Palermo is Sicily's cultural, economic and touristic capital. It is a city rich in history, culture, art, music and food. Numerous tourists are attracted to the city for its good mediterranean weather, its renowned gastronomy and restaurants, its Romanesque, Gothic and Baroque churches, palaces and buildings, and its nightlife and music.The city was founded in 734 BC by the Phoenicians as. Palermo then became a possession of Carthage, before becoming part of the Roman Republic, the Roman Empire and eventually part of the ByzantineEmpire, for over a thousand years. (Text from Wikipedia)
