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Palermo (Palermu in Sicilian) is a city with 860,000 inhabitants in the province of the same name in Italy, the capital of Sicily. Palermo, the main administrative town of Sicily, is situated at the foot of Mount Pellegrino.
Palermo was founded by the Phoenicians 2,700 years ago. It became part of the Roman Republic and then the Byzantine Empire for 1,000 years. For a brief period was led by Arabs for the first time since becoming the capital of the emirate. In the twelfth century and the thirteenth century, became the first major cultural center and meeting point of cultures of Arabic, Jewish and Christian. Decade Under the reign of the House of Anjou, is then controlled by the Spanish (XVI century) and the Bourbons of Naples. Participant moves in 1820 and 1848, the city was liberated by Garibaldi and was part (since 1860) of the newly created Italian state.
Today, Palermo is a modern city with a pace of life and many interesting things, especially old monuments and buildings, all in a powerful blend of traditional Arabic and even north.
The high number of XI and XII century buildings, the height of medieval Sicily, with their strange architecture, Palermo is an interesting city. But outside the cultural objectives and you will find shops, markets, restaurants and traditional pubs, some hotels for all tastes.
Palermo | Palermo (Palermu in Sicilian) is a city with 860,000 inhabitants in the province of the same name in Italy, the capital of Sicily. Palermo, the main administrative town of Sicily, is situated at the foot of Mount Pellegrino
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