Pescheria di Catania
by Al Fio Bonina
Title
Pescheria di Catania
Artist
Al Fio Bonina
Medium
Photograph - Photography And Digital Manipulation
Description
The fish market is an incredible attraction in Catania and here you can buy or taste a wide selection of fresh fish and seafood.
From the early hours of dawn, a fragrant and colorful atmosphere welcomes people in A' Piscaria (La Pescheria), the famous fish market of Catania, one of the largest in Italy. Located in Piazza Alonzo di Benedetto, near the port of the city, it is an unmissable place for many reasons. According to an ancient tradition, the fish market is open in the morning on weekdays from 7 to 14 and all day on Saturdays. Every morning is lively and lively, and here you can buy or taste a wide selection of fresh fish and seafood, including clams, mussels, sardines, swordfish, tuna and many others. It is a theater of reality, of the people, Catania and Sicily. Songs and convulsive dances, made of words and gestures, invitations to buy, see and taste the many products of the Sicilian sea and land. The doors open to traditions that are lost in time. Following the local traditions, the fishermen will try to attract the buyers with their strong voices and many gestures. Nearby there are also fruit and vegetable stalls, as well as cheese and mushrooms from the mountain villages of Etna.
Next to the fish market there is Piazza Duomo with the cathedral and the Elephant, symbol of the city of Catania. It is the center of Baroque architecture in Sicily and in the world.
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September 23rd, 2020
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