Palermo Walking Tour: History & Street Food

Discover Palermo’s history and flavors on a 3-hour guided walking tour. Taste authentic street food and explore ancient markets and iconic landmarks.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Capo Street Market - A historic market of Arab origin, held daily along via Porta Carini and via Bandiera. A unique and must-visit spot.
  • Dainotti’s Cibo di Strada - Friggitoria Dainotti, renowned as the best fryer in Palermo, recently won a competition for the best street food in Palermo organized by the TV show “Quattrorestaurants.”
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What's Included
  • Professional tour guides
  • Choice of drink: water, cola, or beer
  • Tasting of Palermo street food: panelle, crocchè, sfincione, arancina, and cannolo
  • Meeting at the port at 10:00 AM with cruise ship passengers
  • Visit to the Cathedral of Palermo
What's Not Included
  • Pick-up and drop-off service at the hotel;
  • Food and drink
Additional Information

Explore the essence of Palermo with a three-hour walking tour conducted in Italian. This adventure through history, art, and the delightful allure of street food is led by an expert and licensed guide.
Experience a millennium of history: Uncover the mysteries and secrets of this former capital city, while admiring unique treasures such as the Teatro…

Location
Piazza Olivella
In front of the National Museum ("A. Salinas" Archaeological Museum)
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Anthonycoyne
Sep 2, 2025
A very interesting and informative tour - A very informative and interesting tour of Palermo. The guide was very good at describing the history and culture of Sicily.
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B8470zgpaulw
Jul 9, 2025
Palermo Street Food tour - Fabrizzo was an excellent guide great knowledge of Palermo & took us to some amazing street food stalls to sample local cuisine. Highly recommended even if you are travelling solo. Great experience
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Kathyhq4448gf
Mar 28, 2025
Wonderful intro to Palermo's food and history - Fabrizio, a true Palermitani, was our excellent guide for the tour. He started us with some history and then we hit the Capo street market where Fabrizio had arranged for us to taste many local specialties, enough to fill us up (served as lunch), and we learned about ingredients and the history of some of the dishes, which I found particularly fascinating. We also stopped at the Cathedral and the Massimo Theater, both of which Fabrizio was very knowledgeable about.
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Paolag2398
Jan 26, 2024
Visit to Palermo - The second time with Maurizio and he confirmed his professionalism and passion for his work! Fully satisfied!!!! There will be no shortage of opportunities to introduce you to other tourists!
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Francyfre
Apr 14, 2023
Super recommended Palermo tour - Maurizio was a fantastic guide, very prepared and really passionate. The tour took us to discover the main points of Palermo, all contextualized in the local history and culture. Maurizio has also made himself available to offer us advice on further places to visit in Palermo and its surroundings and on places where to taste the culinary delicacies of this city. I really recommend a tour with Maurizio!
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Beatrice
Apr 14, 2023
Good and nice - Maurizio in our opinion is a very prepared guide, nice and very helpful. Helped a foreign tourist solve a problem related to her apartment so she wouldn't miss a visit to the city
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337paulh337
Apr 13, 2023
Fun, food and facts! - Excellent food and history tour. Fabrizio was very knowledgeable, friendly and learnt all our names very quickly. Lots of history - you don't actually need entrance fee to the cathedral. Food was great although a tasting platter of more of the amazing food types in the market would have been fun. Not a huge amount to eat overall on the tour. There were 14 people on the tour which is more than the 12 max but it didn't detract and everyone was very friendly and chatty.
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172pietroc
Apr 9, 2023
With what eyes to visit Palermo - The only advice: let Maurizio accompany you on your tour! He loves the history of his city, the city itself and Sicily as a whole. It manages to convey what is a passion and not a job. Thank you, Maurizio!!! You made us love Palermo and the Palermtani even more.
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Viaggiag0g0
Apr 4, 2023
A NOT boring story! - Excellent explanations, dynamic and interactive. Finally a historical tour NOT boring, but from which you can learn a lot. Maurizio shared a lot of information and curiosities about much of the city and how it was created. Really recommended!
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V5746bdfrancescam
Apr 14, 2023
Highly recommended - Maurizio was an excellent guide: accurate explanations, interesting anecdotes and lots of sympathy. Engaging tour and lots of useful tips for places to eat and places to visit.
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From $37
up to 12 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).