Palermo Walking Tour and Street Food
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Enjoy and taste the street food in the old markets of Palermo observing people, products, colors and characters from another time. The smells and the flavors will accompany you during three unforgettable hours during which you will see also the Cathedral of Palermo
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Puppet opera is a particular type of puppet theatre, which emerged in southern Italy and particularly in Sicily in the early 1800s, is Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.
It is the largest Opera House in Italy, the third one in Europe. It was built in 1875 and its history is full of legends.
The best street food market in Palermo
The best street food shop (friggitoria) in the old center of Palermo.
Beati Paoli is the name of a secretive sect thought to have existed in medieval Sicily. The sect, as described by the author Luigi Natoli in his historic novel I Beati Paoli. Whereas the novel is fictitious, Sicily's history bears some evidence that the Beati Paoli actually existed.
The Cathedral of Palermo is the most important monument of the “Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedrals of Cefalù and Monreale” site inscribed on the World Heritage List of UNESCO on 2015. The Cathedral of Palermo was founded by Gualtiero Offamilio, archbishop of the town from 1169 to 1190. It was a mosque in Islamic times and converted into a cathedral church by Roberto the Guiscardo after the conquest of Palermo. Its exclusive elements are the inlays and the architectural and sculptural plastic that reflects the penetration of Romanic art and the first Gothic decorative taste in Sicily.
It is the most ancient street of Palermo. From the 16th century the street also named Via Toledo. After the unification of Italy, it was renamed Via Vittorio Emanuele II, but the old name is still in use.
Quattro Canti, or Vigliena square, is the name of the octagonal square in the intersection between the two most important streets in Palermo: via Maqueda and Cassaro (corso Vittorio Emanuele). Ancients sources refers about it as “Octagon” or “Sun’s Theatre”, because during the daylight almost one of the façades is lighten by the sun. The “Four Corners” were realized from 1609 until 1620. The shape of the square is an octagon and it’s placed in the middle of the ancient city as a perfect point of connection between the four most important districts of that period which are: Kalsa, La Loggia, Capo e Albergheria. The four façades of the buildings have four different levels. In the lowest one it is possible to see the fountains as the symbols of the four old Palermo’s main rivers: Oreto, Kemonia, Pannaria, Papireto; in the next level are shown the allegories of the four seasons represented by Eolo, Venus, Cerere and Bacchus; the middle part is decorated by the statues of Carlo V, Filippo II, Filippo III, Filippo IV; and in the last order there are the illustration of the four saints of Palermo before the arrival of Saint Rosalia (1624): Agata, Ninfa, Oliva e Cristina.
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Wheelchair accessible: please, when you book the tour communicate there is a partecipant with wheelchair
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Free Child applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults (2 adults with 2 free child maximum).
- If you are solo traveller contact us to know if there is a tour already organized.
- If you want gluten free food, please ask us 24 hour before.
- If you want vegetarian Street food, please us us when you reserve the tour
Reviews(635)
Very informative tour and lovely tasting of the street tour. Guide very knowledgable, friendly and helpful.
Thank you Suzanne
If you’re going to do one tour, this is the best one to book. I learned about Fabrizio through WeArePalermo site. He immediately answered my email re: vegetarian options. What’s unique about Fabrizio is his humorous storytelling in weaving history and current culture. The whole group laughed as we listened to the insights on the locals views on the parking and construction. He introduced himself as a source of anything in Palermo, so I asked him to arrange an airport transfer for an early AM departure. A driver dressed in business attire arrived at 5am in a van! Grazie Fabrizio! My positive regard for Palermo is mostly from interacting with him. You get what’s described and so much more--Fantastico!
Thank you very much Chris
Very informative tour. Host Fabrizio was very generous, patient and knowledgeable. Our family group really enjoyed everything about this tour. Sample tastings of many street foods and opportunities (and time) to buy anything else you desire along the way. Fabrizio offered many recommendations and was happy to be contacted for further information etc before or after the tour. Highly recommend this tour.
Thank you Debbie. Very nice to meet you and your family
Fabrizio was an excellent guide, personable, passionate and engaging. He walked us through history, culture and food effortlessly.
Fabrisio was fun and informative. Great historical buildings and fun facts about Sicilians. Enjoyed the food tasting. 10:30-1:30 was very hot and busy. Might have been better earlier.
Guide very knowledgeable! Good food, and lots of it! I recommend Fabrizio!
Thank you
We had the mayor of Palermo as our guide. Sorry I mean Barbara. All I can say is wow. Barbara not only knows every vendor and all of the hidden gems of the city but knows the history of the neighborhoods. It wasn’t the boring tour you see other folks on, she makes it fun and you could honestly spend the whole day with her walking around and meeting her friends. If you going to do a tour in Palermo, this is the one.
Fabrizio was fantastic! He clearly loves his home town of Palermo and is very knowledgeable about history and traditions. Honestly we weren’t sure what to think of Palermo after arriving at night and not seeing much of the city before the tiur but after tasting wonderful food and hearing about its history we now have a place in our hearts for the people, sites and food of the city. Would highly recommend the tour and Fabrizio.
Great guide, interesting local stories and lovely food. Really enjoyed seeing the city this way and would recommend to others
This was such an amazing tour from Fabrizio! He taught us a lot of interesting facts of the city. It was a great start to Palermo to get comfortable. He was wonderful with our family and ensured the kids enjoyed stuff too. I would absolutely recommend this tour to everyone.
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