SICILY · MARKET TOURS
The stalls worth your morning.
The 11 sicily market tours worth your morning. The stalls, souks and market halls travellers single out, with prices, run times and who walks you through them.
Taormina market to table Sicilian cooking class with homemade bread and pasta, wine tasting, lunch, and a take-home apron and certificate.
Most Popular“Great experience with Giovanni and his restaurant staff! insightful visit to the market followed by great food prepared in small group of 10 or 11. We highly recommend. Amazing location as well, lots of fun!”
3-hour Palermo street-food and Ballarò market tour with classic fried bites, chef-made sfincione, fresh cannoli, and a final Casa Stagnitta coffee.
“We had an amazing time on our Palermo Street Food & Market tour with Giusi as our guide. We were very impressed that she had such extensive knowledge about the history and ingredients of the food we were tasting. We did not leave hungry! These were full portions we got to try and it was…”
Hands-on Sicilian cooking in Taormina: fresh pasta, Caponata, market ingredients, and lunch with Sicilian wines. 4 hrs in English.
“Great experience, very good explanation and educational info about ingredients and preparation of foods. Made everything so fun and inclusive!”
Join Teresa for an Ortigia market tour and Sicilian cooking lesson. Shop for ingredients, cook classic dishes, and enjoy wine and coffee.
“We had a wonderful experience with Teresa. She is kind, patient and an incredible Sicilian cook! We hope to book another cooking lesson with her when we return to Sicily!”
Market walk in Siracusa with Maria Rita, then hands-on Sicilian pasta cooking class and lunch at her home with Necropolis views.
“Maria Rita was a great host and guide! We learned about how real Sicilians shop in the Ortygia market and how they eat with a cooking class! We made two pastas with Sicilian pesto which was delicious, all at home overlooking the Greek archaeological site. Maria and Pepe were brilliant - would recommend if you…”
Shop a Palermo market with Chef Fulvio, cook a 4-course Sicilian meal, and eat your creations with wine and beer in a small group.
“The evening spent with Fulvio was the perfect introduction to traditional Sicilian cooking. The recipes we made were easy to follow and we throughly enjoyed dining at his home. Thank you so much, especially for the special attention to catering for the coeliac and gluten allergies within our group.”
A 5-hour small-group market-to-table cooking class in Messina: shop, cook two Sicilian dishes from scratch, then eat with wine and coffee.
“They cancelled on us twice. The 2nd time was the night before we arrived so I had no way to rebook. Everything was sold out. So disappointing. My kids were so sad. Really looking forward to this.”
Shop Catania’s fish market with Chef Luca, then cook a Sicilian three-course meal at his family home with wine and prosecco.
“Our cooking experience was perfect.”
Small-group Catania market tour and pasta workshop with guide Antonella, shopping for ingredients, then making pasta and tiramisu.
“So much more than I expected. We met our Guide Antonella in a Piazza just a one minute walk to the open market. As she gave us a tour of the market she bought the few items we'd be having as appetizers. I thought we'd be going to a central spot used by the tour…”
Shop Ragusa’s market, learn handmade pasta and tiramisu at a local home, then eat your creations with wine in a small group.
“Our chef, Salvina, was absolutely delightful. We met near the market and shopped for fresh cheese and produce. Then we drove to her house in the country where we made ravioli and another pasta by hand, two different pasta sauces and amazing tiramisu. Salvina also offRead more”
Shop Ortigia Market with a chef, cook Sicilian classics in a small group, then enjoy a 3-course lunch with wine in Siracusa.
“Charming and informative The chef Concetto was superb Experience of a lifetime”
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