Quarter Maqueda, which runs on the same street - an old historic quarter of Palermo with many interesting attractions. So, on Via Francesco Raimondi stands the church of Sant'Agostino, built in the 14th century in the Romanesque style. It sponsored the construction of an influential family of Sicilian La Groix, whose coat of arms can be seen today on the facade of the building. The interior of the church was redone in baroque style in subsequent centuries. Cloister of the temple to the left of the main entrance, in the style of Catalan Gothic. At its center is a fountain, and in the chapter-house at one of the corners preserved 13th century furnishings. The wall of the staircase leading from the side entrance to the church walled ancient Roman tomb.

Near the Sant Agostino Capo market spread - a huge street market where you can plunge into the atmosphere of the past Palermo. Here you can see a variety of shops and dealers to buy fresh meat, fish and souvenirs.

An interesting structure is a quarter Maqueda Villa Malfitano, located on the territory of the walled park near the palace Tsiza. It is a typical 18th-century mansion, built in the English style for the family Whitaker, traders from Marsala. Over the years, this luxurious palace stopped members of the British, Italian and Neapolitan royal families.

One should visit the Archaeological Museum of Palermo and occupying several buildings near the church of San Filippo Neri in Piazza Olivella . One of the museum's buildings with large arched windows dates back to the 13th century . The entire museum complex keeps the artifacts Phoenician, Punic, Greek, Roman and Saracen periods of domination in Sicily . Here you can see some interesting exhibits brought from Egypt and other countries in the world . Of particular interest are large mosaic floor from the Roman ruins of buildings in the Piazza Vittoria, lion heads of the Greek temple in Chimera, sarcophagi from Villabate, various pottery and coins, as well as the so-called Palermo Stone . The latter was discovered in Egypt in the 19th century, during an expedition sponsored by the Whitaker family, and had to go to the British Museum, but for various reasons remained in Palermo . It can be seen etched hieroglyphs depicting the life of the Egyptian pharaohs .

Among other notable buildings quarter Maqueda worth noting Castello al Mare - Castle by the Sea, built by the Normans and destroyed in the second half of the 19th century, and the Teatro Massimo opera house in Piazza Verdi - one of the most famous in Italy.