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T I i. l PALERMU Palermo was a welcome sighT laTe in OcTober l952, Tor iT was our TirsT liberTy porT in nearly Two weeks. IT is True ThaT we had previously spenT Three days aT AugusTa in The hearT oT The Sicilian Riviera, buT Tew oT our cr.ew had The opporTuniTy To avail Themselves oT The magniTicenT splendor and nos- Talqic charm oT The ciTy because oT provisioning operaTions, IT was a choice oT Toregoing eiTher much needed Tood supplies, or The rapTurous beauTies oT AugusTa. Wi+h a ThoughT oT our TuTure days aT sea, we gave up AugusTa. Palermo mighT be called The gaTeway To Sicil- ian culTure and hisTory. While she has produced no greaT arTisTs or arT sTyles oT her own, many Tamous arTisTs oT old lTaly visiTed The ciTy To be- sTow Their priceless giTTs oT painTing, sculpTure, and archiTecTure. Palermo played a large parT in World War II, being sTraTegically locaTed aT The wesTern Tip oT Sicily, The island is The largesT, mosT TerTile, and mosT populous oT The lvlediTerranean area. Tri- angular in shape, Sicily is separaTed Trom The mainland oT lTaly by The STraiT oT Messina, More Than Two-Thirds oT lTaly's wine is produced here, a greaT porTion oTThe vineyards being locaTec near Palermo. , 3 Qg . :- fi f i I 1 3 7 l i l ,,,..-eafsas,
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