Strolling After Dark in Palermo (VIDEO)
Something I love about my work is getting my outdated impressions up-to-date. Europe is always changing — and even on the very first night of our Best of Sicily in 11 Days Tour (http://www.ricksteves.com/tours/italy/sicily), it’s clear that Palermo is a whole new city since my last visit.
Today’s Palermo has demolished my old, fearful, lingering Mafia images. The city is still colorful…yet it feels safe, youthful, trendy. A theme in my travels all across Europe is traffic-free and people-friendly — and Palermo is a great example. In this video, I’m with my guide, Alfio di Mauro, enjoying Palermo’s venerable Four Corners (Quattro Canti).
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This is Day 3 of my A Hundred Days in Europe series. As I lead tours, research my guidebooks, and make new TV shows, I’m reporting on my experiences in Sicily, Naples and the Amalfi Coast, Rome, Portugal, Paris, Ireland, the heart of England, Scotland, Germany’s Black Forest, Alsace, the great cities of Switzerland, and more. I never know exactly what’s next…but it’s always fascinating and inspiring. Thanks for joining me. Follow along at http://www.ricksteves.com/blog.
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Beautiful city
Palermo is beautiful I wish I could live there
Thank you for appreciate our beautiful Palermo !!
Love this atmosphere! Thank you for sharing, Rick! 🤗
glad you finally came back in sicily Rick, and especially in my marvellous home town, Palermo. I'm sure you'll have appreciated our "pane ca meusa" or some "pane e panelle" ;-). Ps..right now I'm studying in SIena. Will you be here for the first Palio? Thank you for your videos. They inspire me to travel more and more. Carlo.
The good life.
Awsome… woohoo… woohoo…
wow nice
Get yourself a phone/camera stick. Looking at the snot in your nose is NOT appealing. Love the usual stuff, but the hand held stuff, isn't appealing for this reason. Sorry. 🙁
Rick, PLEASE stop spinning the shot around so fast. Some of us get woozy !😉
Merci Rick! xo
in which one of those shops do the Mafia Bosses meet?
I live in Northern Italy Varese 😊
so nice sir
like it reason safe to walk
nice
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