Welcome to Palermo
Palermo is Sicily’s melting pot, an intoxicating blend of cultures clashing, conforming, and ultimately coming together over the millennia to form a city that seems worlds way from mainland Italy. Its spectacular mix of Norman, Moorish, and baroque architecture sits cheek-to-jowl with bazaar-like street markets teeming with Palermitani who speak the Arabic-influenced local dialect and hawk dishes rooted in northern Africa. Knock-out Byzantine mosaics in the Royal Palace and Cathedral are the city’s pride and joy, but visitors also come to experience the vibrant food scene and colorful nightlife.