Palermo

Palermo is a city of contrasts and contradictions! It can seem quite calm and usual city from the first sight but then you'll realise that your first impressions were mistaken. It's a very vivid and bright city inside and you'll definitely feel this passionate spirit of Sicily if you visit exactly this place of Italy.

Here you can become an evident of Oriental and Western cultures crossing. There are so many places of interests that were created by Arabic, Byzantine and Norman masters. A lot of them were refreshed in times of Baroque and Renaissance.

Castello della Zisa castle is considered to be the best architectural building of Oriental style in Europe. You should definitely visit it and see all its arabic frescos and mosaics. Another sight which is worth of seeing is the Palace of the Normans. This fantastic architectural monument of the 9th century attracts a lot of tourists every year. Do not miss a chance to visit one of the most ancient markets in Europe, Ballaro Market is more than 1000 years old! And of course go to one of the biggest European opera houses, Teatro Massimo will certainly impress you.

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	Turin (Torino) If you decide to spend your vacation in Turin you'll find a lot of places for enterntainment. Number of art galleries, churches, restaurants, parks, gardens, theatres, libraries, museums and palaces will attract you and hold your interest. Turin has many places to astonish any tourist as its history is so rich and various.

	Catania Catania is a city on the east coast of Sicily. It was founded by Greeks as a colony in ancient times and nowadays it is the second-largest city in Sicily and the tenth in Italy.

	Lombardy Do you want to feel a spirit of energy and activity, to smell an ancientry and modernity in the air, to visit a real fairy tale somewhere on the bank of the Po river in the Alp mountains? Magnificent Lombardy is the very place that will give you all these impressions and present unbelievable feelings about your vacation!

	Emilia-Romagna Emilia-Romagna is a dreamy province on the North of Italy. It's a wonderful cultural and touristic centre situated in the valley of Apennine Mountains. Being one of the richest regions in Europe Emilia-Romagna attracts many tourists every year.