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Highlights

  • Savor Catania's everyday flavors as you follow local rhythms, meeting vendors, tasting specialties, and seeing how the city eats on the go.
  • Begin in Catania's historic center, walking to nearby markets and side streets as you pause at selected spots for your first street food bites.
  • Visit two markets in the historic center, weaving past produce stands, fish counters, drink kiosks, and pastry windows on a tasting route.
  • Enjoy arancino, cipollina, olives, fried seafood, and seltz, then end with granita, cannoli, and minnuzze di Sant'Agata from pastry counters.

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Explore Catania's historic center on a street food walking tour through two local markets with tastings of classic Sicilian specialties.

Getting started

Begin your street food walking tour in Catania’s historic center and set off on foot through the surrounding streets. Follow your guide toward the first of two local markets that form the core of this experience. As the walk continues, you start meeting the city through its food stalls, kiosks, and everyday shopping areas.

What to expect

Catania historic center markets

You visit the two most important markets in Catania’s historic center, a daily meeting point for residents and a window into the city’s food traditions.

Features

  • Taste at least 4 samples that introduce Sicilian street food staples, including arancino, granita, seltz, and cannolo as you move between the stalls.
  • Additional Sicilian specialties such as cipollina, high-quality olives, and fried seafood, including options like sarde a beccafico, help you explore how different cultures have shaped Sicily’s gastronomy.
  • The route includes sweet tastings focused on local pastry traditions, with granita, cannoli, and minnuzze di Sant’Agata offering a final contrast of textures and flavors.
  • Walk through local market stalls and surrounding streets, taking in the aromas of grilled specialties and stopping at a kiosk to try seltz limone e sale, a classic Catania drink, while alcohol is excluded from the experience.

Inclusions & Exclusions

  • At least 4 tastings: arancino, granita, seltz, cannolo
  • Additional Sicilian specialties: cipollina, olives, fried seafood
  • Sweet tastings: granita, cannoli, minnuzze di Sant'Agata
  • Visit to two markets in Catania historic center
  • Walk through local market stalls and streets
  • Alcohol

This product offers multiple ticket options. Some items above (like transfers or fast-track access) may only apply to specific options — confirm what's included when you select yours.

Ticket Delivery

  • Your voucher will be emailed to you shortly.
  • Display the voucher on your mobile phone with a valid photo ID at the starting point.
  • Please check your final voucher for the starting point details & specific instructions.

Cancellation Policy

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts.

Frequently asked questions

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Booking FAQs

Alcohol: Alcohol is not included in this experience and will not be served during the tastings.

Experience type: This is a guided street food walking tour through Catania’s historic center and markets. Route highlights: You visit two main local markets and walk through nearby streets and stalls during the tour.

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