15 Market Tours in Sicily to Build a Day Around

1.Street Food and Local Market Tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 540 reviews · 3 hours · from $81Our pick

Palermo’s 3-hour street food and market tasting with a local guide, Capo and Vucciria stops, original arancini, drinks, and dessert.

“Absolutely excellent tour of the street food in Palermo. The guide, Angelo I believe, was brilliant and gave us a great historic introduction to Palermo’s history/food history. Delicious food (especially the arancini) and I even tried the spleen sandwich which was actually tasty!”

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2.Walking Tour of Historic Markets and Monuments

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 478 reviews · 3 hours · from $35

A 3-hour Palermo walking tour mixing UNESCO Palermo Cathedral, Teatro Massimo legends, Quattro Canti, Fontana Pretoria, and Capo market street food.

“Grazie a Fabrizio abbiamo trascorso una bella mattinata in giro per Palermo, scoprendo storia e curiosità di una città che merita di essere conosciuta. Un’esperienza che consiglierei e che ci ha dato tanti spunti anche su cosa fare nei prossimi giorni di vacanza qui.”

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3.Discover Palermo in 3 hours. Art, history, markets and street food

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 352 reviews · from $34Best value

3-hour Palermo walk with an Italian guide, Capo market street food, Norman-Arab cathedral, baroque squares, and Fontana Pretoria.

“Grazie a Maurizio che con la sua passione e amore per Palermo ha reso il nostro tour ricco di informazioni e aneddoti. Tour vivamente consigliato.”

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4.The Original Catania Street Food and Market Tour by Streaty

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 345 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $71

Taste Catania street food on a 3-hour guided walk, from A’ Piscaria fish market to Castello Ursino, with dessert and drinks included.

“We had a very nice visit of the city and the food was very good. Gisela was a wonderful guide! Would repeat the experience at any time!”

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5.Markets and Monuments City Center Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 238 reviews · 2 - 3 hours · from $41

Guided 2-3 hour walk in central Palermo: Palermo Cathedral, Capo market, Norman churches, Quattro Canti, and Fontana Pretoria. $41.

“la passeggiata per la città il mercato la spiegazione”

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6.Sicilian Cooking Class & Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 212 reviews · from $107

Shop Taormina market ingredients with Chef Paolo, then cook Sicilian classics like handmade pasta and enjoy lunch with wine.

“We loved our time with Paolo and Francesca! They were so generous with their information And knowledge and hearts. They treated my daughter so kindly and made her feel comfortable and gave her confidence. We learnt so much and left with full bellies and hearts. Grazie!”

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7.Wanna be Sicilian: Palermo Cooking Class and Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 197 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $60

Hands-on Sicilian cooking in Palermo: shop Mercato del Capo with chefs, make arancini and pasta alla Norma, finish cannoli with wine.

“Wonderful experience! Everything from the atmosphere to the food we made was perfect. Highly recommended as a way to spend time together as a family, learn about the local food culture, and a way to make some great food and memories!”

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8.Markets and monuments: walking tour and street food in Palermo

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 159 reviews · from $52

A small-group Palermo walking tour blending top monuments like the Cathedral and Quattro Canti with Capo Market street food and cannoli.

“Fabrizzio was excellent. Lots of background on things we saw and foods we ate. It was a good mix of history, culture, and food.”

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9.Palermo, a tour of unique monuments and colorful markets

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 150 reviews · from $34

A 3-hour guided walk through Palermo’s main monuments and color-heavy markets, with a street food stop and UNESCO cathedral access.

“Abbiamo visto il centro di Palermo con spiegazioni molto esaustive, guida sempre disponibile a fornire consigli. Consigliato”

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10.Historic Markets & monuments Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 129 reviews · 3 hours · from $41

3-hour Palermo walk with a private guide, covering UNESCO Palermo Cathedral, Teatro Massimo, Quattro Canti, Fontana Pretoria, Capo Market, and street food.

“The tour guide was very energetic and helpful. Would been better to have audio microphone guide. otherwise very nice.”

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11.Volcanic Wine Tasting in a Metropolitan Market

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 119 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $53

Sip four Sicilian volcanic wines in Catania’s Piazza Scammacca market, paired with local food and guided by an expert sommelier.

“The wine,the food ,the location ,the history if the wine presented,absolut amazing🤗It was a complete experience😘”

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12.Catania Street Food Tour: Fish Market & City Centre

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 104 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $55

2.5-hour Catania food walk with the morning Pescheria fish market, arancini, fried fish, cannoli, and city-centre sights.

“The guide was fantastic. Really knowledgeable, and showed us some sights and parts of the city we would not otherwise have seen. She also made great choices of eateries whose food was authentically Sicilian with friendly service. Highly recommended.”

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13.Half-Day Cooking Class & Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 60 reviews · from $203

Palermo market tour and half-day cooking class, shopping Capo, cooking four Sicilian courses, and pairing lunch with wine.

“Patrizia was so accommodating and a lot of fun! We had a great time learning to cook the Sicilian way, about her lifestyle and her new ventures. It was like having lunch with a dear friend. Added bonus, we bought her cookbook - so we have all the recipes and more. Definitely worth the day! and can't wait to return.”

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14.Market Tour and Cooking Class with Chef Riccardo

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 40 reviews · from $169

Shop Catania markets with Michelin Chef Riccardo, pair wine at a cantine, then cook and eat a 3-course Sicilian meal.

“Amazing experience and very welcoming host, wouldn’t want to miss it, much appreciated”

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15.The Original Fish Market and Street Food Tour of Catania

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 36 reviews · 3 hours · from $81

A 3-hour Catania street food walk with an expert guide, fish market bites, arancini by mamma Agata, drinks, and a hidden lava tunnel.

“Gisella was an amazing guide, the focus was on the food but she also provided insights about the history of the city and as a local mixed in personal anecdotes, great experience!”

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