ROCS Travel - Simply Palermo 2020

T H E D I V E R S E C U L T U R E O F PA L E R M O

PA L E R M O I S A N U R B A N M E L T I N G P O T C H A R AC T E R I Z E D BY H I S T O R Y A N D C U L T U R E S O D I V E R S E T H AT I T O F T E N F E E L S C O N F L I C T E D

Having been the crossroads of civilisations for millennia, Palermo delivers a heady, heavily spiced mix of Byzantine mosaics, Arabesque domes and frescoed cupolas. This is a city at the edge of Europe and at the centre of the ancient world, a place where souk-like markets rub up against baroque churches, where date palms frame Gothic palaces and where the blue-eyed and fair have bronze-skinned cousins. Add to this Italy’s biggest opera house and an ever-growing number of vibrant, new-school eateries and bars and you might find yourself falling suddenly, unexpectedly in love.

SIMPLY PALERMO 2021

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