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…

Palermo is best known for the wonderful sunny days tourists almost always find there. Still, it's not unusual to have as much as a whole week of rain in Palermo during the winter or spring. What can you do in Palermo when it rains…

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…