Vucciria Square
The term Vucciria is a dialectal corruption of the French word boucherie, which means butcher's shop. It is in fact in this market, precisely the "Vucciria", that, at the time of the Angevins, the slaughter of animals took place. Later it also became a fish and fruit market.
Today, unfortunately, the Vucciria is languishing a lot and in the little square that you see in this shot the only ones left are the street food vendors (meat, offal and all sorts of things are roasted on the grill and served to tourists).
The old market, however, comes alive at night for the movida and welcomes all sorts of young people looking for a beer and something to eat.
Honestly, I don't think it's a very popular place at night, with so many "hot heads" ready to steal and fight.
Vucciria Square
The term Vucciria is a dialectal corruption of the French word boucherie, which means butcher's shop. It is in fact in this market, precisely the "Vucciria", that, at the time of the Angevins, the slaughter of animals took place. Later it also became a fish and fruit market.
Today, unfortunately, the Vucciria is languishing a lot and in the little square that you see in this shot the only ones left are the street food vendors (meat, offal and all sorts of things are roasted on the grill and served to tourists).
The old market, however, comes alive at night for the movida and welcomes all sorts of young people looking for a beer and something to eat.
Honestly, I don't think it's a very popular place at night, with so many "hot heads" ready to steal and fight.