Palermo Flea Market
By Sharon Sanders Our first full day in Palermo started with great time at the Sunday flea market. Mercatino Antiquario di Piazza Marina runs weekly from 7 a.m. to midday. Dozens of vendors surround...
View ArticleFerdinando Scianna Exhibit in Palermo
Ferdinando Scianna: Viaggio, Racconto, Memoria (Travel, Story, Memory) is currently showing at the Modern Art Museum in Palermo. I had never seen Scianna’s work prior to this show. Now, I can’t imagine...
View ArticleMarionette Museum in Palermo
By Walter Sanders At first I balked at paying 5 Euro for a ticket to see what … a marionette museum? But Sharon said, “We have to experience this. UNESCO lists the Sicilian puppet theater on its...
View ArticleDining with the Duchess
Monday lunch might be a ho-um affair in most places but not in Palermo, Sicily, when you’re dining with Nicoletta Polo, Duchess of Palma, in the formal dining room of her 18th Century Palazzo by...
View ArticleDriving in Italy
By Walter Sanders Few things are as exciting … and daunting … as getting behind the wheel and driving in Italy. I’ve been doing it since the early 1970s and have racked up tens of thousands of...
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