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The oldest area in Palermo is adjacent to Via Vittorio Emanuele, between the Norman and Cathedral Palace, its two largest tourist attractions.The city expanded in the port of Arabs in the 9th-19th centuries as the capital of the emirms in Sicily, a city of mosques and palaces equal to those in Baghdad and Cordoba.

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Massimo Theater

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Giovanni Battista Basile and his son Ernesto built this 3,200 -seat theater between 1875 and 1897. It was officially opened on May 16, 1897, with a representation of Verdi's Falstaff's work and became one of the most important in Sicily and Italy.opera works.Daily guided tours in English will take you to the sumptuous auditorium with levels of boxes and a dome with frescoes.Make sure you notice the statue of Lyrei by Mario Rutelli.