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Teatrino Ditirammu del Canto Popolare Via Torremuzza 6, La Kalsa 091 617
7865, teatrinoditirammu.it. An intimate venue for Sicilian folk music and traditional
dance performances.

Teatro Libero Salita Partanna 4, Piazza Marina 091 617 4040,
teatroliberopalermo.it. Palermo’s long-standing avant-garde theatre, with an annual
festival that incorporates theatre, dance, music and performance art.

Teatro Massimo Piazza Verdi 091 605 3580, teatromassimo.it. The concert and
dance programme (classical music, opera and ballet) at Palermo’s most prestigious
venue runs from October to June, while in summer shows shift to the Teatro del Parco
di Villa Castelnuovo for concerts and outdoor performances of ballet and operetta.

PALERMO’S FESTIVALS

Palermo’s biggest traditional festival is La Festa di Santa Rosalia, in honour of the
city’s patron saint. The city’s most interesting arts festival is Kals’Art, a cultural
extravaganza of live music, theatre and cinema that takes place at a number of venues
in the old-town La Kalsa neighbourhood, usually between mid-July and mid-

September. However, at the time of writing, its existence was threatened by a lack of
funding.

DIRECTORY

Consulates UK, Via Cavour 117 ( 091 326 412); USA, Via Vaccarini 1 ( 091 305
857); South Africa, Largo degli Abeti 16 ( 348 340 0219). Other major consulates

are in Milan or Rome.

Hospitals Ospedale Cívico, Via Carmelo Lazzaro ( 091 666 1111); Policlinica, Via
Carmelo Lazzaro ( 091 655 1111). For an ambulance call 118.

Left luggage Stazione Centrale by track 8 (daily 7am–11pm; €3.80 for the first 5hr,
then cheaper); Stazione Maríttima (daily 7am–7.30pm; €3 for 12hr).

Newspapers Foreign newspapers and magazines are sold at kiosks at Stazione

Centrale, Piazza Verdi and Piazza Castelnuovo, and at Kursaal Kalhesa, Foro Italico
21.

Pharmacies All-night service at Lo Cascio, Via Roma 1; Di Naro, Via Roma 207;
and Farmacia Inglese, Via Marina Stabile 177. Other chemists operate a rota system,
with the address of the nearest open chemist posted on the door.

Post offices Palazzo delle Poste, Via Roma 320 (Mon–Sat 8am–6.30pm).