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LaKALSA The quarter built during the Muslim domination was the fortified zone where the Emir lived. Today it still has the Arab name (al halisah, the elect one, the pure one). The quarter has recently been rediscovered after years in which it was completely neglected; people are now moving here from the residential but anonymous quarters of the modern part of the city. The quarter is remarkable not only for its history, but also for its restaurants and the “stalls” where you can taste typical Palermo dishes The heart of the quarter is around Piazza Kalsa, but the quarter includes corso Vittorio Emanuele, the Promenade (Foro Italico), via Lincoln.
Via Alloro - It was the main street of the quarter in the Middle Ages. Today some of the elegant palaces have been totally restored, others are under restoration, some are severely damaged; anyway, there is a plan of restoration of the whole area, with public financial support to help the private owners of the palaces. The most important monuments are Palazzo Abatellis, the Church of the Gancia, the Arab church of the Magione, the monumental complex of the Spasimo.
The MAGIONE - the tree-lined avenue of access to the building is flanked with palms; the Romanesque church was founded in the 12th century by Matteo d' Ajello. The interior with nave and two aisles is simple and bare. It is often used for weddings and you will probably see one of these picturesque ceremonies during your stay.
Piazza Rivoluzione (SQUARE OF the REVOLUTION) – It is irregular in shape: in the middle there is a fountain dominated by the so-called Genius of Palermo, symbol of the city; the Genius is elegantly dressed and he nurses a snake, such as other similar statues (Palazzo Pretorio, piazzetta del Garraffo, the fountain in Villa Giulia); the motto of the Genius is Alios nutrit, suos devorat, which probably means that people in Palermo are generous and friendly with foreigners and hostile to their fellow citizens (according to others, it is the personification of the Greek God Kronos that devours his sons). The name of the square comes from the insurrection against the Bourbons in 1848.
PIAZZA MARINA- the square is in the heart of Medieval Palermo: in the middle you can find the Garibaldi Garden with its magnificent Ficus Magnoloides, one of the most impressing and old trees growing in Europe. The square is surrounded by beautiful palaces such as palazzo Galletti, Palazzo Notarbartolo and the so called Palazzo steri (Palazzo Chiaramonte) which name derives from Hosterium, the Latin word for palace. The Fontana del Garraffo overlooks the Cala (cove).
THE VESPRI SICILIANI It all began in the so-called hour of the Vespro of the 31st March 1282, Monday of Passover, on the parvis of the Church of Santo Spirito, in Palermo. They say that day a French soldier offended a young noblewoman. Her husband reacted to the offense and that was the spark that set off the revolt. During the evening and the night that followed, a group of inhabitants of Palermo went “French hunting”. It was a massacre. At dawn, Palermo proclaimed its independence. The uprising immediately spread all over Sicily.
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