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  • Palermo is the capital of the autonomous region of Sicily and the province of Palermo.. It is located on a bay of the Tyrrhenian Sea.. <9> The bay is bounded by Monte Pellegrino and Monte Catalfano.. <9> The city is home to about 660,000 inhabitants, is the largest city of the populous island of Sicily and its political and cultural center.. <9> The level between the mountains is called the Italian Conca d´oro (´Golden Shell´), probably because of the orange groves that surrounded Palermo at the time of Arab rule.. <9> <9> <994/1626873> <994/1628126> <994/1218196> <9> <9> <993> Historical: <9> <9> * The city was founded by the Phoenicians 8th century.. v.. Under the name ZIZ (Punic, the name flower) Today´s name is based on the Greek Palermos (Panhormos = Ganzhafen) <9> * in the period 408-391 BC.. Repeated defense against the Greeks by the Carthaginians <9> * 275 BC. King Pyrrhus of Epirus, <9> * 264 - 241 BC. During the Punic Wars Roman Conquest 254 <9> * multiple conquest by the Vandals and annexation 535 to Ostrom <9> * 831 Palermo became the capital of the Emirs of Sicily and became a thriving economic center under Islamic rule with an estimated 120. 000 inhabitants.. <9> The Muslim Emir Muhammad b.. Abdallah b.. Aghlab, who dominated Sicily from Palermo from 832 to 851, used his base in Palermo as the starting point for incessant looting.. <9> * 1072 Conquest by the Normans under Roger I. Palermo.. <9> * 1130 Palermo becomes capital of the Kingdom of Sicily <9> * under Norman rule many famous buildings on the island emerge, eg Norman Palace and Palermo Cathedral <9> * 1194 Replacement of the Normans by the Staufer, Frederick II. Foundation of the Sicilian Dichterschule <9> * 1282 so-called Sicilian Vespers.. An uprising caused by growing poverty and misery of the population, after Charles of Anjou moved his residence and capital to Naples during his reign, and Palermo in the meaninglessness.. <9> The reign of Charles ended with the revolution, the bloody uprisings cost the lives of thousands of French.. <9> * In the following centuries Palermo gets under changing occupation and loses its importance. <9> * 1860 Garibaldi moves into Palermo <9> * 1861 Integration into the Kingdom of Italy <9> * 2. World War severely damaged, establishment of social settlements to make room for the heavy influx of rural people.. <9> Neglecting valuable old buildings, no renovation, but cheap social blocks.. In addition, Palermo suffers under the hard hand of the mafia and is the scene of two bloody mafia wars.. <9> Palermo claims to be one of the most violent cities in Europe, where on average every 3 days a mafia kingdom occurred.. <9> <9> <994/1628128> <994/1636234> <994/1628131> <9> <9> <993> In the 1980s, prosecutors Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino fought against it.. In 1992, both were killed near Palermo by the Mafia.. Only under the ´Antimafia´ mayor Leoluca Orlando (1985-2000) flourished public, economic and cultural life, also by the support of Orlando by politicians, artists and not least the population of the city, again.. <9> <9> Crime sank and today Palermo is no longer among the top 15 Italian cities in crime statistics.. <9> <9> <993> This Mayor also initiated major refurbishment measures, including the reopening of the Teatro Massimo in 1997, one of Europe´s largest opera houses.. <9> <9> <993> Palermo today lives on <9> * Tourism and Services <9> * Industrial companies in the chemical, vehicle and shipbuilding, metal and textile industries.. <9> * Citrus & Vegetable Growing <9> <9> <993> What else the city has to offer <9> <9> * Palermo has one of the largest colleges in Italy.. Foundation of the university in 1806 with a total of 12 faculties, including technology, theology, music, art, commerce, languages, literature.. <9> * important point of the airport, Punta Raisi as well as the railway station, whose main lines connect Palermo with Taaromina, the north coast and Agrigento.. <9> * the port connects the island via ferries to Genoa, Civitavecchia and Naples.. There are also boat connections to Tunis, Cagliari, Ustica, Malta and seasonal along the northern coast of Sicily to Cefalù and the Aeolian Islands.. <9> It is also popular with crusaders and is an industrial port <9>. Palermo street market <9> Palermo has several markets that stretch across the streets and alleyways of the old town.. The most famous and largest food market is the Mercato della Vucciria (short La Vucciria).. It was originally the market for butchers, later the stands of fishermen, then farmers.. <9> <9> <993> The Mercato Ballarò is predominantly a fruit and vegetable market, while Mercato del Capo offers fresh food as well as clothing.. In addition, there is the night market Il Borgo, but rather as a street festival than a market to see and is famous for its liveliness.. <9> <9> The Ponte dell´Ammiraglio is a medieval bridge that originally spanned Oreto, but is now 100 meters away from the river.. <9> <9> <993> Sights <9> <9> * Palermo Cathedral, Corso Vittorio Emanuele <9> * San Giovanni dei Lebbrosi Church, Via Salvatore Cappello 9, built 1071 <9> * Church of San Giovanni degli Eremiti , Via dei Benedettini 16, built in 1130 <9> * La Martorana (Santa Maria dell´Ammiraglio), Piazza Bellini, built from 1143, is the concathedral of the Italo-Greek church in Sicily.. <9> * San Cataldo, and La Magione (SS Trinità) Piazza Bellini 1, are among the last churches in Sicily in the Arab-Norman style.. <9> <9> <993> Gothic churches: <9> * Santo Spirito, Corso Camillo Finocchiaro Aprile 235, 12th c.. <9> * Sant Agostino, Via Sant´Agostino, 13th century. <9> * San Franceso d´Assisi, Via del Parlamento 32, 13th cent.. <9> <9> * Cultural center in the former church of Santa Maria dello Spasimo, Via dello Spasimo <9> * Municipal library in the former Jesuit house of the oldest Sicilian Jesuit church, Chiesa del Gesù, Piazza Casa Professa 1 <9> <9> * Church of Santa Caterina, Piazza Pretoria with a late-Renaissance facade <9> * San Giuseppe dei Teatini church, Corso Vittorio Emanuele, built from 1612 to 1645, magnificent baroque palace facade <9> <9> * Capuchin crypt under a Capuchin monastery, Piazza Cappuccini around 1200 mummies.. <9> * Norman Palace, Piazza del Parlamento, today seat of the Sicilian Parliament <9> * Porta Nuova on the site of a former city gate, Via Vittorio Emanuele 469-471 <9> Palazzo Chiaramonte, Piazza Marina, 14th cent.. was king seat, seat of the Inquisition and court.. <9> * Palazzo Scalafani, 1330, Gothic with Arabic and Norman influences, converted to a hospital in 1435, south of the cathedral <9> * Palazzo Abatellis, Via Alloro, formerly a monastery, now a regional gallery.. <9> Palazzo Pretorio (or Palazzo Senatorio) in Piazza Pretoria is the Palermo Town Hall.. <9> <9> <9> <9> <994/1644838> <994/1626818> <994/1644853> <9> <9> <993> Places <9> <9> * Quattro Canti is the central square the old Town.. The Baroque palaces at the four corners of the square have concave curved facades.. They are decorated with fountains and statues representing the four seasons, the Spanish kings of Palermo and the patron saints of the old quarters.. <9> * Piazza Pretoria with Fontana Pretoria (Fountain) <9> * Piazza della Rivoluzione, here began in 1848 the rebellion against the Bourbons recalls that at this point in 1848 the rebellion against the Bourbons began.. Fontana del Genio in the middle of the square is one of the city´s landmarks.. <9> * Piazza Ruggero Settimo, in front of the Teatro Politeama, forms one of the centers of urban life.. <9> * Piazza Marina is located on the edge of the historic Kalsa district, surrounded by 15 (!) Palaces and is home to Giardino Garibaldi: <9> <9> <993> Museums and Galleries <9> <9> * Galleria d´Arte Moderna, Via Incoronazione 2-4 <9> * Regional Archaeological Museum, Piazza Olivella 24 <9> * Regional Gallery at Palazzo Arbatelli, Via Alloro <9> * Diocesan Museum (Museo Diocesano) at the Archbishop´s Palace, Via Matteo Bonello 2 < 9> * Ethnographic Museum (Museo Etnografico), Viale Duca degli Abruzzi, documents more than 4000 exhibits of Sicilian folk art and traditions.. <9> * The Geological-Paleontological Museum (Gemmellaro Museum), Corso Tukory No. 131 <9> <9> <993> Theater <9> <Teatro Massimo, Piazza Verdi, Italy´s largest opera stage, 3200 audience < 9> * Teatro Politeama, Via Emerico Amari 10, Neoclassic Theater Building <9> <9> <9> <9> <993> Parks <9> <9> * Giardino Garibaldi, Piazza Marina, small park with the largest fig trees in Europe < 9> * Parco della Favorita at the foot of Monte Pellegrino, built in 1798 by King Ferdinand III.. was created.. Public park with tennis and football fields and a racecourse.. <9> * Botanical Garden, Via Lincoln, 2 with more than 12,000 plant species <9> * Garden of Villa Giulia with sundial, Via Abramo Lincoln 17, east of the botanical garden towards the sea / harbor <9> * Parco d´Orleans, Piazza Indipendenza southwest of the Norman Palace <9> <9> <9> <993> Surroundings <9> <9> * Marina with Monte Pellegrino <9> * Monreale Cathedral, about 8km southwest of Palermo <9> * Monte Pellegrino with sanctuary of the Saint Jean.. Rosalia, former fishing village Mondello, today summer resort wealthy Palermitans <9> * Baroque villas of Bagheria <9> * Archaeological sites of Solunto <9> <9> <994/1644851> <994/1644858> <994/1644856>

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Motorhome place Giotto

SP ()90145 Palermo Italy
Pay for use site 20 Euro
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open Januar until Dezember

Motorhome place Mondello

SP ()90151 Palermo Italy
Pay for use site 21 Euro
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open 1.Januar until 31.Dezember

Motorhome place Idea Vacanze

SP ()90142 Palermo Sicily Italy
Pay for use site 18 Euro
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open Januar until Dezember

Motorhome place GreencarPalermo

SP ()90100 Palermo Sicily Italy
Pay for use site 25 until 30 Euro
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open Januar until Dezember

Motorhome place Parkplatz für Wohnmobile und PKWs

P ()90149 Palermo Italy
without charge
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Motorhome place Wohnmobilparkplatz Palermo

PN ()90121 Palermo Italy
without charge
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open Januar until Dezember

Motorhome place Wohnmobilparkplatz Palermo

Wi ()90147 Palermo Italy
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Motorhome place Palermo

SP ()90145 Palermo Sicily Italy
Pay for use site 15 Euro
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open Januar until Dezember

Motorhome place Wohnmobilparkplatz am Porticcolo di bandita

Wi ()90121 Palermo Sicily Italy
without charge
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open Januar until Dezember

Motorhome place Parkplatz beim Normannenpalast

P ()90134 Palermo Italy
without charge
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Motorhome place Parkplatz für Wohnmobile und PKWs

P ()90128 Palermo Italy
without charge
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open Januar until Dezember

Motorhome place

SP ()90124 Palermo Italy
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open 1.Januar until 31.Dezember

Motorhome place Saiwash

SP ()90129 Palermo Italy
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Selected parking spaces

| general parking lot
Parkplatz Monreale
italien 90046 Monreale Via Biagio Giordano
Small parking lot, where there are always a few mobile homes right next to the Carabinieri station, not very quiet, but a good starting point to walk about 600m to the cathedral and the wonderful monastery garden, which are well worth seeing.
| Parking suitable for campers over 5 m
Parkplatz beim Normannenpalast
italien 90134 Palermo Piazza del Parlamento
Parking to visit Donnafugata Castle right next to a restaurant
| Picnic parking area
Picknickplatz
italien Palermo
Nice for a day stop, but also suitable for overnight stays
| general parking lot
P am Stadion
italien Palermo
Ideal as an alternative to expensive parking space
| Parking suitable for campers over 5 m
Parkplatz für Wohnmobile und PKWs
italien 90149 Palermo Via Agostino Barbarigo
Parking lot on Addaura´s rocky beach. /

Selected sights

| Museum General
Museo Etnografico Siciliano Giuseppe Pitrè
Italien 90146 Palermo Viale Duca degli Abruzzi
The folklore museum in Palermo is the largest of its kind in Sicily. It was built in 1909 by the Palermo-born ethnographer Giuseppe Pitrè.
Mainly:
old handicraft tools, ceramics, traditional co. . . FURTHER . . .
| Castle
Normannischer Palast
Italien Palermo Piazza del Parlamento
The Norman Royal Palace in Palermo, Palazzo dei Normanni, is one of the most famous buildings in the Sicilian capital, built on ´the cradle of Palermo´, a hill that marked the highest point of the med. . . FURTHER . . .
| Kathedrale
Duomo di Monreale
italien 90046 Palermo Piazza Vittorio Emanuele
The Duomo di Monreale in Palermo was commissioned by the Norman king William II in 1172 and is arguably the most beautiful interior in Sicily.
The building combines Romanesque structures with Arab. . . FURTHER . . .
| church
Kathedrale Maria Santissima Assunta
Italien 90134 Palermo Via Vittorio Emanuele, 480
Cathedral of the Archdiocese of Palermo of the Roman Catholic Church in the Church Region of Sicily, near the Norman Palace. Built in 1184/1185 in the Norman-Arab style, many modifications over time. . . . FURTHER . . .
| Fountain
Fontana della Vergogna
Italien 90133 Palermo Piazza Pretoria
The Fontana della Vergogna, also Fontana Pretoria, is a fountain made up of three pools connected by stairs and a fountain column.
The name Vergogna means shame, which is related to the mostly nud. . . FURTHER . . .

Selected service points

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gemauerter Brunnen
italien 90142 Palermo
The fountain is in the middle of the square with parking
| Motorhome service
Wohnmobilservice
Italien 90129 Palermo Largo Pisani 7
Service point for Truma devices
| AmazonHub
Amazon-Hub - Rocco
italien 90143 Quartiere Matteotti
| AmazonHub
Amazon-Hub - Alderio
italien 90144 Quartiere Matteotti
| Charging station
Elektro-Ladstation
italien 90135 Palermo
| Charging station
McDonald
italien 90100 Ciaculli
| Laundromat
Star Wash Partanna
italien 90151 Palermo Via Doride
| Motorhome service
Idea Vacanze
Italien 90143 Palermo Via Imperatore Federico 116

Selected gastronomy

| restaurant
Rosso di Sera
Italien 90147 Palermo Piazza Marina a Sferracavallo 1-3
Actually, a cozy nice restaurant! but if you listen to the boss´ recommendation, the bill could be a little higher than you think.
Da, very moderate prices are indicated on the Pisekarte. We will not visit this restaurant again
| Cafe
Cafe
italien 90046 PA Via Venero
Antica Pasticceria Modica - Bar
Via Venero 18
90046 Monreale PA
T:: 39 091 640 5449
| restaurant
Da Peppino Srl
italien 90151 Palermo Via Torre di Mondello 36
Regional cuisine very good - Semper pesce buono

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General Pois

| Other
Fulvio Rocca
italien 90128 Palermo Corso Pisani 7
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| station
Bahnhof
Isola delle femmini railway station.
Great connection to Palermo.
Train runs from 6.20 a.m. to 10.2 p.m. in 20 min. to max. 1 hour intervals.
As of 2014.
| Cemetery
Friedhof
Cimitero di Santa Maria dei Rotoli
Lungomare C. Colombo Palermo,
T: 39 091 740 1111
| church
Chiesa di Sant´Ignazio All´Olivella - Katholische Kirche
italien 90133 Palermo Piazza Olivella 1
Church of Sant´Ignazio All´Olivella - Catholic Church
T: 39 091 586867
| Delicatessen
Perna Giovan Battista - Delikatessengeschäft
italien 90046 Monreale Via Archimede 3
Perna Giovan Battista - Delicatessen
T: 39 091 640 7834