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Bookmark & shareTypical of Italy's south, Palermo is outwardly faded yet seething and sexy.
Palermo is a city of compelling contradictions, difficult to define yet impossible to ignore. One time Arab emirate and seat of a Norman kingdom, it became Europe's grandest 12th-century city. Recently, however, its notoriety has originated more from assassinations, corruption and decrepitude.
Fast Facts
Population
680,000
Currency
Name: Euro
Code: EUR
Symbol: €
Electrical Plugs
220V 50Hz
Languages Spoken
Official: Italian
Time Zones
GMT/UTC +1
Country Dialing Code
+39
Weights & Measures
Metric
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