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  • Stephen and DebbieGrand Tour of Europe - 2023Traveler
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    • Day 81
    • Saturday, July 22, 2023 at 12:01 PM
    • ☀️ 36 °C
    • Altitude: 27 m
    • ItalyPalermo38°7’12” N  13°21’30” E
    Massimo Theatre on Verdi Square - the opera house.
    Palermo has lots of markets and stalls in its streets.Porto Nuovo - the new gate into the city, built 1669.The Norman Palace - built by the Normans in the 1100's after they conquered England in 1066.The Palatine Chapel - built between 1131 and 1140.All the pictures are mosaics, using tiles about 1cm square. Amazing.Palermo Cathedral dates from at least the 800's.Grave of Saint Rosaria - the patron saint of Palermo in the cathedral.

    Palermo

    July 22, 2023 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 36 °C

    We left Taormina and drove across the heart of Sicily through the wheat belt and ancient hilltop Roman fortified towns, including Enna and Calascibetta.

    We arrived at Palermo on the Tyranean Sea for lunch and a two night stay.

    It is the largest city in Sicily with
    over one million people living here.

    We went on a walking tour and saw some of the magnificent buildings that date back to invasions by the Romans, Normans and Moors.

    Our Insight tour of Italy and Sicily ended tonight and we have an extra day to ourselves in Palermo, before flying back to Rome for four nights.
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