Castello Barbacane
Pantelleria
It is one of the few historical buildings which survived the bombings of World War II, a Renaissance castle aspect consists of a plan body irregularly quadrangular courtyard, which combines a square tower which was originally to be separated.
Sese Grande o Sese del Re
Pantelleria
The island of Pantelleria archaeological ruins from the Neolithic period as the "Sese Grande", a monument built with dry stones. It starts from an oval base to wrap on itself and ending towards the top in a spiral shape. Inside the dead were buried in a fetal position with his head facing west.
I Dammusi
Pantelleria
The "Damussi" are homes that over the years have suffered a new redesign by the expert hands of architects. Today they are a worthy alternative housing for the tourist who does not want to stay in the hotel. The building is built with lava stones. The domed roofs serve to collect rainwater and channel it into an underground cistern.
Relitto Ras Jedir
Pantelleria
Since 2002, it is possible to visit the wreck of the vessel Libyan "Ras Jedir" that ran aground carrying illegal immigrants. It 'was in the bay of Cala Tramontana, in sailing trim. From the portholes you can see how the people of the Mediterranean have made this wreck their new home, from groupers to bream.
Acropoli Punico-Romana di San Marco e Santa Teresa
Pantelleria
The Phoenicians founded a colony, Cossyra, whose archaeological remains are located on the hills of San Marco and Santa Teresa in the immediate afterland of the current capital. Cossyra soon entered the orbit of the nearby Carthaginian power.
Santuario della Madonna della Margana
Pantelleria
This is the most rural church and the oldest on the island, it dates from the passage of Charles V in Sicily. Inside is preserved an icon depicting Mary nursing the infant Jesus, and you can admire a precious wooden crucifix of the Sicilian school. The Virgin Mary depicted in the icon of the Virgin Mary was called Margana, protector of the fields, in Arabic means marginal field.
Hangar Militare
Pantelleria
It can be considered a masterpiece of modern architecture, in many ways unique, the gigantic underground hangar by Pierluigi Nervi, still used for military purposes. On the occasion of Armed Forces Day, visitors can gain access to military installations through guided tours. Last date of opening 4 November 2009.
Cattedrale di San Lorenzo
Trapani
(141 Km)
The interior has three aisles and it preserves the painting of the Crucifixion, painted by Van Dyck, a San Giorgio, by Andrea Carreca, the Eternal Father by La Bruna and a Dead Christ, created by Tartaglia with local stone.
Chiesa del Purgatorio
Trapani
(142 Km)
The Church was built in the late seventeenth century with a design by Pietro Castro. The current facade dates back to eighteenth-century makeover, designed by Biagio Amico.
Museo del Sale
Trapani
(142 Km)
Located in Nubia (City of Paceco), the museum is housed in the premises of the mill the saline Culcasi within the wildlife reserve of the Saline of Trapani and Paceco.
Vecchio Mercato del Pesce
Trapani
(141 Km)
The Old Fish Market in Trapani is located in the narrowest part of the peninsula. A unique place where among the vendors who put fish at auction, there are also sailors with their huge hands and tanned skin sitting repairing fishing nets. The “abaniata” is used, the act of publicizing and making known the type of goods. It takes on a chanting and almost musical rhythm that makes the market tour even more fascinating.
Castello di Mare
Trapani
(141 Km)
The Castello di Mare is located in the eastern part of the port of Trapani. It is an ancient medieval fortress and is 32 meters high. It has four overlapping floors, an octagonal tower, two chapels and a courtyard. It is not a real castle because over the years it has been used for various activities. The Italian Environment Fund named it as “Place of the Heart of Italians” in 2009.
Castello di Sambuca ruderi
Sambuca di Sicilia
(138 Km)
The Castle of Sambuca, in the province of Sicily, was built by an Arab emir in the 9th century. The stone structure was also used as a prison. The castle, through the staircase, opens onto the Baldi Centellis square. We received little news and few remains of the castle, including a small terrace.
Selinunte
Castelvetrano
(113 Km)
The mytical Selinunte
Cave di Cusa
Campobello di Mazara
(115 Km)
THE QUARRIES FROM WHERE THE BOULDERS WERE EXTRACTED TO BUILD THE TEMPLES OF SELINUNTE
Mozia - zona archeologica fenicio-punica
Marsala
(124 Km)
Mozia is a fortress town located a few kilometers from Cape Lilibeo. Following the destruction that occurred in 397 BC by the tyrant of Syracuse Dionysius I, the city remained uninhabited. At present, the city has several very elegant and elegant buildings.
Torre Nubia
Paceco
(140 Km)
The Nubia tower was erected at the beginning of the 16th century and restored in 1585 by the architect Camillo Camilliani. The building was used as a defensive fortification by the Spanish government. From the tower you can see the three Egadi islands.
Castello di Marsala
Marsala
(117 Km)
The castle of Marsala was built in the eastern corner of the city. Official documents demonstrate for a castle of Nosmanna origin (but without being able to exclude a fortress of Byzante). It was built in the twelfth century.
Torrione di Mozia
Marsala
(124 Km)
The Tower of Mozia is part of a massive plant consisting largely of square blocks and large masses of raw bricks. This makes us think of the various shifts of matter that have been there over the decades. It is assumed that the great activity of moving materials dates back to the 6th and 5th centuries BC. The Tower is one of the most visited monuments in the area, since it is a great testimony to the fortifications of the Moziesi.
Torre del Tradimento
Sciacca
(121 Km)
The Tower of Betrayal was built around the fifteenth century with the task of defending the area of the homonymous Cala. The structure stands between an ancient house with pergola on the outside and another with metal frames. The composition is cylindrical with a diameter of six meters and has a terrace cover for collecting rainwater.
Porta San Salvatore
Sciacca
(126 Km)
The Porta San Salvatore was the main entrance door to the city of Sciacca. It takes its name from the homonymous church that is located near, and as the oldest door it presents different architectural constructions. The construction consists of different ornaments, cornucopias and commas that fascinate anyone interested in visiting it.
Porta Palermo
Sciacca
(126 Km)
The Palermo Gate was built during the reign of King Charles II of Bourbon to replace an already existing door. The exterior facade features the Baroque style. The structure consists of tuff blocks with a large attic. At the top is the coat of arms of the ruling house of time, in which an eagle with folded wings is depicted.
Torre del Pardo
Sciacca
(126 Km)
The Torre del Pardo was built in 1550, on the directives of the Brotherhood of San Michele. In fact, it is located next to the church called firriatu of S.Micheli. The structure has a square plan with thick walls. Originally, three bells were also built merged at the beginning of the 16th century.
Torre San Michele
Sciacca
(126 Km)
Torre San Michele was built in 1550, in the square adjacent to the church of San Michele a Sciacca. It was built at the behest of the Brotherhood of San Michele and has a square plan with two meters thick walls. The tower also stands three bells of which the largest was merged in 1587.
Porta San Calogero
Sciacca
(126 Km)
The Gate of San Calogero represented one of the 5 entrances to the city of Sciacca and led directly to the upper part of the city, where at that time the noble residences of the city were located, but also bordered the district of the Cadda, where the Jews lived. The construction does not have some important architectural features, however, the fact remains that it has remained perfectly preserved.
Castello Luna
Sciacca
(126 Km)
Torre di Ligny
Trapani
(141 Km)
The tower was built in 1670, for the defense of the city. It is built in the rocks of the city, for military reasons. It was composed of four turrets, which also served as headlights. Today the tower is used as a Museum and houses archaeological finds of the territory inside. It is a monument that tells a great part of the history and culture of the territory of Trapani.
Bastione Sant' Anna
Trapani
(117 Km)
Erected to defend the city from the continuous raids of Turkish pirates, it was wanted by Carlo V. Designed by the engineer Ferramolino from Bergamo who also protected the city from the use of the new tools of war: firearms. Subsequently, the city walls were strengthened thanks to renovation works for reasons of exposure to the strong winds
Castello di Terra
Trapani
(142 Km)
Before the construction of this castle, there were the remains of a Carthaginian fortification built by Amilcare. The castle was built in the twelfth century with an almost regular quadrilateral with half cylindrical curtain towers and rectangular towers at the corners. In the 1970s, in order to build its offices, the police took down the castle, but it regained its splendor thanks to subsequent restorations, the last one in 1992.
Bastione Impossibile
Trapani
(141 Km)
The Impossible Bastion is an important monument in the province of Trapani. It dates back to the first half of the 16th century and was erected to strengthen the city walls of Trapani. It is located in the southeastern corner of the ancient city walls, it was so called (Impossible) because of the muddy terrain on which it seemed impossible to build it.
Castello di Caltabellotta ruderi
Caltabellotta
(140 Km)
The Castle was built around 1090 when the Normans arrived. Queen Sibyl resides in this building and was also the home of the Luna family. He changed owners several times, but until 1673 he remained with this family. The last to have it in possession was Antonio Alvares Toledo Duke of Bivona, until 1754. From that time on, the castle fell into a state of neglect. Today we can only see a small part of it.
Complesso Monumentale San Pietro
Marsala
(116 Km)
The Monumental Complex San Pietro di Marsala is located at the Monastery of the Benedictine Sisters and was founded in 595 after Christ. At the end of the 13th century, the church dedicated to St. Peter was added to the monastery. To be emphasized for its beauty is the square tower that thanks to a lighting system is made clearly visible from every corner of the historic center. The property also has a conference room, a multipurpose room and some leisure facilities.
Mostra di Cimeli del Risorgimento
Salemi
(134 Km)
The Museum Exhibition of Relics of the Risorgimento was built in 1960 and since 1999 is located in the rooms of the former Jesuit College. In the museum they are exhibited in materials such as: weapons, photographs and original documents that testify to the participation of Salemi in the revolution of 1848 and in the enterprise of the Thousand of 1860.
Museo Regionale "Conte Agostino Pepoli"
Trapani
(143 Km)
The Regional Museum “Count Agostino Pepoli” is located in the former building of the Convent of the Carmelite Fathers. The Museum, inside, is divided into three fractions: marble and tombstones, paintings and industrial arts. Among the different objects, he owns paintings, sculptures, cribs, sacred parameters, goldsmiths, period clothes, majolica, memorabilia. All of these items acquire greater importance as the original set-up.
Museo Civico
Castelvetrano
(120 Km)
The Civic Museum was set up, in 1997, inside the Errante House located in the historic center of Castelvetrano. Among the works on display we find the “Ephebo of Selinunte”, a Greek original from the 5th century BC with a bronze composition. In addition to a collection of ceramics and a large number of coins, the Museum also houses an interesting statue depicting the Virgin and Child from the workshop of Francesco Laurana.
Mostra Nazionale di Pittura Contemporanea
Marsala
(116 Km)
The Contemporary Painting Exhibition Body “City of Marsala” was created on behalf of the City Council in 1963, and has its headquarters since 1996 at the Convent of Carmine. The Museum owns a picture gallery of more than 750 works by artists of the '900. And it aims to promote the artistic and cultural activities of the city.
Museo "G. Whitaker"
Marsala
(124 Km)
The “Giuseppe Whitaker” Museum is located in a building built in the nineteenth century and with a beautiful garden of eight hectares. It was created with the aim of maintaining and curating the historical and artistic heritage. The Museum preserves inside the “Statue of the Youth” of the classical era found during an excavation campaign; among other objects, we remember a couple of cloisonné enamel elephants coming from the Beijing imperial palace, paintings from the 1800s Sicilian, a late eighteenth-century Russian sleigh and porcelain collections.
Museo Civico
Mazara del Vallo
(108 Km)
The Civic Museum was founded in 1921 and is one of the oldest institutes in the area. Its headquarters are located in the former Jesuit College. The museum houses artifacts from the Upper Palaeolithic, medieval sculptures and paintings dating back to the 17th century. Of particular interest and beauty are the decorated ceramics that date back to the Arab period, since the town was occupied by the Arabs in ancient times.
Museo Diocesano
Mazara del Vallo
(108 Km)
The Diocesan Museum is housed in the Palace of the Episcopal Seminary of Mazara del Vallo, built during the 18th century. The museum site welcomes sacred materials and objects from the Treasure of the City Cathedral. There are numerous silver and vestments dating from the fourteenth and nineteenth centuries. The cross, coming from the church of Salemi in 1386, represents the oldest piece.
Museo Preistorico
Paceco
(139 Km)
The Prehistoric Museum, has been located since 1980 within the rooms of the Municipal Library. The museum exhibits different materials that belong to the period from the Paleolithic to the Middle Ages. Very interesting are the fragments of prehistoric animals from the Stone Age.
Castello della Signora o Casale ruderi
Salaparuta
(140 Km)
The Castle of the Lady or Farmhouse was built by the Arabs in ancient times. Over the years it has had various denominations, such as “Sala della Donna” because the settlers moved to a neighboring farmhouse. In 1400 instead, “Castle of Sala Paruta” and later “Castello di Salaparuta”. Unfortunately, in 1968, a strong earthquake destroyed the whole country. That's why today only the ruins are left.
Museo del Lavoro Contadino
Campobello di Mazara
(111 Km)
Torre Marcubbo
Marsala
(114 Km)