Vucciria

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Illuminated writing at the Discesa Maccheronai from Piazza San Domenico.
Mercato Vucciria 2017.

Vucciria is one of the historical markets and at the same time its oldest in the Castellammare district in the old town of Palermo . It extends from the Piazza Caracciolo and the Discesa Maccheronai near Via Roma in the east to the old port of La Cala via Via Argenteria nuova, Piazza Garraffello and Via Cassari.

The market is open daily from late afternoon until late at night.

Surname

The name is derived from the sixteen-year reign of Charles I of Anjou , the only ruler of the House of Anjou on the island of Sicily. The word Vucciria is borrowed from the French word boucherie (butcher's shop). At that time there was a slaughterhouse from which the meat was delivered. Only later did the sale of fish and the offer of fruit and vegetables come along. The Vuccèri is the common name for a butcher in the local dialect. The word Vuccirìa was translated in Palermo to mean confusion . This means the “confusion of voices”, which are superimposed on each other mainly by the characteristic calls of the traders.

Status

All the ingredients for a rich Sicilian cuisine are available here. The market mostly runs through narrow streets. Colors, smells and the handling of goods are very intense. The sometimes closely spaced buildings leave little space for the presentation of the food and a passage is often difficult. But this confinement and immediacy with market people and their goods as well as other market visitors makes up a large part of the attractiveness of this market. In addition, food stalls are located, before the eyes of visitors food such as grilled Stigghiole and fried Panella prepare.

While palaces and art monuments were in constant decline until around 2010, changes have started since then and the residents are aware of the cultural value and historical significance. One example is the restoration of the city's patron saint, Genio del Garaffo, in his aedicula on the Piazza del Garraffo, a marble sculpture from 1483 that is strongly anchored in popular belief. It was badly affected by environmental influences and was renovated in 2013. The costs of 30,000 euros were covered by donations. But the residents do not respect the dignity of this monument and, despite the prohibition, park their vehicles and dumpsters in front of it. Consciousness is still not well developed here in places where relics of antiquity are so close together.

literature

  • Giuseppe Bellafiore: Palermo. Guida della città e dei dintorni . Palermo 1995, pp. 77-79.

Web links

Commons : Vucciria  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The Vuccirìa market in Palermo . IZI-Travel from Informap Technology Center LLC, Sharjah , (English)
  2. ↑ Francesco Paolo Caracausi: Palermo come metafora. Lulu 2010, ISBN 978-1446152232 , page 110
  3. ↑ Vuccirìa a Palermo Informazioni su Vuccirìa a Palermo: indirizzo, orari di apertura, numeri di telefono e altro (ital.)
  4. ↑ Restaurato il Genio del Garraffo nel cuore della Vucciria , La Repubblica Palermo
  5. ^ Eugenia Nicolosi: I cittadini ignorano la memoria storica. MeridioNews, Palermo