| Page Views: 4,411 Last Visit to Palermo: August, 2005 | Sicilian capital on the up by Paisleypaul - last update: Jun 3, 2006 |
Palermo - Return of the King ? 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) |
|  | Diverse views - 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. |
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| 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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TheWanderingCamel Sat May 30, 2009 17:05 UTC
Loved Palermo - we too missed the puppets ...another reason to go back one day. | steve1957 Sun Oct 19, 2008 18:57 UTC
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!) | toonsarah Fri Oct 20, 2006 20:27 UTC
Just planning a brief visit to Palermo next month, so thanks for all the helpful tips Paul, especially on restaurants :-) Sarah | Propermark Sun Sep 10, 2006 11:24 UTC
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:)) |
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