Sicily
Palermo
Circoscrizione IV

Zisa

The Zisa is a grand 12th-century Norman hunting lodge and summer palace in the western area of , in the region of , . The edifice was started around 1165 by Arab craftsmen under the rule of the Norman conqueror of Sicily, king William I.
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Saturday: 9:00 AM—6:30 PM
    Sunday: 9:00 AM—1:00 PM
  • Type: Castle
  • Description: castle in Palermo, Sicily, Italy
  • Also known as: “La Zisa”, “Zisa Palace”, and “Zisa, Palermo”
  • Address: Piazza Zisa, 90135
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Museo dell’Islam and Santissima Trinità alla Zisa.

Museum
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is a museum.

Church
Photo: Sfischer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church.

Photo: Sibeaster, Public domain.
The Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo are burial catacombs in , , southern . Today they provide a somewhat macabre tourist attraction as well as an extraordinary historical record. is situated 570 metres south of Zisa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Monte di Pietà, Palermo and Albergaria, Palermo.

Neighborhood
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Monte di Pietà, also called Seralcadi, Seralcadio, or il Capo, is one of the original quarters of , region of Sicily, Italy. The four original districts were established during the Spanish rule of Palermo.

Neighborhood
Photo: Codas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Albergaria or Albergheria, also known as Palazzo Reale, is a historical quarter of the city of in . The district is southwest of .

Neighborhood
Photo: Codas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castellammare, also called La Loggia, is one of the original quarters of , region of , Italy. The four original districts or mandamenti were established during the Spanish rule of Palermo.

Zisa

Latitude
38.11677° or 38° 7′ 0″ north
Longitude
13.34106° or 13° 20′ 28″ east
Elevation
47 metres (154 feet)
Open location code
8FCM488R+PC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 186187084
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­palace
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Geo­Names ID
10281903
Wiki­data ID
Q1000054
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Tagalog—“Zisa” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Ціза”
  • Chinese: “齐萨王宫”
  • Dutch: “La Zisa”
  • Esperanto: “La Zisa”
  • Finnish: “La Zisa”
  • Finnish: “Zisan linna”
  • French: “palais de la Zisa”
  • French: “Palais de la Zisa”
  • German: “La Zisa”
  • Hebrew: “לה זיסה”
  • Hungarian: “Zisa Palota”
  • Italian: “castello della Zisa”
  • Italian: “Castello della Zisa”
  • Italian: “La Zisa”
  • Italian: “palazzo della Zisa”
  • Italian: “Palazzo della Zisa”
  • Japanese: “ジーザ宮殿”
  • Persian: “زیسا”
  • Polish: “Zisa”
  • Russian: “Циза”
  • Sicilian: “La Zisa”
  • Slovenian: “Zisa, Palermo”
  • Spanish: “Palacio de Zisa”
  • Tagalog: “Zisa, Palermo”
  • “La Zisa”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Zisa”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.