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Palermo: Where Centuries Collide in Sicily's Capital

The Mediterranean sun casts long shadows across weathered stone facades as the call to prayer mingles with church bells in the warm Sicilian air. Markets overflow with blood oranges and fresh sardines while Baroque palaces stand beside Arab-Norman domes. This collision of cultures, religions, and epochs has been happening for millennia in cities where conquerors came and went, each leaving their mark. In Sicily's capital, these layers of history haven't been preserved under glass – they've been lived in, argued over, rebuilt, and woven into the fabric of daily life.