Ballarò and Borgo Vecchio: historical markets of Palermo



The third market of the town of Palermo is Ballarò, which starts from the area of Corso Tukory near the train station, and branches in the interior of the old town centre of Palermo. Ballarò is primarily a food market. You can come here also to buy the first fruits of the season. Here in Ballarò market during the afternoon, come those who make a little walk on their way back home after a hard day’s work, and don’t cook and then buy all ready typical dishes of Palermo’s cooking.



Another famous historical market of the town of Palermo is Borgo Vecchio. It is located next to Politeama theatre and spreads to the area of the Port. This market is also famous for fruits and vegetables of excellent quality that you can buy at good prices. In this market you can also find some shops that are almost always open, even at night.

Don’t lose the opportunity of tasting the Sfincione, a Sicilian Pizza typical of Palermo. Last little remark is that of course all these charming and picturesque markets have Arab origin, as just a glance at them suggests. Visiting these typical markets of Palermo, first of all gives the tourists an idea of what the spirit and nature of Palermo’s citizens are.

Walking in these markets you can really breathe Palermo. All of these markets are in the heart of Palermo old town centre. Therefore after you finish visiting them you can explore the most important monuments and churches of the city of art of Palermo.

[Photos by Giovanni Bianco on www.flickr.com]