Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Palermo, Italy

Palermo (Sicilian: Palermu, Greek: Panormus, Πάνορμος) is a historic city in southern Italy, the capital of the autonomous region Sicily and the province of Palermo. The city is noted for its history, culture, architecture and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence; it is over 2,700 years old. Palermo is located in the north-west of the island of Sicily, right by the Gulf of Palermo in the Tyrrhenian Sea.

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The metropolitan area of Palermo is the fifth most populated in Italy with around 1.2 million people. In the central area, the city itself has a population of around 670 thousand people, the inhabitants are known as Palermitans or poetically panormiti, the language spoke by its inhabitants is the Sicilian language.

The religion of Roman Catholicism is highly important in Palermitan culture, the patron saint of the city is Saint Rosalia, her feast day on July 15 is perhaps the biggest social event in the city. The area attracts significant amounts of tourists each year and is known for its colourful fruit, vegetable and fish market at the heart of Palermo known as the Vucciria.

Perfect Place for European and some other tourists from cold countries near them, this should be the place for summer vacation i believe.

paradise it is.

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