Mount Pellegrino

For other uses, see Pellegrino (disambiguation).
Palermo Harbor with Mount Pellegrino.

Mount Pellegrino is a hill facing east on the bay of Palermo, Sicily, southern Italy, located north of the city.

It is 606 metres (1,970 ft) high with panorama views of the city, its surrounding mountains and the Tyrrhenian Sea. In his book Travels in Italy, Goethe described Monte Pellegrino as the most beautiful promontory in the world. The mountain is home to the sanctuary of Saint Rosalia, the patron saint of Palermo.

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    Coordinates: 38°10′N 13°21′E / 38.167°N 13.350°E / 38.167; 13.350

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