Towns & cities
Palermo
capital of Sicily, Italy
Italy · 38.1157, 13.3613
Palermo is recorded as a filming location for 23 productions. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in Palermo, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 20 more.
17 places inside Palermo have a page of their own: listed below. Everything shot at them is already named above, recorded against Palermo as well.
“Filming also took place in the nearby cities of Essen and Neuss as well as in Palermo and other areas of Sicily.”
Movies and TV series filmed in Palermo
- The Godfather Part III 1990
- Cinema Paradiso 1988
- The Talented Mr. Ripley 1999
- The Leopard 1963
- L'Avventura 1960
- Illustrious Corpses 1976
- The Angels of Borsellino 2003
- Palermo Shooting 2008
- The Best of Youth 2003
- Open Doors 1990
- Johnny Stecchino 1991
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The Master of Ballantrae
1953
“The film was shot in Great Britain in 1952 from June 25 through to August, with location work in Cornwall and the Scottish Highlands with the pirate sequences done in Palermo in Sicily.” Wikipedia
- We Still Kill the Old Way 1967
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The Leopard
2025–
“The series was shot on location in Sicily, with specific filming locations including Palermo, Catania, and Syracuse.” Wikipedia
- The Mafia Kills Only in Summer 2013
- Cento giorni a Palermo 1984
- The Uncle from Brooklyn 1995
- Diciannove 2024
- Here Now 2024
- Il figlioccio del padrino 1973
- Highspeed Train 2012
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Il 7 e l'8
2007
“The movie was shot mainly in Palermo (Province and Altavilla Milicia) and Messina (province and in the medieval village of Santa Lucia del Mela, the latter setting of the fictitious town of San Giovanni in Calice), as well as some sequences in Villa San Giovanni, in the Calabrian province.” Wikipedia
- Like the Wind 2013
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Palermo as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than the statements above, so it gets its own list, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.
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Hannibal
2013–2015
“Filming for season 3 began on October 20, 2014, in Toronto, and some filming of exterior and interior scenes were shot in Florence, Italy and Palermo.” Wikipedia
- The White Lotus 2021–
- Baarìa 2009
- The Sicilian 1987
- Samsara 2011
- The Day of the Owl 1968
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Young Sherlock
2026–
“Filming of the second series is underway in Palermo and Caccamo, Sicily, Italy.” Wikipedia
- The Traitor 2019
- Love Meetings 1964
- The Brotherhood 1968
- Lucky Luciano 1973
- The Voyage 1974
- Tirant lo Blanc 2006
- Il Boemo 2022
- Garibaldi 1961
- Salvo 2013
- The Macaluso Sisters 2020
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Amare amaro
2018
“Other filming locations included Belmonte Mezzagno, Carini, Capaci, Terrasini, the city of Palermo and Cinisi.” Wikipedia
- Màkari 2021–
- His Excellency 1952
Filming locations inside Palermo
17 places inside Palermo, each with a page of their own. Every production shot at them is already listed above, because Wikidata records them against Palermo too.
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Landmarks & buildings
Martorana
Italy
church in Palermo, Italy
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Castles & palaces
Palazzo Valguarnera-Gangi
Italy
palazzo
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Landmarks & buildings
Teatro Massimo Vittorio Emanuele
Italy
opera house in Palermo, Italy
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Towns & cities
Villa Tasca
Italy
first-level unit of Palermo
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Towns & cities
Mondello
Italy
frazione of Palermo
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Landmarks & buildings
Villa Niscemi
Italy
building in Palermo, Italy
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Landmarks & buildings
Catacombe dei Cappuccini
Italy
burial catacombs of the Capuchin monks in Palermo, Sicily
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Landscapes & nature
Foro Italico
Italy
park
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Landmarks & buildings
Villa Igiea
Italy
building in Palermo, Italy
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Landmarks & buildings
Villa Malfitano Whitaker
Italy
building in Palermo, Italy
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Landscapes & nature
Porto dell'Arenella
Italy
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Landmarks & buildings
Tonnara Florio
Italy
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Landmarks & buildings
Grand Hotel et des Palmes
Italy
historic hotel in Palermo, Italy
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Castles & palaces
Palazzo Comitini
Italy
building in Palermo, Italy
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Castles & palaces
Palazzo Pretorio
Italy
building in Palermo, Sicilia, Italy
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Landmarks & buildings
Palermo Lolli railway station
Italy
railway station in Italy, closed in 1974
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Streets & squares
Quattro Canti
Italy
square in Palermo
Filming locations nearby
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Towns & cities
Metropolitan City of Palermo
Italy·under 1 km
Italian metropolitan city in region of Sicily
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Streets & squares
Quattro Canti
Italy·under 1 km
square in Palermo
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Castles & palaces
Palazzo Pretorio
Italy·under 1 km
building in Palermo, Sicilia, Italy
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Landmarks & buildings
Martorana
Italy·under 1 km
church in Palermo, Italy
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Castles & palaces
Palazzo Comitini
Italy·under 1 km
building in Palermo, Italy
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Castles & palaces
Palazzo Valguarnera-Gangi
Italy·under 1 km
palazzo
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Palermo?
43 productions are recorded as filmed in Palermo, including The Godfather Part III (1990), Cinema Paradiso (1988) and The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999). 20 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in Palermo?
The Godfather Part III (1990), covered by 76 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Palermo?
Palermo is in Italy. Its coordinates are 38.1157, 13.3613.
What other filming locations are near Palermo?
Metropolitan City of Palermo (under 1 km), Quattro Canti (under 1 km), Palazzo Pretorio (under 1 km), Martorana (under 1 km) and 2 more, all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by Xerones, CC BY 2.0.