Chiesa di San Francesco d'Assisi

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    Piazza San Francesco d'Assisi, centro

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Lonely Planet review

The Piazza San Francesco d'Assisi (M0151) is Palermo's picture-perfect piazza, overlooked by the charming Chiesa di San Francesco d'Assisi , which features a fine rose window and a flamboyant Gothic portal; it's understandably popular on the wedding circuit. The church's most interesting feature is the rare arch of the Cappella Mastrantonio (Chapel of Mastrantonio), carved in 1468 by Francesco Laurana and Pietro da Bonitate, and one of the only true examples of Renaissance art in Palermo.

The church also showcases sculptures by the Gagini family, Giambattista Ragusa and Giacomo Serpotta.