Cattedrale di Monreale, Sicily, Italy

#Overseas Travel What a glittering church! Very surprising~ The Cattedrale di Monreale, a cathedral located in Monreale, a suburb of Palermo, was built around 1174 and is also listed as a World Cultural Heritage Site. The hall is filled with golden mosaics and murals that depict 42 stories from the Bible, with the characters carved to be lifelike! The giant mosaic of Jesus inside the dome is the focal point of the church. The organs on both sides are also very eye-catching! It is hard to imagine how the artists used to piece together all the murals in the church with tiny pieces of mosaic. The golden mosaic tiles are very vivid in color, especially when illuminated by light. The monastery next to the church is also worth visiting. The Romanesque arcade columns in the courtyard are also decorated with mosaics. The mosaics on each column are a little different, which is very architectural. 📍 Monreale Castle Piazza Guglielmo II, 1, 90046 Monreale #ItalianTravel #EuropeanTravel #OverseasTravel