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IS THERE ANYTHING MORE ROMANTIC THAN LOSING YOURSELF IN PALERMO?
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Villa Palagonia
It’s easy to see how Villa Palagonia – very close to Palermo – earned its nickname: the Villa of Monsters. Studded around its Baroque garden walls, peering through lemon trees, cacti and jasmine, is a menagerie of bizarre stone sc…
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Great to look at and great for the palate: eating out in Palermo
I have already mentioned in my article on the Teatro Massimo that the building dominates a very central square in Palermo. From Piazza Verdi, many of the city tours meander off to explore the wonders of a city that boasts an enti…
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Massimo Vittorio Emanuele Theatre
To get the full impact of the city’s culture, you must have a night at the opera in Palermo’s Teatro Massimo Vittorio Emanuele. It’s the largest opera house in Italy, designed like an Ancient Greek temple, and where the final scen…