Quattro Canti, Four Corners of the Old Center

TRAIN from CATANIA to CAPITAL PALERMO

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May 26th 2018
Tiny train arrives to take us north-west to Palermo, excited to discover the patchwork of architectural periods and styles - one of the most prosperous and intellectuals brilliant cities on the Mediterranean under Arab, Norman and Hohenstaufen rule. We were due to stay here twice, so divided our sight-seeing to east and west. ... read more

Europe » Italy

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more