One of the most fascinating cities in Italy, with a thousand-years-old history, a historic center rich with churches and palaces, and a cuisine and street food scene to remember, Palermo makes for a perfect weekend break, easily reached by air from mainland Italy and Europe. Here are five things you should see and do when visiting Palermo.

Start at Quattro Canti. The so-called ‘Quattro Canti’ represents the heart of Palermo. It is a Baroque square, laid out by the Viceroys between 1608-1620 at the crossing of the city’s two main streets: Via Maqueda and Corso Vittorio Emanuele. They divide the city into the four neighborhoods of Palazzo Reale, Monte di Pietà, Castellamare and Tribunali.