Palermo is Italy's Capital of Culture for 2018, and there are plenty of reasons to visit the Sicilian city. When the city was awarded the 2018 Capital of Culture title, its mayor said "we have all won".

He added that the most important aspect of the city's culture was its "culture of welcome", referring to Palermo's efforts in assisting the thousands of migrants who have arrived at its port over the past few years, and this is the context in which most visitors are likely to have heard about the Sicilian capital.