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Mondello (Sicilian: Munneḍḍu) is a seaside district of the city of Palermo in the autonomous region of Sicily, in Southern Italy. It lies on a sandy bay delimited by two hills called Mount Gallo (or Rooster ) and Mount Pellegrino (or Pilgrim ), in the northernmost area of the city.
The beachfront area of Mondello until the end of the 19th century was a malaria-afflicted swamp, with a seashore used by fishermen. Drained during the last decade of 1890, much of the area was leased to a Belgian company, Les Tramways de Palerme , who not only established a trolley connecting this suburb to Palermo, but electrified the area ...
The Mondello Beach, one of the main tourist destinations. As Sicily's administrative capital, Palermo is a centre for much of the region's finance, tourism and commerce. The city currently hosts an international airport, [82] and Palermo's economic growth over the years has brought the opening of many new businesses.
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Floridia (Italian pronunciation: [floˈriːdja]; Sicilian: Ciuriḍḍia [3] [çʊˈɾiɖɖja]; from Latin Florae dies "day of Flora" or the adjective floridus "florid") [4] is a town and comune in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily .
Sicily is named after the Sicels, who inhabited the eastern part of the island during the Iron Age. Sicily has a rich and unique culture in arts, music, literature, cuisine, and architecture. Its most prominent landmark is Mount Etna, the tallest active volcano in Europe, and one of the most active in the world, currently 3,357 m (11,014 ft) high
Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalù and Monreale is a series of nine religious and civic structures located on the northern coast of Sicily dating from the era of the Norman Kingdom of Sicily (1130-1194): two palaces, three churches, a cathedral, and a bridge in Palermo, as well as the cathedrals of Cefalù and Monreale.
The common name of the quarter, Kalsa, derives from the district's historic Arabic name, al-Khāliṣa (الخالصة), meaning "the chosen one". [1] The formal name of the quarter, Mandamento Tribunali, meaning "district of courts", derives from the presence of Inquisition courts at the Palazzo Chiaramonte-Steri.