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Palermo Travel Guide: 472 reviews and 1,147 photos
Palermo, population 750,000, is the capital of the island of Sicilia, on the North coast of the island. Greek, Roman, Norman and Arab influences blend, and sometimes clash, in a mix of tastes as pronounced in the human sense as in the culinary one. Known for half a century for being in a state of decay, government money was creamed off by the Mafia. Any up to date guide book will document how the tide has now turned - there is even a large civic monument to the downfall of the Cosa Nostra. Many beautiful buildings and monuments have now thankfully been cleaned up and restored, there is also still quite some way to go. Palermo is like a boxer who has hit the canvas but after a count of 40 or 50 years has come up fighting.
See also my related pages - Mondello (beach), Monreale (half-day trip) & Cefalu (resort a short train ride away)
This is the Stazione Centrale, Piazza Gulio Cesare, from the bottom of Via Roma.........
(www.trenitalia.it)
.... a contrast with the nearby Porta Sant Agata.
- Pros:Cuisine Wine Sun architecture arts good base for North coast
- Cons:Insane traffic, constant siren noise, ongoing 'facelifts'
- In a nutshell:Worth a visit - moreso in years to come with the makeover underway
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Chiesa di San Domenico
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Chiesa di San Domenico is just of Via Roma, at, naturally, Piazza San Domenico. I always like the art and craftsmanship... more travel advice
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This fella stands near the Cathedrale, near the Quattro Canti. He is advertising a Sicilian puppet theatre. Remember to... more travel advice
Chiesa di San Giuseppe dei Teatini
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Had not found anything on the Chiesa di San Giuseppe dei Teatini that I could recall in any of the guide books but for... more travel advice
Museo Archeologico
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Well covered elsewhere so do not need to add my inexpert opinons ! Click on the pictrue for the full hours and tariffs... more travel advice
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Written Sep 13, 2005
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Orto Botanico - Botanical Gareden
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Written May 13, 2006
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Port / Harbour area
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Maybe one day we get to Sicily-but in meantime, thanks for the nice tips and pictures. Hard to believe a shortage of water, but there are few rivers in those hills.
Thank you for the wonderful info. We will be visiting Palermo in February and your hints will be most helpful.
Loved Palermo - we too missed the puppets ...another reason to go back one day.
Myself and friends stayed at rhe Hotel del Centro recently, and they had no problem with payment by credit card (though not not a mixture of card and cash!)
Just planning a brief visit to Palermo next month, so thanks for all the helpful tips Paul, especially on restaurants :-) Sarah
Hello Paul! Your pages about my hometown are great.. your tips are well written & useful! But in Palermo we're about 1 million inhabitants even though the guides say less:))
Enjoyed all these Palermo pages - great photos. Mondello was my first residence in Italy in 2004 - great seeing all this. Ciao, Carol