Events, sun and markets for Palermo, the capital of culture in 2018
The mild climate, the artistic heritage and the eno-gastronomic richness were not enough. Now there is one more reason to visit Palermo. The Sicilian capital, a crossroads of peoples and cultures such as Norman, Angevin and Arab, has just been named Capital of Culture 2018.
Palermo wins the challenge with other important cities
Palermo it defeated the competition of cities such as Alghero, Aquileia, Comacchio, Ercolano and Recanati. Looking forward to the major events scheduled for next year, including Manifested, Biennial of Contemporary Art, the Sicilian city is already the scene of redevelopment events and initiatives.
The tourist revival of the city, which has become a very popular destination, is mainly due to the itinerary along the Arab-Norman Palermo and the cathedrals of Cefalù and Monreale, Unesco heritage since 2015.
In Palermo the largest opera house in Italy and one of the largest in Europe
Il Massimo Vittorio Emanuele Theater of Palermo is the largest opera house of Italy. It is one of the largest in Europe. Third in architectural order of magnitude after the Opèra National in Paris and the Staatsoper in Vienna.
The real theater is surrounded by staterooms, halls, galleries and monumental stairways. They form an architectural complex of grandiose proportions.
An architectural complex in neoclassical style, with a perfect compositional symmetry of the elements and decorations. The Teatro Massimo is famous above all for its perfect acoustics.
It stands on the remains of the Church of the Stigmata and the Monastery of San Giuliano. They were demolished at the end of the 800th century to make room for the grandiose construction.
Il Massimo Opera House it was to become the center of the relational life of the citizens of Palermo. For this reason, great importance was given to the facade: so grandiose as to symbolize the concept of theater-temple.
Outside it is possible to admire the large staircase leading to the entrance pronaos. An entrance with two lions guarding the threshold, in addition to the columns and capitals in Corinthian-Italic style that support the pediment. The following inscription is carved on the pediment of the theater: “Art renews peoples and reveals their life. Vain of scenes the delight where you do not aim to prepare the future “.
Even today it has not been possible to recognize the authorship of this sentence.
Monreale and its wonderful mosaics
Il Monreale Cathedral, an Italian town in the metropolitan city of Palermo, was built in the twelfth century at the behest of the Norman king William II.
It is one of the stages of the Arab-Norman itinerary of Palermo, Cefalù and Monreale, recognized Unesco World Heritage. Also known as Cathedral of Santa Maria Nuova, the Cathedral was crossed over the centuries by architectural influences not only Normans but also Arabs, Angevins, Spaniards and Bourbons.
Tourists are amazed by the majesty of the facade and the preciousness of the interior decorations.
In Palermo: open-air restaurant
In Palermo, eating is synonymous with street food. The arancine traditions, the tasty meat skewers, various fish-based specialties to be tasted in foil can be found in the characteristic markets and in the many rotisseries of the historic center.
To combine business with pleasure, it is advisable to follow art and food itineraries also with vegetarian and vegan variants.
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