Sicily: Palermo with Sarah Murdoch | Rick Steves Travel Talks (VIDEO)
In this travel talk, Rick Steves’ Europe tour guide and co-author Sarah Murdoch takes you on a trip through Palermo — peeling back its layers of history (from Arab to Norman to Spanish), touring its great sights (including the Teatro Massimo, “Fountain of Shame,” and glorious churches including Monreale Cathedral), and sampling its famous street food.
Planning a trip to Sicily? You’ll find lots of free travel information at https://www.ricksteves.com/europe/italy/sicily.
This video is an excerpt from a full-length, one-hour Sicily talk. You can watch the entire talk here: https://youtu.be/sId0ICT9Wfo
Or you can watch the other chapters from this talk:
Trapani & Sicily’s West Coast: https://youtu.be/cATApgNr6aQ
Sicily’s Top Ancient Sights: https://youtu.be/C5JtJCFPHfk
Ragusa & Siracusa: https://youtu.be/bVhMxHzVe_Q
Mount Etna, Taormina & Northeastern Sicily: https://youtu.be/RZ-P27bYDGA
Recorded on March 3, 2018 • Rick Steves’ Europe Travel Center
Written and Presented by Sarah Murdoch
Produced by Cameron Hewitt
Filmed and Edited by Zen Wolfang
Photography by Sarah Murdoch, Cameron Hewitt, Dominic Arizona Bonuccelli, and others
Graphics by Heather Locke and Rhonda Pelikan
© 2018 Rick Steves’ Europe, Inc.
www.ricksteves.com
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Really really enjoyed this. Digestible, evocative and varied information that had personality to how it was told and didn't drag on too long.
Thank you Sarah to explain and show my city there are so many other things to see in Palermo a lot of local sweets(cannoli,cassata,sfincia,gelo di melone,pistacchio di bronte,ecc.),of course the sea is beautiful(Mondello,La Cala,Foro Italico,Riserva dello Zingaro ecc.) and others beautiful things,enjoy Palermo!
..thank you, Sarah