Travel Reference
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Teatro Massimo
OPERA HOUSE
( tour reservations 091 605 32 67;
www.teatromassimo.it/servizi/visite.php
; Piazza Giuseppe Verdi; guided tours
adult/reduced €8/5; 9.30am-4.30pm Tue-Sun)
Palermo's grand neoclassical opera house took over
20 years to complete and has become one of the city's iconic landmarks. The closing
scene of
The Godfather: Part III
, with its visually stunning juxtaposition of high culture,
crime, drama and death, was filmed here. Guided 25-minute tours are offered in English,
Spanish, French and Italian daily except Monday.