Flea Market on Giovanni Grasso Street, Palermo
Next to the Ballaro grocery market, there is a very good clothing market. From the point of view of shopping, it is hardly interesting for tourists, but I still recommend walking along its rows to fully immerse yourself in the atmosphere of Sicilian life. I will say right away that special care must be taken here, as I have seen from my own experience, but more on that later.
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The market occupies Via Giovanni Graso between the churches of Del Carmino and San Fratsesco Soverino.
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This is a typical flea market, where they sell absolutely everything that has become unnecessary in the household.
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The market is completely wild, there are no stalls and pavilions, things are laid out right on the pavement.
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The vast majority of merchants do not have any specialization, the set of goods is very diverse.
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Watch, children's briefcase, jewelry box, book about sea travel. A shabby round table, on which all this is laid out, can also be purchased at a reasonable price.
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Old newspapers and magazines sit peacefully next to small dishes and a vacuum cleaner.
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A selection of Western comics.
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TV set surrounded by children's clothing and shoes, I must say, in very good condition.
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Audio products are widely presented, both rare vinyl disk and CD. After a little digging through them, I concluded that if you want, you can find something interesting for fans of Italo-disco and other pop music of the eighties.
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Singles - "sorokopyatki" with hits in pretty shabby envelopes, LP in a more decent condition.
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Electrical fittings are offered complete with African masks and costume jewelry.
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It is not known how the Soviet universal switchboard tester turned out to be in Palermo. It was probably sold by an electrician from a Soviet ship, and during socialism, Soviet sailors received very small amounts in foreign currency, so they brought everything they could for sale.
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This seller has a certain specialization - "everything related to electricity".
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There are audio equipment and office equipment, everything looks very good on the outside. I won't tell you about the working capacity, but I assume that it is working, since it was made in the 70-80 years, then the products were much better than the current products "for the season".
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Video door phone with cathode ray screen of the 70s. In those days, such devices were very expensive and were available only to really rich people.
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The range of products is like a good department store-from children's toys to computer monitors and keyboards.
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Skilful Hands collection - tools, gas reducers, metal fasteners.
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The only "store" where I saw not old junk, but new products - women's and men's clothing, haberdashery, cosmetics. Such products in Palermo are sold on other streets.
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It seems that women are not allowed to do the responsible, hard and dangerous work of a market trader in Sicily, since the sellers are all men.
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"Veterans" pass the time playing cards, not even looking in the direction of their "riches".
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Young merchants are happy to take photos of their products.
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In conclusion, I want to say that this fascinating walk had very unpleasant consequences for me. While walking through the narrow aisles of the Ballaro market, I slung a photo bag on my back, where I had a second Canon 1100D with a 70-300 telephoto camera and a couple of other lenses. After a month of traveling through the quietest towns in Sicily, I got so used to the lack of street crime that I completely stopped thinking about it, and didn't even bother to zip up my bag. I didn't even understand what the good merchants meant when they pointed to the bag on my back...But Palermo, this is Palermo...At the end of the walk, I discovered that the long-focus camera kit was missing. I didn't grieve much about the hardware, the loss was far from catastrophic (by about 250 euros), and the really valuable lenses were still there. I was very sorry that I lost the photos taken by this set, which were mostly colorful portraits of local residents. So my advice is don't relax!
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