Long weekend in Palermo

If you have two or three full days in Palermo you can think of adding the following things on your explorer agenda:

• Take a half-day trip to Mondello, which is considered one of the most beautiful beaches in Sicily

• Visit the local markets (Capo, Vucciria, delle pagode …) and try some street food there

• Wander around and visit the Cattedrale di Palermo

• Check out the Fontana Pretoria fountain

• Dare yourself at the Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo

• On the way to the Catacombs walk by the Palazzo dei Normanni and have a rest at the park in front of it.

• Visit the port

• Drink a lot of coffee in the morning and wine or aperol spritz in the afternoon

• Eat pizza, pasta, seafood before and after siesta

• Have a local cheese and meat degustation platter at Capocollo

• Try pistacho ice-cream (I’d say all gelatterias are equally good)

• Go for half-day to Cefalu

• Try a cannolo (a filled with ricotta or pistacho cream crispy tube)

• Stroll along the vivid streets in the old city center and enjoy la bella vita