San Vito Lo Capo is a small seaside resort in Sicily famous for its incredibly beautiful beach overlooking a sheltered bay dominated by Monte Monaco from above. In the center, the Sanctuary of San Vito (15th century) is a fortress-like structure with Arab-Norman architecture. Its territory includes the westernmost part of the Zingaro Reserve.
Levanzo is the smallest of the Egadi. The village is made up of a small group of houses with a small marina which is about 15 km from Trapani. It has no rolling roads, apart from a small stretch of paved road that leads to the Faraglione beach. This condition of technological backwardness explains […]
Favignana is located about 7 km from the western coast of Sicily, between Trapani and Marsala. The traditional Mediterranean architecture of the island, characterized by white plaster and blue or green windows, are, especially in recent years, the object of rediscovery and enhancement, the landscape is in fact protected by the superintendence of cultural […]
Trapani is located in the westernmost part of Sicily, in the promontory of the ancient Drepanum in Latin, from the Greek Drepanon (sickle), given the shape of the peninsula on which the city stands. It is also called “city between two seas” as it stretches out on a narrow strip of land, surrounded by […]
Savoca and Forza d’Agrò are the famous locations chosen by the American director Francis Ford Coppola in 1971 to shoot the scenes of “The Godfather”, (The Godfather), considered a milestone in the history of cinema. The scenes that are set in Corleone in the film were shot in Fiumefreddo di Sicilia, Graniti, Motta Camastra, […]
Cefalù is known for the Norman-era cathedral fortress built in the 12th century. The mounmento is rich in Byzantine mosaics and tall twin towers. Cefalù is part of the Madonie Park and is included in the club of the most beautiful villages in Italy The cathedral of the city inserted in the Arab-Norman Palermo […]
The city of Monreale was born with the Normans in the XII century. The Arab-Norman Palermo site and the cathedrals of Cefalù and Monreale in 2015 was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
Palermo boasts a thousand-year history and has played an important role in the affairs of the Mediterranean and Europe. Founded by the Phoenicians between the seventh and sixth centuries BC, it was conquered in 254 BC. by Romans. After the Arab occupation, with the advent of the Normans and the return to Christianity, it […]
The city of Marsala rises on Capo Boeo and faces Favignana, with the other Egadi Islands a little further away. Marsala is famous for the landing of Garibaldi and the Thousand on 11 May 1860 and for the production of the Marsala wine of the same name. It stands on the ruins of the […]
It is believed that Erice was founded by Trojan exiles, who by fleeing to the Mediterranean Sea would have found the ideal place to settle there; the Trojans who joined the indigenous population would later give life to the people of the Elimi. It was disputed by the Syracusans and Carthaginians until the conquest […]
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