Located in an old palazzo overlooking the sea, Palermo’s Kursaal Kalhesa is a great place to hang out in the evenings. It’s an eclectic fusion of wine bar, restaurant, concert venue and bookshop, with an open-air terrace in the su…

The Mondello or Altavilla Milicia beaches are easy choices, but where do the people from Palermo go (and tourists usually don’t)?LE PIATTAFORME ALL’ADDAURA (THE PLATFORMS AT ADDAURA) You can get to Mondello through Favorita Park b…

Sicilians can spend hours discussing food, debating the sweetness of a tomato or the best way to fillet a sardine. So head to Palermo’s Vucciria market, the concentration of this most important ingredient of local life. Among the…