Palermo

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Sabine Beikler (Der Tagesspiegel, Berlin) reports from November 2nd till 26th 2009 in La Repubblica Palermo from the capital of Sicily.

Her Italian colleague Sara Scarafia will be reporting from January 7th till 31st for Tagesspiegel from Berlin.

    Palermo, 10.11.09: Of rubbish piles and Tretminen

    How beautifully Palermo lies in the middle of a bay: La Conca d’Oro – these Italian words for the “golden clam” sound so lyrical to German ears. Palermo – this magnificent old city with its tumbledown palaces, winding, dark lanes, lively marketplaces, bustling streets of shops ... and the piles of rubbish stinking to high heaven. more ...

    Palermo, 23.11.09: Do women find Berlusconi attractive?

    They voted for him and consume his media. What female Italians on the streets of Palermo and a researcher have to say about the sexual attraction of the Italian prime minister. more ...

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