Few travel moments rival that first encounter with a new city — the instant when its sounds, scents and pulse begin to unfold ...

Palermo is a city with more than 2,700 years of history behind it. From the time of its founding by the Phoenicians to the contemporary times as Italy’s Capital of Culture, Palermo takes pride in its ...

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One thing I enjoy about my work is getting my outdated impressions back up to date. Europe is always changing — and recently I discovered that Sicily’s capital of Palermo has become a whole new city ...

Set on a "glittering" bay against a sweeping mountain backdrop, Palermo is the most "adorable and underrated" city in Italy, says Stanley Stewart in Condé Nast Traveller. For millennia, the Sicilian ...

PALERMO, Sicily — For many travelers, Italy is seen as romantic, mysterious and a bit chaotic, with torpid heat, gorgeously rich colors and irresistible food. In reality, of course, every region has a ...