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April 26, 2025 Alexandra Italy Travel Blog, Palermo, Sicily Travel Bloghistorical sites, Mouth-Watering Food, Souvenirs Shopping, Traditional Food Experience, Traditional Markets

Palermo’s Historic Street Markets Guide

Visiting Palermo’s ancient street markets (with a tour guide or) on your own is one of the most immersive cultural experiences of all the things to do in Palermo, Sicily. These ancient markets famous for the vendors’ chants and amazing street food have been around since the middle ages. In time, they served as filming locations for movies and advertisements, and were mentioned in magazines such as Forbes.

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Best Gift Shops in Palermo for Sicilian Souvenirs

April 17, 2025 Alexandra Italy Travel Blog, Palermo, Sicily Travel Blog, Southern Europe Travel BlogSouvenirs Shopping, Traditional Markets

Palermo Souvenirs Guide: What to Buy & Where to Find GENUINE Sicilian Gifts

Wondering what to buy in Palermo? If you got here, I bet you’re on a Palermo shopping pilgrimage. I feel you! Well, this is a guide to what Palermo souvenirs are worth buying and some of the best shopping locations for traditional Sicilian gifts. So, you’ve got to the right place.

Whenever I’m visiting places like this wonderful city, crowded, ancient, that WOW you at every step with its tiny, intimate spaces, I love walking for hours and hours. That’s how I usually discover quite pretty and magical shopping locations, as well as meaningful gifts and memories coming out right from the skilled hands of the local artisans. These are my souvenir finds for Palermo.

Turkish cultural experience Ebru Traditional Ottoman paper marbling

November 2, 2024 Alexandra Asia Travel Blog, Istanbul Travel Blog, Southern Europe Travel Blog, Turkiye Travel Blog, Western AsiaCultural Tours, Things to Do

22 Fun Things To Do In Istanbul For An Authentic Turkish Experience

The very best Turkish authentic experiences, unique and fun things to do in Istanbul – here’s how to enjoy to the fullest one of the most colourful and vivid cities I’ve ever seen!

Sunk in the muezzin calls echoing from the towering minarets scattered here and there and draped in endless carpets of tulips rolling out each spring, Istanbul spreads across two continents, above and under the ground, with the promise of one of the most unexpected to-do lists for any tourist.

Known as the Second Rome, Byzantium or Constantinople, the metropolis was once the capital of three big empires. And each left their mark.

Sicily versus Sardinia travel comparison

January 31, 2024 Alexandra Italy Travel Blog, Sicily Travel Blogancient architecture, Ancient Civilizations, Cultural Attractions, The Great Outdoors

Sicily or Sardinia: Which Italian Island Paradise Is Right for You?

Planning for a trip to the south of Italy and don’t know which island to choose? Should it be Sicily or Sardinia (or both)? I mean, yes, it’s a pretty hard choice, considering both Mediterranean islands are pretty charming summer destinations.

September 12, 2023 Alexandra Italy Travel Blog, Palermo, Sicily Travel Blog, Southern Europe Travel BlogDining With a View, Italian Restaurants, Mouth-Watering Food, Traditional Food Experience

Best Restaurants in Palermo: Where to Eat Mouth-Watering Sicilian Food in 2023

A short, but completely useful guide of some pretty good restaurants in Palermo, which I’ve (fearlessly) tried out while visiting Sicilia during summer.

If you plan to travel to Palermo in the nearby future, you should know that one of the most popular touristy things to do in this part of the world, except wandering around on the old streets of the awfully charming city, is tasting over and over the Sicilian food.

Category: Southern Europe Travel Blog

A short, but completely useful guide of some pretty good restaurants in Palermo, which I’ve (fearlessly) tried out while visiting Sicilia during summer.