In Palermo, capital of the Italian region Sicily, you can at the airport or in town for many different car hire companies rent a car and tour the entire island, with your many attractive tourist destinations, such as Catania, Trapani, Cefalù, quickly and independently.
Palermo is political and cultural centre of the region, can look back on a long history and has one of the largest towns in Europe. Although very touristy, the city has a negative image because of the omnipresent and invisible but for tourists mafia.
Palermo is also known for the highest unemployment rate Italy and poverty thus connected, apparent in many areas.
In the old town you will find numerous historical monuments from the antiquity and the Norman period, as well as large, busy markets to take over the streets and through the streets.
Visit the Cathedral built in 1184 / 1185 with your impressive baroque dome was added to end of the 18th century, the Palazzo dei Normanni, former seat of the Kings and Viceroys of Sicily with mosaics from Norman times and the Capella Palatina, where you can admire magnificent wall mosaics from byzantischer time, you should.
For art lovers is worth visiting the Galeria Regionale Siciliana which works of Sicilian artists and also the archaeological museum, Piazza Olivella is worth seeing.
Central square of the old town is the Quattro Canti, with its decorated Baroque palaces at the four corners.
In Palermo, also the largest Opera House in Italy is that neoclassical Teatro Massimo, which accommodate 3200 guests offers. You can buy tickets for high-quality concerts and ball launch tours.
Visit one of the beautiful parks of the city such as for example the Parco della Favorita, or which in the 18th century, botanical garden.
Palermo has several sister cities, including the city of Palermo in Colombia, Bizerte in Tunisia, Tbilisi, Georgia, Chengdu in China, Yaroslavl in Russia and Danzig in Poland.
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