Palermo's flea market "Mercato delle pulci"

The flea markets in Palermo are a true treasure trove!

Near the Norman Palace, the "Mercato delle Pulci" (Pig Market) takes place daily. The simple tin stalls are built among old trees; often the tree trunk itself forms part of the sales area.

The old trees are often part of the sales halls of the "Mercato delle Pulci" in Palermo.

Besides antique furniture, mirrors, dishes, books and coins, you can find countless chandeliers - and especially beautiful spare parts for them - chains, drops, colored blossoms, leaves, even entire bouquets of flowers made from old Murano glass!

Bouquet of old Murano glass flowers

This small Murano chandelier was allowed to come along and has found its place in Casa America!

The small chandelier in the last picture was allowed to come along and will find its place in Casa America !

The "Mercato delle Pulci" (which simply means flea market, and is why you can find it in other Italian cities as well) can be found at

Piazza Domenico Peranni 33, 90134 Palermo.

It is officially open daily (including Sundays) from 9 am to 5 pm, although not all shops adhere to these times and most sales staff take a lunch break.

After visiting the "Mercato delle Pulci" (Pig Market), a detour to the neighborhood below Via Papireto is recommended. This area can be reached by descending a large stone staircase. At the traditional bakery "Panificio Irmanà" on Piazza Papireto, you'll find sweet and savory pasta as well as simple, inexpensive dishes like "Pasta al formo" (pasta by the toe) or vegetable antipasti. A short stroll to Piazza Beati Paoli offers the opportunity to enjoy an aperitif at the beautiful historic kiosk "Chiosco Beati Paoli." Along Via Gianferrara, you can admire a wealth of graffiti art, primarily by the local artist known as "Tutto e niente" (Everything and Nothing).

Ideally combined with a visit to the "Mercato delle pulci": a delicious and inexpensive snack at "Panificio Irmanà", a short graffiti art tour, and a visit to the historic kiosk "Chiosco Beati Paoli".

However, for those who are actually looking for antiques, for example to furnish a holiday home like Casa America, we can recommend a visit to "Trionfante": on a huge sales area over three floors, antiques from different eras are sold here - including some impressive chandeliers with a diameter of several meters.