| Castles, resort and hotels list
in Palermo |
| Historical
Residence, b&b and Apartments |
 Palazzo Maria - Cefalù |
| Located
in the public square of the Duomo, the medieval Palace Maria of Cefalu was probably
construc... |
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| 4 Quarti - Palermo |
| Bed and
Breakfast 4 QUARTI is located in an old palace belonging to a noble sicilian family the
Aron... |
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| Palermo is the capital
of Sicily and the fifth largest city in Italy (660,460 inhabitants, and over a million if
we include the suburbs). In the middle of the Mediterranean sea, Palermo - the cradle of
ancient civilizations - has always been a crossroads of cultures between East and West: a
strategic transit place, a privileged port of call for commerce and trade, a landing-place
for people of various race, language, and religion. Palermo has always enchanted visitors
and foreigners alike with the charm of its location, the mildness of its climate, and the
splendour of its buildings. And for these same reasons it has, over the centuries, been
dominated by a succession of different rulers. Palermo is one of the few cities in the
world that have preserved considerable traces of the culture of their successive
conquerors: from the Romans to the Byzantines, from the Arabs to the Normans, from the
Swabians to the French, from the Spaniards to the Austrians, they have all left
unmistakable marks of their passing; and these are invaluable testimonies, since this
convergence of different styles and shapes, from the North of Europe to Africa, from the
Middle Ages to the Baroque period, has given birth to a variety of absolutely original
artistic, architectural, and decorative creations. Palermo is also characterized by the
fact that, despite its mixture of different cultures, the city has maintained its identity
as a capital city which at all times has succeeded in combining the best of what other
nations could offer with its own people’. |
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