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Monreale Cathedral

A Norman cathedral in the hills above Palermo, its interior covered in golden Byzantine mosaics, with a carved cloister.

Photo: Holger Uwe Schmitt · CC BY-SA 4.0
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2 hours

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A Norman cathedral in the hills above Palermo, its interior covered in golden Byzantine mosaics, with a carved cloister.

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