → Siena

    Dedicated relocation day from Palermo to Siena; no transport is booked. The city centres are approximately 604 km apart in a straight line, not a measured road or rail route. Choose and book a suitable flight, train, bus or ferry; confirm operating days, total door-to-door time, luggage rules and arrival before making reservations. This full-day block is reserved time, not a timetable. Move the following day if your journey needs longer.

Day 7
  • 09:3090m
    Piazza San Domenico, 1

    Check visitor access and worship times; follow site-specific dress and photography rules. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Siena (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 12:0030m
    Siena

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.68 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:0090m
    Piazza San-Francesco 6

    Check visitor access and worship times; follow site-specific dress and photography rules. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Siena (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 19:0075m
    Dining
    Via Salicotto, 7

    Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Guide-listed service: Fri-Wed 12:00-15:00, 19:00-22:00. Recheck with the restaurant. About 0.5 km straight-line from the preceding stop; allow transit or taxi time as needed, not a measured walking route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Siena (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5387030; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 8
  • 09:3075m
    Piazza del Campo, 1

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Siena (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 12:0030m
    Siena

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.14 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:0075m
    Banchi di Sotto

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Siena (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 19:0075m
    Dining
    Via Franciosa, 25

    Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Guide-listed service: Wed-Mon 12:00-14:30, 19:00-22:30. Recheck with the restaurant. About 0.4 km straight-line from the preceding stop; allow transit or taxi time as needed, not a measured walking route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Siena (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5387030; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 9
  • 09:3075m
    Piazza del Duomo, 9

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Siena (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 12:0030m
    Siena

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.23 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:0075m
    Via di Fontebranda

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Siena (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 10
  • 09:3075m
    Il Campo, 58

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Siena (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 12:0030m
    Siena

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.06 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:0075m
    Il Campo, 21

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Siena (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 11
  • 09:3075m
    Piazza del Duomo, 8

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Siena (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 12:0030m
    Siena

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.09 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:0075m
    Piazza del Duomo 1

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Siena (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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