Palermo Cathedral
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The Cathedral of Palermo
Like most of the big European cathedrals, this one was built over an earlier one, which itself was built an over one… you get the point. The Phoenicians were first here as usual, then the Romans, Byzantines, Arabs, Normans… supposedly much of the current structure dates from 1185. It is both huge and confusing. We… Continue reading
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Short day in Palermo
This was pretty crazy–I love these sorts of experiences, and they don’t come often any more, when we’re always stuck to Google Maps on our phones. Anyway, we had picked a pretty random street, and then a random direction and were walking through Palermo, and by complete surprise this amazing castle-like place opened up in… Continue reading