![]() ![]() Temperatures in autumn and spring are typically warm. Summers are very long, hot and dry due to the domination of subtropical high pressure system, while winters are mild and changeable, with rainy weather due to the polar front. Palermo experiences a hot-summer subtropical Mediterranean climate ( Köppen climate classification: Csa) with moderate seasonality. Palermo is home to a natural port and offers views to the sea, especially from Monte Pellegrino.Ĭlimate Gulf of Mondello seen from Monte Pellegrino The city is surrounded by a mountain range which is named after the city itself. The basin was named the Conca d'Oro (the Golden Basin) by the Arabs in the 9th century. Palermo lies in a basin, formed by the Papireto, Kemonia and Oreto rivers. The area attracts significant numbers of tourists each year and is widely known for its colourful fruit, vegetable and fish markets at the heart of Palermo, known as Vucciria, Ballarò and Capo. The Patron Saint of Palermo is Santa Rosalia whose Feast Day is celebrated on 15 July. Roman Catholicism is highly important in Palermitan culture. The city is also going through careful redevelopment, preparing to become one of the major cities of the Euro-Mediterranean area. It is the main seat of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalù and Monreale. ![]() įor cultural, artistic and economic reasons, Palermo is one of the largest cities in the Mediterranean and is now among the top tourist destinations in both Italy and Europe. Palermo has an international airport and a significant underground economy. Palermo is the main Sicilian industrial and commercial center: the main industrial sectors include tourism, services, commerce and agriculture. Numerous tourists are attracted to the city for its appealing Mediterranean climate, its renowned gastronomy and restaurants, its Romanesque, Gothic, Baroque and Art Nouveau churches, palaces and buildings, and its nightlife and music. It is a city rich in history, culture, art, music and food. Palermo is Sicily's cultural, economic and tourism capital. The languages spoken by its inhabitants are the Italian language and the Palermitano dialect of the Sicilian language. The inhabitants are known as Palermitani or, poetically, panormiti. In the central area, the city has a population of around 676,000 people. The population of Palermo urban area is estimated by Eurostat to be 855,285, while its metropolitan area is the fifth most populated in Italy with around 1.2 million people. įollowing the Norman conquest, Palermo became the capital of a new kingdom, the Kingdom of Sicily, that lasted from 1130 to 1816. During this time the city was known as Balarm. From 831 to 1072 the city was under Arab rule in the Emirate of Sicily when the city became the capital of Sicily for the first time. As Panormus, the town became part of the Roman Republic and Empire for over a thousand years. Two Greek colonies were established, known collectively as Panormos the Carthaginians used this name on their coins after the 5th century BC. Palermo then became a possession of Carthage. The city was founded in 734 BC by the Phoenicians as Sis ("flower"). Palermo is in the northwest of the island of Sicily, by the Gulf of Palermo in the Tyrrhenian Sea. The city is noted for its history, culture, architecture and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence it is over 2,700 years old. Palermo ( / p ə ˈ l ɛər m oʊ, - ˈ l ɜːr-/ pə- LAIR-moh, - LUR-, Italian: ( listen) Sicilian: Palermu Sicilian pronunciation:, locally also Paliemmu or Palèimmu) is a city in southern Italy, the capital of both the autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo, the city's surrounding metropolitan province. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Palermo. ![]()
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