Named “the Kingdom of the Sun” by invading Normans in the 12th century, the Sicilian capital of Palermo is one of the sunniest places in Europe, with more than 2,500 hours of sunshine per year.
Part punic, part Phoenician, part Roman, part Arab, the city of Palermo is strong stuff. Snugly spectacular in its bay setting by Sicily’s Monte Pellegrino, it looks, as a garibaldino approaching it ...