Original sentence: The area attracts significant amounts of tourists each year and is known for its colourful fruit, vegetable and fish market at the heart of Palermo known as the Vucciria.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.The metropolitan area of Palermo is the fifth most populated in Italy with around 1.2 million people
Edited sentence: The area attracts significant amounts of tourists each year and is widely known for its colourful fruit, vegetable and fish market at the heart of Palermo known as the Vucciria.The city is noted for its rich history, culture, architecture and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence; it is over 2,700 years old.The metropolitan area of Palermo is the fifth most populated in Italy and in the top eighty largest in Europe with around 1.2 million people