๐ Towns & cities
Palermo
capital of Sicily, Italy
๐ฎ๐น Italy ยท 38.1157, 13.3613
Palermo is recorded as a filming location for 14 productions. Wikidata records these shoots at town level โ somewhere in Palermo, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 2 more.
6 places inside Palermo have a page of their own โ 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
- We Still Kill the Old Way 1967
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The Leopard
2025โ
“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
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 โ each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.
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Hannibal
2013โ2015
“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
- Tirant lo Blanc 2006
Filming locations inside Palermo
6 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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๐ฐ Castles & palaces
Palazzo Valguarnera-Gangi
๐ฎ๐น Italy
palazzo
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๐ Towns & cities
Mondello
๐ฎ๐น Italy
frazione of Palermo
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๐ Landmarks & buildings
Villa Niscemi
๐ฎ๐น Italy
building in Palermo, Italy
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๐ฐ Castles & palaces
Palazzo Comitini
๐ฎ๐น Italy
building in Palermo, Italy
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๐ฐ Castles & palaces
Palazzo Pretorio
๐ฎ๐น Italy
building in Palermo, Sicilia, Italy
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๐ฃ Streets & squares
Quattro Canti
๐ฎ๐น Italy
square in Palermo
Filming locations nearby
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๐ Towns & cities
Bagheria
๐ฎ๐น Italy
Italian comune
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๐ Towns & cities
Ciminna
๐ฎ๐น Italy
Italian comune
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๐ฐ Castles & palaces
Palazzo Valguarnera-Gangi
๐ฎ๐น Italy
palazzo
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๐ Towns & cities
Metropolitan City of Palermo
๐ฎ๐น Italy
Italian metropolitan city in region of Sicily
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๐ Towns & cities
Mondello
๐ฎ๐น Italy
frazione of Palermo
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๐ Landmarks & buildings
Villa Niscemi
๐ฎ๐น Italy
building in Palermo, Italy
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Palermo?
16 productions are recorded as filmed in Palermo, including The Godfather Part III (1990), Cinema Paradiso (1988) and The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999). 2 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 74 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Palermo?
Palermo is in Italy, at 38.1157, 13.3613.
What other filming locations are near Palermo?
Bagheria, Ciminna, Palazzo Valguarnera-Gangi, Metropolitan City of Palermo and 2 more, all within about 40 km and listed on this page.
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.