When visiting Palermo we didn't see one recommendation to visit the Palermo Botanical Gardens (Orto Botanico di Palermo).  However, we spotted it on Google Maps and we are a sucker for a good botanical garden (as you probably know), so off we trotted!  It was a little bit out of the historical …

ccWhen we visited Palermo last year one of the more unusual places we visited was the Palazzo dei Normanni, also known as the Royal Palace of Palermo.  The real showpiece of the palace is this amazing gold and heavily decorated chapel within it. It was stunning, so detailed and was a lot to take in…