2 Best Places to Shop in Central Sicily and the Mediterranean Coast, Sicily

Of the numerous ceramics shops in Caltagirone's old center, this one 13 steps up Caltagirone's fabled ceramic staircase is one of the best, selling eye-catching work with a modern aesthetic that is inspired by the town's long artisan tradition.

As you would expect from a town renowned for its ceramic products, ceramics stores are ubiquitous in Sciacca, mostly filled to the rafters with attention-grabbing displays of exuberant plates, spoons, pine cones, moor's heads, jugs, and birds. In this store, though, you will find these same designs but imbued with the singular artistic vision of the young craftsman Giovanni Muscarnera.