Palazzolo Acreide/ Syracuse Sicily/ Italy - october 04 2019: Two Carabinieri speak and give information to some tourists, on the steps in front of the cathedral of Palazzolo Acreide
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Piazza del Popolo

Southeastern Sicily


The heart of Palazzolo Acreide is Piazza del Popolo, a striking square dominated by the ornate bulk of the 18th-century Chiesa di San Sebastiano and the early-20th-century Palazzo Municipale, Palazzolo's Liberty-inspired town hall.


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