Chapter 21 Sicily: Part 2 The journey to Palermo had been truly exhausting, so a little lay in was required. Once they finally did arise, they decided to explore Sicily’s capital city, a much larger city then anticipated. Palermo had been an Arab Emirate but became a Norman Kingdom. Described as Europe’s most beautiful city in days gone by, several conquests and the second world war had, like so many Italian cities, given it that familiar tired look. Some describe this look as rustic, which would suggest a certain charm, most of these cities have gone beyond that element and no longer suggest charm but cry out for redevelopment. They caught the 102 bus to the main theatre and the Piazza Castelnuovo, which rather disappointingly could have been delightful, were it not covered in both graffiti
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