Chiostro di San Giovanni Degli Eremiti

Chiostro di San Giovanni Degli Eremiti, Palermo, Sicily

by Fabrizia Lanza



This 12th-century Norman church [St. John of the Hermits] has five Arab-inspired red domes. It’s a narrow little church with a garden filled with jasmine and succulents— a very peaceful place. Via dei Benedettini 3

This story appeared in the January/February 2011 issue. See all of Fabrizia Lanza’s favorite places in Palermo.