Interesting to see everything. How the skeletons are dressed and everything Can walk from main part of town about 2km. They ask for cash but accept cc If you have time and looking for something to do. It's a neat experience Learning about it bwfore hand would be a bonus

This was an unusual visit and one we are unlikely to forget. The Catacombs mainly consist of lines and lines of dead bodies. The atmosphere was hushed and respectful while visitors tried to take in what they were looking at. The saddest part was the infants and children. I found it interesting to see the 19th century clothing on the bodies, although faded and dusty you could make out some of it. It was very disappointing that there was no guided tour and there were no explanations to read about the bodies in the catacombs. Read the information on their website before you go or you will not understand what it is all about. This is not for everyone! Don't bring young children here. If you can go as part of a guided tour.

Hundreds of skeletons are displayed, some in better, so in worse condition. Most of them are dressed up according to their time, so it's interesting from that perspective, as there are dead from all walks of life. Obviously, makes you think about your own mortality and life. Taking pictures is not allowed. The site is off the beaten path, so you have to take a bus (15-20 minutes drive from the city center), and walk in a strange route to get there.

We've seen a LOT of ossuaries, catacombs, charnel houses, crypts and mummies in our travels. Usually the easiest way to get my wife to agree to go into yet another church is to tell her there's a crypt with mummies or bones inside. That said, I've NEVER seen any ossuary as bone-chilling and haunting as the Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo. Originally an ossuary for the monks in the 16th Century, they opened it up to any one (with the coin) who wanted their bodies mummified and permanently displayed (in clothes of their own choosing and for an extra fee they would change your wardrobe periodically after death). It now has on display the corpses of some 8000 men, women, children, and babies -from a time period stretching over 300 years. No pictures were allowed inside. Truly haunting place. This is not for the faint of heart.

We went because this was not something we would see elsewhere. It was creepy, mummified men with beards! Definitely not for kids, or those prone to nightmares. I don't know whether to say don't miss or pass. Also, there is a Gelato cafe near and a stand with water etc but best to get lunch in the main tourist area before you head there.