Savoring Palermo: In The Markets and Beyond

With more than 10 full tastings in three different markets, explorations of local neighborhoods and visits to historic and cultural sites, our culinary tour of  Palermo takes in iconic places as well as lesser-known hidden gems.

• Visit three food markets and local eateries
• Trying the best arancine, panzerotti and other Palermo's specialties
• Discover puppeteers' craftmenship

On this 5-hour food tour of Palermo we start  at an elegant cafe and we'll munch our way through the lively Capo market, with tastings of fried fish and stuffed sardines, after mouth-watering panzerotti in the kitchen of a renowned female entrepreneur. We'll then have the chance to visit the workshop of one of the city's last puppeteers, a craftsmanship bringing Sicilian history to life.
In an area where Byzantine and Arab influences come together, we’ll have some of the best arancina and panelle – fried rice balls and chickpea fritters, while in a convent's bakery we will try the sacred cassata cake. At Ballarò market we’ll learn about Sicilian agriculture and sample delicious local products, including a bite of stigghiola, grilled lamb intestines. We’ll make our way to our final market, Vucciria, for a glass of minerally white wine from Mount Etna, to accompany a snack of octopus at a local taverna.  We will finish our time together in the Sicilian fashion, with an artisanal gelato.

• Piazza Pretoria, Via Giuseppe D'Alessi, Palermo, PA, Italy
• Mercato di Ballarò, Via Ballaro, Palermo, PA, Italy
• Riserva Naturale di Capo Gallo, Palermo, PA, Italy
• Norman Palace, Piazza del Parlamento, Palermo, PA, Italy
• Foro Italico, Foro Italico Umberto I, Palermo, PA, Italy
• Quattro Canti, Piazza Vigliena, Palermo, PA, Italy
• Mercato del Capo, Via Cappuccinelle, Palermo, PA, Italy
• Chiesa Santa Maria dell'Ammiraglio (Chiesa della Martorana), Piazza Bellini, 3, 90133 Palermo PA, Italy
• Catacombe dei Cappuccini di Palermo, Piazza Cappuccini, 1, 90129 Palermo PA, Italy
• Vucciria, Piazza Caracciolo, Palermo, PA, Italy
• Giardino Inglese, Via della Libertà, Palermo, PA, Italy
• Fontana Pretoria, Piazza Pretoria, 90133 Palermo PA, Italy
• Regional Archeological Museum Antonio Salinas, Piazza Olivella, Palermo, PA, Italy
• San Giovanni degli Eremiti, Via dei Benedettini, Palermo, PA, Italy
• Fontana Pretoria, Piazza Pretoria, Palermo, PA, Italy
• Villa Giulia, Via Lincoln, Palermo, PA, Italy
• Giardino Garibaldi, Piazza Marina, SNC, 90133 Palermo PA, Italy
• Regional Archaeological Museum, Piazza Castello, Marineo, Palermo, Italy
• Monte Pellegrino: punto panoramico sull'Addaura, Palermo, PA, Italy

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