text: West along Via Vittorio Eman ? ­ uele , the Palace of the Normans ( Palazzo dei Normanni ) was built by the Saracens as a ninth-century fortress and later turned into a royal residence , appropriate setting for the later brilliance and luxury of Emperor Frederick II 's Sicilian court .
  
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  The Palace of the Normans is a highly visited tourist destination in Sicily .