Palermo is a charming city in the south of Italy, the capital of the autonomous region Sicily. If you go to Palermo by plane, you will certainly be impressed by the amazing view: the blue Mediterranean Sea, lush forests, green vineyards and olive groves, majestic mountains and Europe's greatest natural wonder, Mount Etna will become a great introduction to beautiful Sicily. Palermo, the largest and most cosmopolitan city in Sicily, has a long and eventful history. Arabs, Normans, the French, Spanish and the Byzantines have left their permanent mark on this place. The Arabs contributed a lot to the city's development. They built mosques, luxurious palazzios and beautiful gardens. Under their rule, Palermo enjoyed a period of growth and prosperity. Centuries later, the Normans made Palermo the capital city of Sicily. At this time such symbols of the city as the Cathedral and the Cappella Palatina (Palatine Chapel) were built.
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