The most famous market of Palermo and one of the oldest of Europe is the Vucciria market. Here nothing is organized or arranged. Like middle eastern souks many streets are full of booths.
Tip: Visit the eastern part of the island and Aci Trezza, a picturesque fishermen village.
Sicily is not only Palermo and Taormina. Near Catania there is a small fischermans village, named Aci Trezza. This is where Giovanni Verga's drama "I Malavoglia" and Luchino Visconti's film "La terra trema" took place. more
Divers find a true paradise near Palermo: there is the volcano island Ustica. more
Agrigento is the name of a town on the southern coast of Sicily. more
The Aeolian Islands are a volcanic archipelago in the Tyrrhenian Sea north of Sicily. more
Val di Noto is a geographical area of south east Sicily which is dominated by the limestone Iblean plateau. more
Syracuse is an Italian city on the eastern coast of Sicily and it has once been described by Cicero as "the greatest Greek city and the most beautiful of them all". more
