The Vucciria of Palermo

SEARCH HOTELS SICILY

In collaboration with Booking.com

Practical info:

Practical info to visit Sicily

Click »

News

Customer care

The Vucciria of Palermo

Situated East of via Roma and north of Corso Vittorio Emanuele, the Vucciria is best known for its market, one of the must see places if you look for something picturesque, lively and typical. In fact, the market is set in a hidden position on a little square surrounded by tortuous lanes full of shops.
Getting out of the charming lanes of the Vucciria in direction north you will meet the 18th century church of San Domenico. The pastry shop opposite the church sells some very good cannoli ! The complex hosts the Museum of Renaissance and the Oratory of the Rosary of San Domenico. Further on stands the church of Sant'Ignazio all'Olivello and the beautiful Archaeological Regional Museum, with finds and manufactures from all the most important Neolithic, Roman, Carthaginian and Greek sites of the island.
East of via Roma and the market is the Cala, the old fisherman port which serves today as a tourist port. The area is unfortunately quite decadent, but a recovery project has been recently planned to revitalise this urban area.
Church of San Domenico
Piazza San Domenico, 1
Opening hours
Working days: 09:00-11:00
Saturday and bank holidays: 17:00-19:00
For info:
Tel.: 091 32 95 88
Museum of the Resurrection
Piazza San Domenico, 1
Opening hours
Mon, wed, Fri: 09:00-13:00
Tickets: free admission
For info
Tel.: 091 58 27 74
Regional archaeological museum:
Via Bara all'Olivella, 24
Opening hours:
Tuesday to Friday.: 08:30-13:45; 15:00-18:45
Monday, Saturday and Sunday: 08:30-13:45
Full rate ticket: € 6,00
Reduced ticket (teachers, students and young people between 18 and 25): € 3,00
Cumulative ticket with Palazzo Mirto, 1 day validity, € 7.00 full rate, € 4.00 reduced;
with Palazzo Abatellis, 2 days validity, € 10.00 full rate, € 5.00 reduced;
with Palazzo Abatellis [regional gallery] and Palazzo Mirto, 2 days validity € 12.00 full rate, € 6.00 reduced)
Free entry for adults over 60; young people under 18; school groups; students and teachers of historical, humanist and cultural faculties; tourist guides, journalists, disabled people with assistant, people of the army and police corp.
N.B.: the museum will remain closed by 13th July 2009 for enlargement and readjustment works. Reopening times will be communicated after beginning of works. The Archives and the Library will remained closed.
For info:
Tel: 091 61 16 805 / 091 61 16 806 / 091 61 16 807
Fax: 091 61 10 740
E-mail: urpmuseopa@regione.sicilia.it

The Vucciria Market