B&B Colori di Bahlarà

This B&B is located at the boundary of the Ballaro Fruit & Vegetable Market and The Flea Market next to it. So you are in the midst of all the character and colour of a working class area of Palermo. Area might not at first meeting suit everyone but stick with it and you might just become a fan of the area, as I did. The B&B Colori Bahlara is a small 5 bedroom, 2 shared bathroom establishment where everything is super clean and welcoming. There are TVs in every room and my room, room C, had a double bed and a single bed. It is simply furnished but very practical. Your host, Giovanne, from Corleone, prepares an Italian Breakfast consisting of home made yogurt, sweet and savoury cakes/croissones with Italian coffee,Fruit Juices or tea. He is very accomodating and will assist you in every way whilst you are staying there. He is not fluent in English but we communicated well considering I know very little of the Italian language. If you are slightly adventurous and not stiff and conservative this should be the place for you. TIP: If you are coming from Palermo Central Rail Station in Piazza Cesare or Intercity Bus Station just behind, get the small FREE CENTRO STORICO bus from the 2nd island in front of the Railway Station and take it 2 stops to Porte Saint Agata, go through the stone archway and the B&B is 100 metres straight ahead on a right hand corner. This FREE bus operates every 11 minutes from early in the morning until 2100 hrs and goes clockwise around the old central historical area of Palermo. If walking to B&B use Corso Turkoy to get to Porte Saint Agata, its about 600 metres and avoid the back streets which were smelly after the end of the Fruit and Veg Market, if you arrive early it will all be sweet smelling but avoid this approach anyway as it will be very busy with shoppers. Also in Palermo the name of the street can change every 100/200 metres and quite often the name plate of the street is missing altogether !! Always approach and leave through Porte Saint Agata especially at night or unless the very lively Fruit and Veg Market or next door Flea Market is on .......in that case linger and BUY !!