Come ci vedono...

...ecco come un sito turistico inglese presenta Palermo:

"Crowded and chaotic, Sicily’s capital city can be overwhelming for any travellers fresh from their Palermo flight. The streets are filled with cars and mopeds, seemingly driving without regard to any rules of the road; the locals pack the pavements, talking with each other loudly and gesticulating wildly; cafés and restaurants spill out onto the street, waiters weaving between the tables; and the odd tourist wanders bemusedly through the middle of the noise and confusion. Southern Italy is very different to the North: this is the place where life is lived to the full, at full pelt and at full volume.

Despite all this chaos, or maybe because of it, most visitors to Palermo fall in love with the city. It has a stunning location on the west of Sicily, with access to some of the most beautiful beaches in the country, and enjoys warm weather almost year-round. As with most of Italy, the city has a host of museums and galleries and spectacular churches, with architecture that dates back many centuries and has influences from Roman, Arab and Greek civilisations. And many tourists book flights to Palermo for the cuisine. The food here is exquisite: all local produce that grows on the island’s hills or is caught in the sea."

e lo sapete cosa diceva Goethe della Sicilia?

"To have seen Italy without having seen Sicily is to not have seen Italy at all, for Sicily is the clue to everything"