Palermo has just been named Italy's new Capital of Culture. Photo: Massimo Frasson/Flickr Palermo is Italy's Capital of Culture for 2018, and there are plenty of reasons to visit the Sicilian city.

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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The Mafia may — thankfully — no longer be in control, but Sicily's seductive capital is still obsessed with death. Whether it's the corpses in the catacombs, or the torture cells of the Inquisition, ...

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