Palermo is Italy’s fifth largest city, with a population of almost 1 million people, and is Sicily’s cultural and economic capital. Palermo is the key gateway into Sicily for many visitors, who arrive into its airport from locations all around Europe and beyond. Travellers and tourists often spend a day or two here before moving on to other places around Sicily, such as the beaches, the ancient city of Siracusa, and Mount Etna, amongst others..