Palermo (,
Sicilian:
Palermu, , from ,
Panormos, ,
Balarm;
Phoenician: זִיז,
Ziz) is a city in
Insular Italy, the
capital of both the
autonomous region of
Sicily and the
Province of Palermo. The city is noted for its
history,
culture,
architecture and
gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence; it is over 2,700 years old. Palermo is located in the northwest of the island of Sicily, right by the Gulf of Palermo in the
Tyrrhenian Sea.