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September 24, 2023 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

December 17, 2022 Alexandra Italy Travel Blog, Palermo, Sicily Travel Blog, Southern Europe Travel BlogSouvenirs Shopping, Traditional Markets

Palermo Gift Shops: Where to Buy Genuine Italian Souvenirs

If you got here, I bet you’re on a Palermo shopping pilgrimage. I feel you.

In case you’re wondering to buy in Palermo in terms of souvenirs… Whenever I’m visiting places like Palermo, crowded, ancient, that WOW you at every step with its tiny, intimate spaces, I love walking for hours and hours. This usually makes me discover quite pretty and magical shopping locations. And gifts and memories that raise their meaning from the skilled hands of the local artisans and abundant heritage.

Same happened here.

July 29, 2011 Alexandra Middle East Travel Blog, United Arab EmiratesArab World, Souvenirs Shopping, Traditional Markets

Khan Murjan – The Traditional Arabic Souk & Its Spices

2002 – My first flight, my first stop, the Emirates. A time when Abu Dhabi and Dubai were roads less traveled than they are today. An exotic paradise taken out from the Arabian nights stories: wonderful oasis spread among the dunes where you could easily get lost, extreme safari trips, climbing up and going down the sands like a “desert montagne russe” run by brave, local Arabs; the flavored shisha and mysterious women hiding behind the veils. Authenticity. Much more than today. Today this is synonym with luxury. Back then, with a newly discovered world of sun and sand, yet untouched by tourism.

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