Blogs from Palermo, Sicily, Italy, Europe - page 10

Palermo (Sicilian: Palermu, Greek: Panormus) is a historic city in southern Italy, the capital of the autonomous region Sicily and the province of Palermo. The city is noted for its rich history, culture, architecture and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence; it is over 2,700 years old. Palermo is located in the north-west of the island of Sicily, right by the Gulf of Palermo in the Tyrrhenian Sea. The city was founded by the Phoenicians, but named by the Ancient Greeks as Panormus meaning all port. Palermo became part of the Roman Republic and eventually part of the Byzantine Empire, for over a thousand years. For a brief period it was under Arab rule where it first became a capital. Following the Norman reconquest, Palermo would become capital of a new kingdom ... read more

evening all, right, last entry from palermo, and thought i might as well take advantage of the free net access for the last time as 2mo we head for the deep south of italy, mazara del vallo, and we are staying on a campsite, so im pretty sure they wont have net access there! 2day we had another ace day, the weather was amazing again, and i was in my shorts, and kerry, looking like a true brit abroad with my milky white legs out. after going to the station to get our coach tickets for our journey 2mo morning, we hit yet another market, and as much as i enjoyed it, it wasnt as big and varied as the other swe have seen, but the street food was just as good if not better. i ... read more

Hi all, so, first entry from palermo, sicilia, and i must say, i think i would put this city at the top of my list so far. it is amazing, such a contrast to anything we have see so far. and the way we arrived was a new one for us too. we opted out of getting the ferry from napoli to palermo, and get the train instead, as it was 10 euros cheaper, and took 2 hours less. however, i was pretty unsure that it was possible to get the train to sicily, as was pretty sure there was no bridge or tunnel connecting them (to stop "the unmentioned" bringing "unmentioned" powers over to the mainland). our journey was pretty interesting, me and kerry sharing a cabin with two football coaches taking 20 odd 13 ... read more

so, i have finally pinned myself down for long enough to sit and write a new entry. im in sicily at present, i think i mentioned that i was on my way here whilst writing and sitting in that lovely little airport in london. well here i am. sicily. a town called palermo to be exact. a town where no one speaks english (and i mean no one) and traffic lights act as only a suggestion, not an actual law. beautiful beautiful. there is a magic here, i can feel it. being somewhere so embedded with such an intense culture is a truly stunning thing to behold. how can i even begin to explain what i see when i step out of my hotel every morning? even the everyday, mundane details of life are not mundane ... read more

Holidays in Sicilia Europe » Italy » Sicilia » Palermo By Mitchel and SebastienJuly 14th 2007Palermo is the capitale of Sicilia, in the north coast, 70 km from Cefalu... read more