Top 10 Top 10 Markets
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1. Trapani
Each morning fishermen arrange their silvery catch under the loggia, yelling out its merits or holding it aloft for the benefit of prospective clients.
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2. Selinunte
A lively 7am fish auction. Not to be missed.
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3. Ballerò, Palermo
Palermo’s most interesting market sells fish, produce and household goods.
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4. 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.
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5. Vucciria, Palermo
One of Palermo’s oldest markets – vendors really put on a show.
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6. Syracuse, Ortygia
Rows of mussels, cherries, almonds, lemons – or whatever is in season.
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7. Sciacca
Fishermen arrive in the afternoon, Monday to Friday, to sell their catch on the wharf.
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8. Donnalucata
Each morning, under brightly striped awnings along the wharf, fishermen sell their catch.
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9. Catania
Catania’s market is famous for the variety of fish and the rowdy vendors.
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10. Impromptu Markets
All over Sicily, farmers sell their own produce from the side of the road. You’re likely to find wild asparagus, lemons, artichokes and cheese.
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