palermo and messina italy??

Question

can anyone give me some interesting facts on palermo and messina sicily??

Answer 1

Hi. I'm Italian.
Palerm and Messina are situated in Sicily region, in the south of Italy.

Palermo is the regional capital of Sicily, which is the largest and most heavily populated (about 5,000,000) island in the Mediterranean.
The area has been under numerous dominators over the centuries, including Roman, Carthaginian, Byzantine, Greek, Arab, Norman, Swabian and Spanish masters. Due to this past, to the cultural exchange that for millennia has taken place in the area, the city is still an exotic mixtute of many cultures. Many of the monuments still exist giving the city somewhat unique appearance.
The city of Palermo, including the province of Palermo, has around 1,300,000 inhabitants and has about 200 Km of coastline. The old town of Palermo is one of the largest in Europe, full of references to the past.
Palermo reflects the diverse history of the region in that the city contains many masterpieces from different periods, including romanesque, gothic, renaissance and baroque architecture as well as examples of modern art.
The city also hosts it's rich vegetation of palm trees, prickly pears, bananas, lemon trees and so on.

Messina: is situated in the north-east corner of Sicily region.
In Messina there a lot of fascinatinh monuments to visit.
Plz look the web site: http://www.azienturismomessina.it/en/index.html

it's in english...

I hope I gave u enoght information!!

Answer 2

I've been to Palermo and there was a great basilica but we traveled around a lot so I don't remember alot.

Answer 3

Both were liberated by General George Patton's 3rd Army during WWII.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

wondeful places when talking about tradition, view, places, food...horrible horrible horrible places when talking about criminality, mafia, and all that kind of stuff