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MY LAND

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MY LAND

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  1. MY LAND SicilyisanautonomousItalianregionwithspecial status, with capital Palermo. is the largestislandofItalian and Mediterraneancuisine. itsterritoryisdividedinto 9 provinces: Caltanissetta Catania Enna Messina Palermo Ragusa Siracusa and Agrigento Trapani.sifacesnorth on the TyrrhenianSea, on the eastby the IonianSea and the south-westby the MediterraneanSea.

  2. THE CITY OF PALERMO Palermo is the capital of Sicily, Italian is the fifth largest city by population after Naples, Rome, Milan and Turin. It comprises 26 municipalities. The Palermo area was originally a wide plain crossed by many rivers.

  3. The Cathedralof Palermo Is a MetropolitanCathedralof the Assumptionof the Blessed Virgin Mary is the mainCatholicplaceofworship in the city of Palermo and Episcopalianhomonymousarchdiocese. The church was built in 1184 by Archbishop GualtieroOffamilio area of the first basilica. For a short period the church was, subsequently, converted into a mosque, when the Saracens invaded Palermo.

  4. The cathedralof Monreale Builtat the behestofwilliam d AltavillasecondkingofNaples and Sicily. Islocated in the historic center of Monreale lies on the slopesof Mount Caputo. Isrich in Byzantine mosaics. Inside there is the figure of Christ panteocratore.

  5. Fountain Pretoria the fountainrotatesaround a centralbasinsurroundedbyfourbridges and isconstitutedbythreeconcentrictanksfromwhichittakesto start the water game. Withinthisarchitectural building are statuesdepicting the godsof Olympus and the riversof Palermo, Oreto, Papireto, Maredolce and Gabriele

  6. The Palatine Chapel Palatine Chapel, whichislocated in the Royal Palace, is a basilica withthreenavesseparatedbyarches. with the particularityof the dome erected on the shrinetriabsidato

  7. The HistoricalMarkets Markets are famous for the sale of the first fruits which come from the countryside Palermo. The oldest is ballaro, then follow the market Vucciria and Capo. Markets are used to selling fruit, vegetables, vegetables, meat and fish.

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