The first really cold days of 2016 have hit Sicily and the snow is sticking to the mountains that ring Palermo.
Sicily
Archbishop Lorefice took in four Nigerian immigrants
December 30, 2015
Palermo's brand new Archbishop Corrado Lorefice has installed four Nigerian refugees in the bishop's residence, the diocese's incredible palace across from the cathedral on Via Vittorio Emanuele: a young Nigerian woman, and a Nigerian mother of two small children.
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Trending in Palermo: Very Expensive 18th birthday parties
November 24, 2015
Gabriele Dagostino, the videographer, does a really fine job of photographing and editing, telling the story of each party. Whether or not you like the parties themselves is up to you. Every one is entitled to his or her opinion.
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A restored palace in Via Maqueda
July 13, 2015
You cannot tell a book by its cover. From the outside this palace does not look like much. The man who showed me around has a workshop downstairs. He went to school in this building, now a private residence owned by the family who once owned Palermo's soccer team. And a pasta factory.
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Spires
March 15, 2014
Spires of the Palermo cathedral and the archbishop's palace.
A sunny Saturday.