DK Travel : Sicily : Shopping

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Ceramiche d’Arte F.lli Soldano, Sciacca

Alongside shops selling Sciacca’s traditional green, yellow and blue ceramic dishes, the Soldano family produces traditional ceramics and modern designs on tableware and tiles.
Ceramiche Josa, Santo Stefano di Camastra

This shop produces examples of Santo Stefano’s famous orange-and-yellow ceramics.
De Simone

The de Simone family has been producing high-quality hand-painted ceramics for generations, with designs illustrating jolly Sicilian farmers and fishermen.
De Simone Ceramiche d’Arte, Palermo

Brightly coloured ceramics with designs of jolly peasant farmers and fishermen going about their daily tasks (see De Simone).
Del Capo, Palermo

Step back into 19th-century Palermo in the streets of the mandamento del Capo, crowded with farmers, housewives, butchers and every sort of meat imaginable.
Donnalucata

Each morning, under brightly striped awnings along the wharf, fishermen sell their catch.
Enoteca Picone, Palermo

An excellent selection of Sicilian, Italian and international wines are for sale in this wonderful Palermo enoteca , and there’s an area devoted to wine-tasting. Although wine is the focus, there are a few carefully selected food items as well, such as olive oil, pasta, honey and marmalade. If you want to relax and enjoy a glass or a bottle, visit their wine bar and restaurant near Piazza San Francesco d’Assisi (see Mi Manda Picone).
F.lli Laise Delizie Eoliane, Lipari

This store’s booty of Aeolian goods includes capers of every kind, sweet sundried tomatoes, honey, oregano and wine.
Franco Bertolino

Hand-painted carretini , traditional Sicilian miniature carts, are sold here along with beautifully crafted papier-mâché figures and fruit.
Il Sandalo, Lipari

You choose the style of heel and pick your own straps, and the artisans in this store will make custom-made sandals of wood and leather. All you have to do is come back later to pick them up.