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Palermo

Palerme ne se visite pas, elle se vit. Les marchés qui crient dès l'aube, le sel sur la peau à Mondello, les façades baroques qui s'effritent au soleil. C'est ici, entre deux étals de perles anciennes, qu'est né le Vertigo Necklace.

“We came for two days. We stayed nine.” ✳︎

Eat

Antica Focacceria San FrancescoKalsa

Since 1834. Pani ca meusa for the brave, arancine for the rest. An absolute institution — trust it blindly.

Mercato di BallaròAlbergheria

The belly of Palermo. Street food, boiled octopus, panelle — arrive hungry, leave happy.

To be completedour evening table

The trattoria where we celebrated the last bead we found.

Sleep

To be completedKalsa or Vucciria

The palazzo with green shutters.

To be completedseaside

To wake up facing Mondello.

Party

Taverna AzzurraVucciria

The market's most famous bar. Sangue and vino cotto at the counter — the night starts here and ends on the square.

La Vucciria, at nightVucciria

The market becomes an open-air dancefloor. No one sleeps, everyone dances.

To be completedthe secret address

The one we only give to friends.

Shopping & beads

Mercato delle Pulcinear the cathedral

Palermo's flea market — where we hunt for old beads, coral and glass. The origin of everything.

Mercato del CapoCapo

Fabrics, ceramics, majolica — Sicilian energy in color.

To be completedour supplier

The bead counter we keep like a secret.

Encounters & rituals

Quattro Canti at daybreakcenter

The octagonal square empty at 7 am, golden light on the baroque. The only moment when Palermo whispers.

Mondello at the end of the daybeach

Turquoise water, Liberty-style cabins, lemon granita. The salt that stays on the skin — captured in the piece.

Foro Italico at sunsetwaterfront

All of Palermo meets here. Sit, watch, let yourself be adopted.

The piece born here

Vertigo Necklace

Freshwater pearls, aged silver, blue smileys — the energy of the Vucciria on a Saturday night.

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