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It all starts in palermo
Cathedral of Palermo
Vucciria Market Church Near Our Hotel Palermo Building
Because we arrived early, we spent extra time wandering around Palermo. Our hotel was close to the Vucciria Market and the church pictured above. As we walked by we noticed they were setting up lacy white decorations outside the church. Obviously for a special occasion. They are lit up at night and are quite pretty. We saw this this type of decoration elsewhere in Sicily and I found this illustration online, which shows how they look at night. We also went on a walking tour with a local guide on the first official day of the tour and saw many places we hadn't discovered on our own, including the building on the right.
Other Palermo highlights included a group dinner on the first night of the tour, and a tour of a of the palazzo of the Conte and Contessa Federico led by the very charming Contessa. We also took a short bus ride with our city guide to see Monreale Cathedral located in the town of Monreale, which has beautiful gold and marble mosaics. There is a detailed description in Rick's Sicily guidebook. More Palermo photos are in the section on Cities and Towns and Scenic Vistas.
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Other Palermo highlights included a group dinner on the first night of the tour, and a tour of a of the palazzo of the Conte and Contessa Federico led by the very charming Contessa. We also took a short bus ride with our city guide to see Monreale Cathedral located in the town of Monreale, which has beautiful gold and marble mosaics. There is a detailed description in Rick's Sicily guidebook. More Palermo photos are in the section on Cities and Towns and Scenic Vistas.
TO GO TO THE NEXT SECTION, CLICK ON "MENU" IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER. WORDS IN BOLD PURPLE ARE LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES.