Palermo is the administrative center of Sicily and the largest city in the northwestern Italian coast. Located right at the foot of the San Pelegrino Mountain, the city is a very beautiful and special place from which it can romantic.
The city began its history in 154 to our era, called Sousse (from the Phoenician - flower). A lot of warrior and battles were held on its territory, they were captured by the Romans, then the goths took away. And at the Board of Saracinov, in 831, Palermo began to develop as a shopping center of Sicily. The story continued, the Vikings and French and the French were ruled here, and the past sixth centuries are Spaniards. And only in 1860, the city was handed over to Italian rulers.
World War II brought just the most terrible destruction in Palermo, although, today, the city attracts great attention to travelers around the world, it is due to the fact that he has survived after the war. After all, a pleasant Mediterranean climate provides people with a very short winter and a long warm summer. There is almost no rain and severe heat. All visitors tourists feel very comfortable in the city, because the weather is always gentle and does not require taking extra warm things, umbrellas and raincoats. If you are not going to swim, then you should come to Palermo in March, April, November. And if you are going, then the best time is the summer months, when the water temperature reaches the maximum marks.
The main attractions of the city are not only chapels and churches, which are about 300 in the city, and completely the whole city. Tourists love to walk around the city and inspect many attractions on their own. At the intersection of Piazza Wilien and Piazza Pretoria, there is the main square of the city, right in the middle of which there is an excellent old manherist fountain, dated 1550. But on the square, which the streets of Piazza Bologna and Piazza Marina are formed, are the monuments of the saints, which, as if surrounding the area. Many monuments are located on urban areas: Monument to Philip V, Karl V and others. No less interest are both churches: St. Rosalia Cathedral (1185 - Gothic Style), Church of San Cataldo, San Giovanni-Deli-Eremiti, Church of Marutorna, Palazzo Chiamonte and Schiapanta, Royal Palace, and so on. In addition, the interesting place to visit are Capuchin Capuchian, in which about eight thousand Peritormitians are buried, whose bodies are in open form.
In addition to attractions, travelers attracts the natural beauty of Palermo and its environs, after all, sitting down at the foot of the mountain, tourists can admire the beauty of numerous mountain streams, amazing bright colors of orange groves, sandy beaches and picturesque mountains. Many tourists prefer to swim in the purest Tyrrhenian Sea, enjoying bird singing. Unique nature and excellent climatic conditions provide the opportunity to tourists come here throughout the year.
But on this joy of rest in Palermo do not end, because it is impossible to leave without trying all the sizes of the legendary Sicilian cuisine. Traditional Sicilian dishes are konopate (fried vegetables with capers, olives and sour-sweet sauce), the Sicilian cassat and the famous Sicilian pizza, which is based on the main cake with tomato, Sicilian cheese and onions. But today, the pizza is not the same, because for a long time the recipe has succumbed to various culinary trends, though, the pizza is very tasty. Tourists can buy pizza both in a cafe and right on the street in open trays.
The most delicious pizza in such establishments: COMPARUCI, Antica Focacceria San Francesco, Al 59. But the restaurants are Sicilian cuisine are: Capricci Di Sicilia, bye bye Blues, La Scuderia.
As for the placement, if you compare Palermo with Rome or Venice, then there is a much smaller price level, and the accommodation conditions are simply beautiful. Well, it belongs to the hotels of the category of no less than three stars. For everything else, I can not vouch. At least all hotels here are clean and comfortable, with kind personnel and good service. The most popular hotels in tourists are considered Cazena Dei Colli 3 *, Cristal Palace 3 *, Del Centro 3 *, and hotels of four and five stars.
Who does not care about the quality of living, and more concerns the price, then you should look at clean hostels that offer prices twice less than hotels.
You can move around the city either using the metro, or the bus. The historic part of Palermo runs special tourist routes represented by red, green and yellow colors, the fare in which about 0.52 €.
Palermo city will delight both avid mods and fans of budget purchases, because besides numerous shops and boutiques of the city, there are excellent markets, which are a variety of goods. More than half of the holidays are stolen in the markets, as they attract tourists with their bright colors and excellent price levels. The market here more reminds the fair than the usual Italian market.
For example, in the La Wechchiriya market, they sell the best seafood. And in the ballarom you can find beautiful souvenirs, ceramic products and puppet dolls that are in great demand among visitors. Popular markets are also considered Borgo Vecchio, Mercato di Capo.
Via Liberta Street is a paradise for fashionists who want to bring themselves to the memory of the shoes or clothing of Italian designers.
As with all Sicilian territory, there is a sufficient crime level in Palermo. Therefore, it is worth observed at least elementary precautions, that is, not carrying large amounts of money with you, do not leave valuable things and bags with documents unattended. If you came to the bar, then do not put the phone or wallet on the table, better keep it in your hands or in a bag. Fucking small thieves in the markets that they want to climb into your bag. In addition, carefully recount and follow the weight of the products, because cunning sellers of markets can be deceived.