The Vucciria Market can be found at Piazza San Domenico immediately adjacent to the Church, as it winds it's way down towards Corso Vittorio Emanuele. The scents are amazing - I was guided in by the strong scent of fresh peaches before it gave way to spices and then to the cooking meat smells. The stalls sell a variety of... more

No one loves Palermo more than I do, having lived there after marrying (in the Cathedral) into an old Sicilian family, but your review regarding 'a Vucciria is misleading. While it's been a few years since I've been back, I know that it's still not a place where American tourists can wander blithely about unawares. It's an area that can... more