Vendors

The market at Porta Palazzo, the biggest open air market in Europe, is obviously full of vendors and they  offer beside foods mainly clothings, bags and accessories.

Most of the vendors are actually not italian, those who sell clothings, bags and accessories are mainly the chinese and africans.

While making the photo, one of the African vendor wanted to know if I did ask their permission to photograph them. I told him that I am not doing close up of any person, so it is not necessary to ask any permission since the market is a public place.

 

Location : Porta Palazzo

A Normal day In The Market

The market has slowly gone back to normal, no more long queue to get in, but still some people are wearing masks and the price of fruits and vegetables has gone up with no reason.

Location : Porta Palazzo

Antiques Market Under The Arcade

Quite often stalls are organized under the arcade in piazza Vittorio for the antiques sellers, very interesting items can be found , although the prices might be a bit high, but it is definitely a pleasure to have a look at all these vintage, ancient things on display.

THE SPECIALITIES OF SICILY

A row of tents with food stalls setup in piazza Castello, offering various Sicilian specialities....

Such vibrant in color and characteristically distinctive

Porta Palazzo Market Getting Ready

Everyday at about 8 pm in the evening, stands are being setup at the open air market at Porta Palazzo, getting ready for the next morning.

While I was taking photo of the setting up, the workers (mainly Moroccans) shouted at me and wanted me to get lost. I was taken aback, as the place is a public place and I have all the right to take photo there.
So we had some 'discussion'.
Their reason was that, they were afraid that their photo will end up on internet and they don't want their girlfriends or whatever back home know that they are doing such job.
I assured them that I didn't take their photo and I was not interested in taking their photo.
They apologized and that ended the episode.
Well, they could have just told me in a more civilized way instead of tried to chase me away as if the place was their house.
Just wonder, what happens if their girlfriends decide to visit them in Italy?