The Cripta dei Cappuccini are the catacombs of the well to do citizens of Palermo. Instead of being buried, people were mummified and their bodies were put in these underground chambers from the 1500s through the 1920s. They are wearing their best clothes, pin strip suits and beautiful dresses, some of which are moth-eaten. Many are skeletons, but some are so well embalmed that they look like they are sleeping - creepy!
Thursday, April 26, 2007
Palermo Sites - Cripta dei Cappuccini
The Cripta dei Cappuccini are the catacombs of the well to do citizens of Palermo. Instead of being buried, people were mummified and their bodies were put in these underground chambers from the 1500s through the 1920s. They are wearing their best clothes, pin strip suits and beautiful dresses, some of which are moth-eaten. Many are skeletons, but some are so well embalmed that they look like they are sleeping - creepy!
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