Sicilian Iconography

Palermo, como todas las antiquísimas ciudades italianas, arrastra el peso de una historia que a veces se materializa en fantásticas joyas escondidas. Hace unos días asistí a un Simposio de Cartas de Juego Antiguas en la Biblioteca Francescana, y ésta resultó ser uno de esos tesoros escondidos.

As all the ancient Italian towns, Palermo carries the burden of a hisitory that sometimes produces awesome hidden jewels. One of this treasures is the Franciscan Library, the Biblioteca Francescana.

_MG_0818-EditarChurches are also an endless source of Christian iconography. Here lies a Santa Dorotea, like a queen in love, in the Chiesa dell’Assunta, via Maqueda.

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The remains of the procession

Yes, you can buy anything in Palermo, even a suffering Christ from a Easter procession.

A pair of glasses

Sunday morning, flea market at Piazza Marina.

A room with a view

In Palermo, piazza Marina hosts a Sunday flea market very active. And that was my breakfast -the tea, not the wine.