We awoke to another beautiful day in Palermo.  Not wanting to waste a second of it, after a quick breakfast, we headed back out into the streets. Walking up Via Vittorio Emanuele, we passed a large palazzo that houses the Archivio Storico Diocesano di Palermo, or the Diocesan Historical Archive of Palermo. The Porta Nuova…

We took our time exploring the Oratorio del Santissimo Rosario in Santa Cita.  We were the only two people in the place, and so, we were able to spend as much time as we wanted, taking in the ornate stucco decorations. At the far end of the oratory, there is another room, a sort of…

After our delicious lunch, all of it grilled by the gentleman pictured standing by the smoking grill above, we continued on our way. On the same piazza, Al Tentacolo was another inexpensive place to grab some food and drinks, but they only served fish and seafood.  We would eat there the following day. Our next…

The Cassa di Risparmio can be found along one side of Piazza del Monte di Pietà, and dates from 1861. The restaurant Zaytuna, on Via Judica, specializes in Tunisian food. A little further down the street, we passed another restaurant where I had eaten before, during my last trip to Palermo.  It was wonderful at…