Mount Cofano Nature Reserve

Mount Cofano Nature Reserve - Custonaci Mount Cofano (659 meters high) is situated between the Gulf of Bonagia and Gulf of Cofano. Mount Cofano Oriented Nature Reserve belong to the territory of Custonaci and covers an area of 537 hectares. It is a very important…

Top 10 things to do: Trapani

Trapani is a small and up coming town at east Sicily. You will find here plenty of nice things to do and Trapani has a beautiful ancient city center in baroque style. Most interesting to do in Trapani is to visit:   The baroque center…

Palermo, a site you cannot miss – The Cathedral

It was built in the middle of the twelfth century, frequently restored until 18th -century interventions. This mighty building stands on a garden surrounded by baroque style walls; two towers with double lancet window and impressive 16th-century portal with Gothic figures dominate it. The Norman…

Fresh pasta alla trapanese

Busiate and Gnocculi It was back in the Middle Ages, when Sicily began to produce its own pasta. Fresh or dry, pasta has always played a dominant role on Sicilian dinner tables and, just as is typical for every single region of Italy, Sicily has…

Erice’s conventual pastries

The art of pastry making in Sicily has its roots in the Arabian era, but it refined and reached its maximum expression inside the monasteries, remaining so to this day. We are not talking about cannoli, cassate or traditional baroque desserts, but rather about the…

The Street of workshops and coral

Via Corallai, a street in the historical centre of Trapani, offers a wonderful perspective of the monumental Saint Francis (‘San Francesco’) church and its dome from its access through Corso Vittorio Emanuele.  An observation point that deserves a photo: in just a few metres leading…

To discover the true Sicily: The Festival of Santa Rosalia

There are customs and traditions that are timeless. There are traditions that involve tourists and take them to a different world, full of charm and beauty, between devotion and theater. The festival of Santa Rosalia is probably a famous example of such traditions (in Palermo,…

“Stragusto” 2016 – 8th edition

A festival of street food that shines the light of the old markets, a concentration of flavors, smells, colors, voices, each year, overwhelms the old town of Trapani. This and much more is Stragusto, the event celebrating the street food of the Mediterranean, scheduled this…

Starts bus shuttle in San Vito, Macari and Castelluzzo.

  From July 1, San Vito Lo Capo will be connected with a shuttle bus to the most beautiful beaches of its surroundings. The new transport service connects San Vito Lo Capo to the beaches of the Bue Marino and Baia Santa Margherita and to…

Parking in San Vito Lo Capo

Important: Be careful where you park in San Vito     BLUE lines (a surcharge) Monday - Friday -> € 1.00 / hour from 08:00 to 24:00 Saturday and Sunday -> € 2,00 / hour from 08:00 to 24:00 YELLOW lines (Residents) Reserved for residents…