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Culture
Palermo, Sun, Sea and….
On January 31st, 2017 Palermo was elected Italian City of Culture.
Palermo is the county seat of Sicily, island in southern
Italy. It was founded by the Phoenicians between 7 and
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6 century b.C. It’s been a meeting place of cultures:
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Greek, Arab and Latin under King Frederick II.
People 2017”
for the
activation of
The nomination as ”Italian ideas and projects that see
Capital of Culture 2018” is due young people as protagonists,
to its great opening to the necessary for the change, still
world, its wealth of historical, fighting everyday against Mafia.
artistic and cultural sites, Its Baroque appeal touches the
Palermo will receive a million
euros award for promotion and
public investment.
Palermo also enjoys the title of In 2015 the Arab-Norman soul and feelings of its visitors
Palermo route was declared a
“Italian Capital of Young to its magnificent and
“World Heritage Site”. monumental architecture.
by Aurora Galimi, Martina Timodei, Raffaele De Santis, drawings by Paola Francabandiera
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