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The inner courtyard of the Museum
Via dei Sepolcri
Tempio di apollo, siracusa
colorsShop locally - try the daily market
The market in Ortigyia is located in 3 side streets on the eastern side of the island and near to Apollo's temple. It's a daily weekday market which closes around midday.
We were not disappointed by our regular visits to the market in Ortigyia. You'll not find any meat for sale but the fish is wonderful; very varied and undoubtedly fresh. Other stalls were selling fresh vegetables and fruit in season (I wouldn't recommend the prickly pears - they're very pippy but the huge oyster mushrooms were fantastic). There was one busy trailer selling a wide variety of cheeses and sausages. A few other stalls selling hats, scarves, leather goods, second hand books and somewhat tacky cheap imported goods were nowhere near as popular as the food stalls.
For local colour the market stalls are hard to beat. Fish and fruit/vegetable stalls provide good photographic material in a mouthwatering sort of way. And for the real thing, one trader was selling grilled peppers, baked onions and roasted artichokes all warm and straight out of the hot charcoal - the peppers were delicious. Because it was leading up to New Year many people were buying their steaks of swordfish - perhaps a special treat to welcome in the New Year?
If you're in self catering accommodation you'll surely want to try out some of the market produce - you're unlikely to be disappointed.
