Palermo Planning FAQ

All the details you need to plan a trip to Palermo

Tourist info:
Via Dante 52, Palermo
tel. +39-091-740-7793 or 09-740-7788
www.palermotourism.com

Hotels in Palermo
www.booking.com
www.venere.com
www.hostelworld.com

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Related pages

• Sights in Palermo
• Hotels in Palermo
• Restaurants in Palermo
• Palermo homepage
• Sicily homepage

This material was last updated January 2012. All information was accurate at the time.

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