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Cefalù Journal Snippets
8 May - In the "centro storico" - historic center - of this little seacoast town east of Palermo, on the north shore of the island of Sicily. The narrow, climbing, maze-like streets remind me of the...
Markets of Palermo
Palermo is renowned for its old street markets, some of which have been in the same spot as early as the 10th century! As far as I know, each one is open every day (except Sunday). Some vendors have...
On the Streets of Palermo
"Contrasts". That word describes Palermo best of all. (Probably in more ways than I've yet discovered.) Contrasts in style, in degree of polish and repair, in level of "refinement". The...
Unpolished Palermo
In short, I love Palermo, and look forward another visit. It offers plenty of dazzling sights to wow any visitor. But it remains "unpolished" (to my eye). It is genuine and without pretense, as were...
“Palermitani” – Citizens of Palermo
Traveling here in Sicily, I've most enjoyed Palermo because of the people I've met, "just plain folks" going about their days. They've been open, expressive, engaging, willing to get into...
Skewered Veal Guts
Veal guts were caught in my teeth. Coming back from a day trip up the hill to Monreale, I got off the bus at Piazza Indipendenza and started walking home to my B&B. Off on a low side road, I saw...