Vucciria Market

picture info	Vucciria Market La Vucciria is an ancient, large market or bazaar area and neighborhood, with shops and tables selling products, produce, and foodstuffs located in the ancient quarter of Castellammare of central Palermo, region of Sicily, Italy. It consists of numerous pedestrian alleys and small piazzas in a crowded urban setting, is generally bounded to the North by the church and piazza of San Domenico, to the West by Via Roma, Palermo, and to the South by Via Vittorio Emanuele. Despite the dilapidated buildings and graffiti, the bustling spectacle of hawkers vociferously proffering their wares and the many food and drink establishments and dives, often open till late at night, are a draw for tourism in Palermo. History Like much in Palermo, the origins and etymology of Vucciria are murky. Some claim the name is allied to ''Voce'', or voice, and refers to the loud hubbub and babble of merchants. Others claim the term is a colloquial butchery of the French word ''boucherie'' or butcher's sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Castellammare, Palermo Castellammare, also called La Loggia, is one of the original quarters of Palermo, region of Sicily, Italy. The four original districts or ''mandamenti'' were established during the Spanish rule of Palermo. ''La Loggia'' or ''Mandamento Castellammare'' had as a patron Sant'Oliva and its coat of arms matched that of the Royal House of Austria. The polygonal district is historically delimited by Via Maqueda; Corso Vittorio Emanuele; Via Cavour; and Via Crispi. It contains the Vucciria marketplace. History of Palermo Tourist attractions in Palermo Zones of Palermo {{Sicily-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Palermo Palermo ( , ; scn, Palermu , locally also or ) is a city in southern Italy, the capital (political), capital of both the autonomous area, autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo, the city's surrounding metropolitan province. The city is noted for its history, culture, architecture and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence; it is over 2,700 years old. Palermo is in the northwest of the island of Sicily, by the Gulf of Palermo in the Tyrrhenian Sea. The city was founded in 734 BC by the Phoenicians as ("flower"). Palermo then became a possession of Carthage. Two ancient Greeks, Greek ancient Greek colonization, colonies were established, known collectively as ; the Carthaginians used this name on their coins after the 5th centuryBC. As , the town became part of the Roman Republic and Roman Empire, Empire for over a thousand years. From 831 to 1072 the city was under History of Islam in southern Italy, Arab ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Sicily (man) it, Siciliana (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title = , population_blank1 = , demographics_type1 = Ethnicity , demographics1_footnotes = , demographics1_title1 = Sicilian , demographics1_info1 = 98% , demographics1_title2 = , demographics1_info2 = , demographics1_title3 = , demographics1_info3 = , timezone1 = CET , utc_offset1 = +1 , timezone1_DST = CEST , utc_offset1_DST = +2 , postal_code_type = , postal_code = , area_code_type = ISO 3166 code , area_code = IT-82 , blank_name_sec1 = GDP (nominal) , blank_info_sec1 = €89.2 billion (2018) , blank1_name_sec1 = GDP per capita , blank1_info_sec1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	San Domenico, Palermo San Domenico (''Saint Dominic'') is a Baroque architecture, Baroque-style Roman Catholic church, located on Piazza San Domenico, Palermo, Piazza San Domenico, and located in the ancient Quarter (urban subdivision), quarter of Castellammare (or Loggia), La Loggia, in central Palermo, region of Sicily, Italy. Piazza San Domenico opens to Via Roma a few blocks south of the large Palazzo delle Poste, Palermo, Palazzo delle Poste, and a few blocks north of Sant'Antonio Abate, Palermo, Sant'Antonio Abate and Teatro Biondo, is the northern border of the warren of alleys of the Vucciria neighborhood. The church houses the burial monuments of many notable Sicilians, and is known thus as the ''Pantheon of illustrious Sicilians''. History A Dominican Order, Dominican church was built on this site between 1280 and 1285. The church was built Norman architecture, Norman–Gothic architecture, Gothic style and had alongside a convent with a cloister that reproduced a small and simple cop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Via Roma, Palermo Via Roma is an important street of Palermo. It represents one of the main axes of the historic centre and connect the Palermo Centrale railway station to the Teatro Politeama. Several important buildings of the city appears along the street's path. Via Roma was designed with the 1885 Master Plan of Palermo (the so-called "''Piano Giarrusso''") and built between 1894 and 1936. Places of interest * Vucciria * Piazza San Domenico * Church of San Domenico * Church of Sant'Antonio Abate * Anglican Church of the Holy Cross * Palazzo delle Poste * Palazzo delle Ferrovie * Teatro Biondo References Books Chirco A., Di Liberto M., ''Via Roma: la strada nuova del Novecento'', Flaccovio, 2008 Roma Roma or ROMA may refer to: Places Australia * Roma, Queensland, a town Roma Airport Roma Courthouse Electoral district of Roma, defunct Town of Roma, defunct town, now part of the Maranoa Regional Council Roma Street, Brisbane, a ... {{Italy-road-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Via Vittorio Emanuele, Palermo Via or VIA may refer to the following: Science and technology * MOS Technology 6522, Versatile Interface Adapter * ''Via'' (moth), a genus of moths in the family Noctuidae * Via (electronics), a through-connection * VIA Technologies, a Taiwanese manufacturer of electronics * Virtual Interface Adapter, a network protocol * Virtual Interface Architecture, a networking standard used in high-performance computing Education * VIA Vancouver Institute for the Americas, an organization dedicated to education for sustainable development, since 1998 operating in Canada * VIA University College, a university college (Danish: professionshøjskole), since 2008 established in Denmark * VIA, Association of Information Sciences (Dutch: VIA Vereniging Informatiewetenschappen Amsterdam), at the University of Amsterdam, in the Netherlands Transportation * The name for a Roman road, e.g., ''Via Appia'' * VIA was the ICAO airline designator for Venezuelan airline Viasa (1960-1977) * VIA Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Mercato Vucciria - Panoramio (2) Mercato may refer to: Mercato (Naples), a quarter of Naples, Italy Mercato, the municipal seat of Giffoni Valle Piana See also * Mercato San Severino, a municipality of the Province of Salerno, Campania * Mercato Saraceno, a municipality of the Province of Forlì-Cesena, Emilia-Romagna * Mercato Centrale (Florence), the central market of Florence, Italy * Addis Mercato Merkato Amharic: መርካቶ; Italian: "market") is a large open-air marketplace in the Addis Ketema, district of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and the name refers to the neighborhood in which it is located. Overview Mercato is the largest open-air mar ... , the largest open-air marketplace in Africa {{Geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Santa Eulalia Dei Catalani, Palermo 250px, View of the upper façade. Sant'Eulalia dei Catalani is a deconsecrated church, whose Renaissance facade can still be seen on Via Argenteria #19, at the edge of the lively Vucciria market in ancient quarter of Castellammare in central Palermo, region of Sicily, Italy. In a niche in the small piazza in front of the church is a statue of the Genius of Palermo, sculpted by Pietro di Bonitate in 1483, and now called ''Palermu lu Grandi''. History The church was built in the 15th century, during the Aragonese rule of Sicily, with the financial support of Catalan merchants that were working in the city. Initially it was dedicated to Virgin Mary, and only later the naming was switched to the current Santa Eulalia of Barcelona, a saint of Catalan origin. The church was thoroughly rebuilt starting from 1630. Some of the construction was not completed until the 19th century. In 1714, the church was transferred to don Giuseppe Raimondi, who installed priest from Madonna della Volta a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Genius Of Palermo The Genius of Palermo (in Italian ''Genio di Palermo'', also called ''Genio'' or ''Palermo'') is one of the city symbols and the lay patron of Palermo. He was the ancient numen and genius loci of the Sicilian city. The Genius is the emblem of Palermo, the personification of the city, and symbol of its inhabitants. Its origins are probably pre-Roman, but there is no accepted archetype of this legendary and mysterious patron deity. According to the myths passed down from Ovid in the first century it symbolizes the genius loci, or the metamorphosis of an animal spirit into a masculine figure. The snake symbolizes Scipio Africanus, who was helped by Palermo in the war against the Carthaginians of Hannibal. In gratitude, Scipio is said to have gifted the city with a golden basin, with a central statue of a warrior with a serpent feeding on his chest. The symbol of the serpent may have more than one meaning: it is linked to land and water, fertility, rebirth and renewal. The snake ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Fontana Del Garraffo The Garraffo Fountain (Italian: Fontana del Garraffo) is a Baroque fountain of Palermo. It is located in Piazza Marina, down the ancient Cassaro street, now called Via Vittorio Emanuele, within the historic centre of Palermo. History The name of the fountain comes from the Arabic word "''Gharraf''", meaning the abundance of water. It was sculpted by Gioacchino Vitagliano in 1698, although the design was previously realized by the architect Paolo Amato. The sculpture represents an abundance goddess riding an eagle fighting against a hydra. The significance of the allegorical elements is not clear. The eagle could be a symbol of either Palermo or the Hapsburg Spanish monarchy. The statue was patronized by the Spanish Praetor Andrea Salazar. The location of the Garraffo fountain was in a small piazzetta in the market of the Vucciria market La Vucciria is an ancient, large market or bazaar area and neighborhood, with shops and tables selling products, produce, and foodstuffs l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]