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Things to do in Calatafimi Italy – what to see attractions and activities

Welcome to Calatafimi Italy. If you’are planning to visit Calatafimi for your next trip and you are looking for the best places to visit, here you’ll find tips and suggestions of most popular point of interest and activities not to be missed in Calatafimi and surrounding. Travelers will appreciate this italian town with his rich historical and artistic heritage, local culture and environment. Discover the monuments, buildings, natural treasures and all the details that characterize Calatafimi and its territory. Share and suggest a place you've visited.

What To See near Calatafimi

Alcamo (11 Km)

Castello dei conti di Modica

The Castle of the Counts of Modica is located in Alcamo, it was built in 1350 by the brothers Henry I and Federico III Chiaramonte. The structure consists of four towers, two of which have a rectangular shape, while the other two have a cylindrical shape. The courtyard of the building has a rectangular shape. Over time, the City Council decided to use the castle as an ethnographic museum.

Salemi (12 Km)

Mostra di Cimeli del Risorgimento

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.

Scopello (16 Km)

Spiaggia di Guidaloca

The beach is pebbly rather fine, is exposed to the east and is the first creek that leads to the Zingaro nature reserve. The beach is welcoming to the variety of services offered to tourists.

Scopello (18 Km)

La Tonnara

The tuna Scopello is one of the most important historical monuments of Sicily, probably the only intact evidence of tuna fishing in the Mediterranean sea. The building is privately owned

Scopello (18 Km)

Spiaggia dei faraglioni

Pebble beach ideal for lovers of scuba diving: in the crystal clear waters they will find various species of marine fauna and flora of rare beauty.

Scopello (18 Km)

Faraglioni

The stacks (scogli in sicilian) probably give the name to Scopello. They are situated in the bay in front of the Tonnara. A stack is a rocky cliff with a peak shape that emerges from the sea near the coast.

San Vito Lo Capo (20 Km)

Spiaggia Capreria

Other attractions in Calatafimi

Castles, palaces and mansions

Castello della Signora o Casale ruderi

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.

Are you looking for other ideas for sleeping in Calatafimi?

Baglio Ferlito

Buseto Palizzolo (16 Km) - Via Pietro Randazzo 43

e-mail www +39923855023

the priceless for a vacation between history and nature A stone's throw from the historic and most visited nature of western Sicily is the Bed and Breakfast Baglio Ferlito-&-a farmhouse renovated end 800, maintaining the original characteristics of the era; an ideal place to rediscover the pleasure of contemplation and leave behind the hectic pace of the city. At your disposal 4 comfortable rooms with own bathroom, furnished with elegance and with views of the hills.