11 Palermo Market Tours Worth Booking

1.Street Food and Local Market Tasting Tour

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

Taste Palermo’s best street foods, explore Capo and Vucciria markets, and learn Sicilian food traditions on a generous 3-hour tour.

“What a way to start our trip in Palermo, with Alejandro (I hope I spelled this right) for our street food tour guide. He was entertaining, knowledgable & fit in well with the group, Great food & drink as we all enjoyed eating like the locals. We had a fabulous time! Kudos to Alejandro he was top notch!”

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2.Walking Tour of Historic Markets and Monuments

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

Explore Palermo’s cathedral, markets, legends, and street food on a lively three-hour Italian walking tour for $35.

“Esperienza interessante e piena di fascino!!La nostra guida Claudio davvero professionale , piena di entusiasmo , ironica e divertente . Tre ore sono volate tra le strade e i monumenti principali di Palermo!! CONSIGLIATISSIMO!!”

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

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

Review of Palermo’s 3-hour Italian walking tour, with markets, street food, the Cathedral, Baroque squares, local stories, and practical tips.

“Interessante tour as piedi !!! Merito principalmente di Maurizio _esperta guida _ che ha saputo sollecitare il nostro interesse fornendo spunti, sollecitando la nostra curiosità e soddisfacendo ogni domanda con risposte complete !!!!”

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4.Markets and Monuments City Center Walking Tour

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

Explore Palermo Cathedral, Capo Market, Norman churches, Baroque squares, and street food on a guided city-center walk for $41.

“la passeggiata per la città il mercato la spiegazione”

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5.Market Tour and Sicilian Cooking Class with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 229 reviews · 3 - 5 hours · from $65

Tour Palermo’s Capo Market, cook three Sicilian classics with a local chef, then enjoy lunch, wine, recipes, and a certificate.

“A Taste of Authentic Palermo: A Family's Unforgettable Cooking Class and Market Tour with Chef Marcello! We recently had the pleasure of experiencing a cooking class and market tour with Chef Marcello, a talented Italian chef from Palermo, and it was truly an unforgettable experience for our family. We visited a local market, where Chef Marcello introduced us to the sights, sounds, and aromas of Sicilian cuisine. We sampled excellent Palermo street food and we bought the beef for Ragu and fresh Ricotta for cannoli. We learned how to prepare pasta, arancina and cannoli from scratch including techniques to model different shapes of Sicilian pasta. If you're looking for a…”

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

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

Shop Palermo’s Capo Market, cook arancini, pasta alla Norma, and cannoli, then enjoy a Sicilian lunch with wine and recipes to take home.

“My husband and I took this food tour in Palermo and really enjoyed it. Chefs Salvatore and Leidia were fun to be with and taught us a lot. It was well organized. We took a visit to the nearby market and then made arancini, fresh pasta, ragu and cannoli. The 12 students were lovely and from Croatia, Turkey, Scotland, Germany and US. One of our favorite activities in Palermo!”

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7.Historic Markets & monuments Walking Tour

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

Review of Palermo’s 3-hour market and monuments walk, with Cathedral, Capo Market, street food, local guides, price, and practical tips.

“Very enjoyable afternoon, Martina was warm and welcoming and shared with us her knowledge of the city.”

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8.Half-Day Cooking Class & Market Tour

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

Shop Palermo’s Capo Market, cook classic Sicilian dishes with Patrizia, and enjoy a four-hour lunch with local wine.

“Menu was excellent, tour round the markets was fun. The one issue was that the good cooks amongst us would have liked some more cooking tips and hands on cooking experience. Overall it was a great experience with a small group.”

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9.Street Food Tour in Ballarò and Vucciria Markets

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 17 reviews · 3 hours · from $94

Taste Palermo classics, explore Ballarò and Vucciria, and hear the city’s story with guide Alessandro on this three-hour food walk.

“la storia antica di Palermo che ti porta fino al presente. Gli assaggi sono stati molto apprezzati. La guida era molto coinvolta e ci ha seguiti molto . Molto bella .”

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10.Shopping at Capo Market and Sicilian Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · from $149

Shop Palermo’s Capo Market with a local host, then cook and enjoy Sicilian dishes in a private three-hour class.

“This was the highlight of our time in Sicily. Marco is an excellent chef and very passionate about cooking. We had fun going thru Capo market and seeing the interaction of the locals. Cooking our meal and learning about the foods and culture was interesting. I 100% recommend this …. The meal we prepared was the best we have had.”

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11.Sunday Markets Walk with sweet break

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · 2 hours · from $41

Explore Palermo’s Sunday markets, vintage stalls, Ballarò, Albergheria, and a prized cannolo on this relaxed two-hour walking tour.

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