I don’t want to be a Debbie Downer but I thought Palermo was a bit of a shit hole. It was dirty, unfriendly, fuck all to see and do (apart from the opera house) and felt a bit edgy off the main streets. We booked to stay for 3 nights and sacked it off and moved on to Marsala a day early.
There’s a little town on the coast not far from Palermo called Scopello and it’s one the most beautiful places I’ve been to. It’s like heaven on earth. Sitting out in the main square with a bottle of ice cold white wine on a Saturday evening and it was like being in a mafia film. Everyone beautifully dressed kids playing out, live music played outside and views of a glorious coast. Well worth a visit.