Description
The Piazza Carlo Alberto market, to the people of Catania the Fera 'o Luni, is, together with the Pescheria, the oldest market in Catania: a sea of stalls in front of the sanctuary of the Madonna del Carmelo, in the center of the city.
It runs every day except Sunday and sells everything: fruit and vegetables, deli food, clothes, housewares, toys, ethnic products. In recent decades it has become an international crossroads: among the vendors, alongside the locals, are African and Chinese traders.
The name is said to mean "Monday fair", but some trace it back to an ancient temple of the Moon. In the Middle Ages the market was held in front of the church of the Elemosina, near the Cathedral; after the 1693 earthquake it moved to Piazza dell'Università, and at the end of the 19th century it arrived here.
It runs every day except Sunday and sells everything: fruit and vegetables, deli food, clothes, housewares, toys, ethnic products. In recent decades it has become an international crossroads: among the vendors, alongside the locals, are African and Chinese traders.
The name is said to mean "Monday fair", but some trace it back to an ancient temple of the Moon. In the Middle Ages the market was held in front of the church of the Elemosina, near the Cathedral; after the 1693 earthquake it moved to Piazza dell'Università, and at the end of the 19th century it arrived here.