The historical markets of Palermo are something so wonderful and suggestive that cannot be easily described with words. They really are living open air monuments.

By visiting the historical markets of Palermo you can live a kind of summary of what the nature and colourful and cheerful spirit of Palermo are.

You can watch at the vivid and bright colours of the typical stalls of these markets, you can hear the noise of the hawkers selling their products that is the true voice of these markets, you can smell the scent and taste the flavours of the products sold by the hawkers.

In these markets you can buy almost everything, from meat, to vegetables and fish; most of all you can purchase a lot of products typical of Sicilian cooking. What really is amazing is that you can also enjoy yourself just by looking at the typically Arabic bargaining between customers and sellers, to obtain the best price!

One of the most famous historical markets of Palermo is the Vucciria, in the heart of Palermo old town centre. In ancient times this was the market where people could preferably buy good meat at very good prices; nowadays here you can buy almost everything.

Another important historical market of Palermo is the one of Capo. Here the alleys and the little streets of the market are often so crowded with people that sometimes you cannot even move.

The third market of Palermo is Ballarò, where you can mainly find food at very competitive prices. The fourth historical market of Palermo is Borgo Vecchio, near the Politeama theatre but reaching the Port of Palermo. In this market you can find some shops almost always open, even at night.

The historical markets of Palermo are something so wonderful and suggestive that cannot be easily described with words. They really are living open air monuments.

By visiting the historical markets of Palermo you can live a kind of summary of what the nature and colourful and cheerful spirit of Palermo are.

You can watch at the vivid and bright colours of the typical stalls of these markets, you can hear the noise of the hawkers selling their products that is the true voice of these markets, you can smell the scent and taste the flavours of the products sold by the hawkers.

In these markets you can buy almost everything, from meat, to vegetables and fish; most of all you can purchase a lot of products typical of Sicilian cooking. What really is amazing is that you can also enjoy yourself just by looking at the typically Arabic bargaining between customers and sellers, to obtain the best price!

One of the most famous historical markets of Palermo is the Vucciria, in the heart of Palermo old town centre. In ancient times this was the market where people could preferably buy good meat at very good prices; nowadays here you can buy almost everything.

Another important historical market of Palermo is the one of Capo. Here the alleys and the little streets of the market are often so crowded with people that sometimes you cannot even move.

The third market of Palermo is Ballarò, where you can mainly find food at very competitive prices. The fourth historical market of Palermo is Borgo Vecchio, near the Politeama theatre but reaching the Port of Palermo. In this market you can find some shops almost always open, even at night.