Hotels near Vucciria Market

The Vucciria is Palermo's most storied market, once the trading heart of the city and immortalised in Renato Guttuso's famous 1974 painting. By day it is quieter than it used to be, a scatter of fish and produce stalls around Piazza Caracciolo, but it has reinvented itself after dark.

Come evening, the Vucciria becomes Palermo's rowdiest open-air party, as students and locals crowd the alleys around makeshift bars and grills, drinking and eating charred street food late into the night. It is gritty, loud, and thoroughly local - a different side of the city from its churches and palaces.

Pro Tip: Visit by day for photos and the grilled-octopus stalls, or after 9pm on a weekend for the street party. Either way keep valuables secure and carry small cash.