{"id":3708,"date":"2017-10-23T12:48:26","date_gmt":"2017-10-23T10:48:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.palermocityguides.com\/?page_id=3708"},"modified":"2025-12-19T16:48:56","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T15:48:56","slug":"palermo-sun-light","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.palermocityguides.com\/en\/palermo-is-myth-it-is-the-essence-of-the-mediterranean\/palermo-sun-light\/","title":{"rendered":"Shines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong data-start=\"139\" data-end=\"158\">Palermo Shines!<\/strong> Facing east toward the sea, the city welcomes the rising sun. Its rays make the salt crystals on the gulf sparkle and then travel along the <strong data-start=\"299\" data-end=\"310\">Cassaro<\/strong>, the oldest street, glinting on the marble slabs that pave it. 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