Wandering in Palermo
December 13, 2025
Sicily’s biggest city is a panorama of grandeur, small moments and vibrant color
Sicily’s biggest city is a panorama of grandeur, small moments and vibrant color
Now reduced to use as a parking lot, the Arena Trianon was once a lively entertainment center.
In Palermo, Saint Rosalia is honored each year with a huge triumphal carriage in memory of being saved from Plague
The magnificent chapel is a blend of Palermo’s Norman, Byzantine and Islamic heritages
The Trianon outdoor theater, once one of many in Palermo, is now a parking lot
The most inventive of all the street carts selling fresh juice and granitas
In Palermo, the Bangladesh Barber Shop shares a corner with the comically-named tavern
Impressive steps leading up to a government building in Palermo
One of three built in the 1890s, this kiosk mixes Islamic and coloian styles with maybe a bit of cuckoo clock
Together with Porta Nuova further inland, they mark the limits of the medieval city
Sicily’s biggest city is a panorama of grandeur, small moments and vibrant color
Now reduced to use as a parking lot, the Arena Trianon was once a lively entertainment center.
In Palermo, Saint Rosalia is honored each year with a huge triumphal carriage in memory of being saved from Plague
The magnificent chapel is a blend of Palermo’s Norman, Byzantine and Islamic heritages
The Trianon outdoor theater, once one of many in Palermo, is now a parking lot
The most inventive of all the street carts selling fresh juice and granitas
In Palermo, the Bangladesh Barber Shop shares a corner with the comically-named tavern
One of three built in the 1890s, this kiosk mixes Islamic and coloian styles with maybe a bit of cuckoo
Together with Porta Nuova further inland, they mark the limits of the medieval city