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Take time in Palermo to explore the side streets and in particular the street markets, where you’ll get a close-up look at daily life in the city. We enjoyed a wander through Vucciria market, which runs parallel to via Roma (starting from the Piazza San Domenico). Of course in this port city there were wonderful displays of fresh fish, and the vegetables and fruit also looked fantastic. There are also hardware stalls and others with various essentials, and the overall atmosphere was somewhat middle-eastern, reflecting the city’s very mixed cultural heritage. Directions: The street runs east from the Piazza San Domenico, parallel to via Roma
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A very lively market in the heart of the quarter La Vucciria with stalls selling vegetable, fruit, meat, fish and what have you. We sort of happened to land here on our way back to our car, but couldn't stop to linger around and savour the mediterranean aromas and watch the business of the traders. Leave a Comment
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THE OLD MARKETS
Opening hours: Weekdays from the earl morning to the evening; closed on holidays.
LA VUCCIRIA
In Caracciolo square and neighbours, its name comes from the french word 'boucherie' that means butcher's market, but you can find everything: fresh fish, food stuffs, fruits & vegetables, clothes, etc.
All these things are displayed on stalls or hung in front of the stores giving the atmosfere of arabic suk.
IL CAPO
It develops between Sant'agostino street and Porta Carini; you can find everything like Vucciria market : goods, wearing (even used clothes), useful objets for the house.
BALLARO
It covers the old quarter of Albergheria from Carmine square to Ballarò square. Even here you can find everything you need.
CASA PROFESSA
It is near the omonimous square of Casa Professa. There are new and used clothes, materials and all kind of used things.
I LATTARINI
It is next to Borsa Square, its name cames from the arabic word 'Suk-el-attarin' it means groceries'market but even in this case it is not only for groceries. Today you can find canvas and ropes, wholesales of wool and cotton for embrodery, underwear, socks, handkerchief, military clothes for hiking, leather jackets, rubber boots, military boots, sailor jumpers and knitwear.
MERCATO DELLE PULCI
Flee market. Antiques and local modern objets. Open weekdays from morning until afternoon. Holidays half a day. Leave a Comment
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LA VUCCIRIA
La Vucciria is a Palermo's colourful market . If you leave Piazza Marina with the sea behind you you'll reach Corso Vittorio Emanuele, just before Via Maqueda on the right you should see (hear and smell) the market once immortalised by the painter Renato Guttuso. Here the colours, flavours and voices of Palermo come together in a sensual medley second to none. Stall-holders will try to entice you to buy their wares - from freshly caught fish to luscious vegetables and pungent spices. Food stalls sell an array of sandwiches filled with just about anything you can fry: panelle, chickpea fritters, aubergines, octopus - the list is endless. If you prefer to sit while you're eating try the 'Trattoria Shanghai', which, despite its Chinese name, serves traditional Sicilian food. As you sit supping overlooking the market you'll be forgiven for thinking you're in the middle of Shanghai, or Casablanca or...... Leave a Comment
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Palermo has a rich artisan production. For example the production of artistic ceramics and of sicilian puppets and carts, copper and tin works in VIA CALDERAI, the making of chestnut wood and rush baskets near THE CALA and wrought-iron articles. A visit to the flea market (MERCATO DELLE PULCI), to browse among antique and modern and antique knick-knack, is of great interest. The confectioners offer many delicious cakes with ricotta cream (cannoli, casate etc.) and also cakes made from marzipan, the delicious marzipan fruits called 'frutti di martorana' and around all soul's Day, the socalled 'pupi a cera' these include knights, ladies and other figures made of sugar wich are offered to children during festivities. Leave a Comment
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Vucciria is one of the many old markets we have in Palermo..
Visit it is useful to see the old Palermo. Leave a Comment
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The markets of Palermo definitely have the air of North Africa about them. The 2 main ones are La Vucciria and Mercato di Capo. La Vucciria centred around Piazza San Domenico spreads into the side streets in all directions. Fresh fish, meat, and recently harvested produce like wild fennel, artichokes and blood oranges are in abundance.
Mercato do Capo spreads out from Chiesa Sant.Agostino with clothing stalls, leather goods and, of course, the ever present fish,meat, fruit and vegetables.
It's great to just meandre the streets chomping away on panelle or calzoni.
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La Vucciria is the market that hides in the narrow side streets of Palermo, not far from the railway station. This is where you can buy your fish: wriggling octopus, translucent squid, huge slabs of swordfish. Look, too, for Sicilian fruit, tumbling from the stalls.
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The Vucciria area, incidentally, is said to be quite dangerous. Don't tempt fate like I did and wander around alone snapping your camera. Leave a Comment
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The area around the huge Vucciria street market is exceedingly poor. Many of the buildings were bombed out decades ago and have still not been repaired. Leave a Comment
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