B&B Z.C.

Palermitani

by Superhans

Please dont take the following as orders or snobery there just tips that may or may not help you.....

Dressing smart, yet casual is very important. You wont find people wearing sports clothes, generally men tend to wear dark shoes, Dark trouser and Polo shirts.

Palermitans act proper in public, remember your on show and being drunk, loud or swearing wont go down to well at all.

Cappucino is a breakfast drink and if you want to avoid looking llike a tourist dont order a cauppucino after 10.30. But if like me you just like cappucino then ordering one mid day is not the end of the world and its of course still available. My friend recently made the rather simple mistake in Roma of asking for a Latte, of course he was brought a glass of milk. Just remember to ask for cafe latte, to be sure of getting the drink you are after.

If your bringing children, dont be worried if strangers come and pat your child on the head or the like, children appear to be held up very high in Sicily.

Hope any of them help.
Superhans

There are so many rstaurants...

by Bgem

There are so many rstaurants to choose from in Palermo, but I must say that the food is good wherever you so, so it is all a matter of your personal taste.
Sicilian food, is wlel known all over the world not only for the spices but the unique taste and quality. You are faced with a variety of choices, sometimes I jsut settle for the 'Food of the House' being served because it is the best treat of the day.

Some restaurants also offer a course meal with various dishes which is best if you are up to a it.

San Giovanni Degli Eremiti, a...

by ucbwalker

San Giovanni Degli Eremiti, a cherry-domed Norman church adjoined by ruined cloister grounds. The interior of the church is very small and spare, decorated only with this damaged fresco. The real draw is the atmospheric ruins of the cloister.

Coveted by many, Tamed by none

by mikey_e

"My first taste of the Mezzogiorno"

I arrived in Palermo June 21, 2005 after the most harrowing journey. I left Toronto at 9:30AM and arrived at Heathrow at 9PM. I then transferred to Stansted where I spent the night and left for Palermo the next morning at 6AM. I arrived after 10AM, haggard and confused, with nowhere to stay. Naturally, Palermo seemed overwhelming and intimidating. A few hours, however, were all that I needed to be convinced of the beauty and character of this city coveted by Punics, Greeks, Romans, Arabs, Normans, Spaniards, Nazis and the Allies. Its winding and narrow streets only heightened the sense of overcrowding, while the numerous colourful and lively fruit markets gave vent to the tremedous life and vitality of the city. Everyone right down to the little girl serenading passers-by from her balcony across from my own seemed to scream the Sicilian stereotype.

"History beyond all imagination"

Although I was exhausted from the trip in, I still took a few hours on the afternoon I arrived to see the Archeological Museum of Palermo. The museum contained artefacts from the entire island, attesting to the mix of cultures that has produced Sicily's and Palermo's unique culture. The remains of Greeks, Phoenicians, Romans, Arabs and Normans are everywhere, and one of the hardest decisions to make is how to divide your time - should you start chronologically or go by neighbourhood. Any way you do it, a tour of Palermo is certain to surprise and delight you with treasures left by the various marauding peoples of the Mediterranean.