Palermo Capital of Culture 2018 

Earlier this year, Italy’s Minister for Cultural Heritage and Art announced that Palermo will be Italy’s Capital of Culture for 2018. Along with the title, an award of one million euros has been given to the capital city of Sicily and Italy’s fifth largest city to promote cultural activities and invest in its artistic heritage. If this has yet to give you enough reason to plan your trip to Sicily, perhaps you should read my full article at Dream of Italy, https://dreamofitaly.com/2017/04/30/know-palermo-italian-capital-culture-2018/ – because once you do, I know you’ll be dreaming of Sicily! 

(Pictured: the Cathedral of Palermo). 

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Allison Scola is founder, owner, and curator of Experience Sicily and the Cannoli Crawl. Named one of the experts for the 2019 New York Times Travel Show, Scola writes and lectures on Sicily and leads immersive tours and designs custom itineraries that delight discerning travelers. She has been featured on Rudy Maxa’s World with the Carey’s, America’s #1 Travel Radio Show and as the cannoli expert in the documentary Cannoli, Traditions Around the Table. Scola has lectured about Sicily at University of Pennsylvania, The New School, LIU Post University, Queens College, Westchester Italian Cultural Center, at high schools in the New York City metropolitan area, and at events in New York City.

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