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

Welcome to Valderice Italy. If you’are planning to visit Valderice 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 Valderice 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 Valderice and its territory. Share and suggest a place you've visited.

What To See near Valderice

Erice (3 Km)

Castello di Venere

The Castle of Venus, or Norman, in Erice, sits on top of the mountain, once home to the beautiful jeròdulai priestesses who practiced the art of love. It is worth visiting!

Erice (3 Km)

Giardino del Balio

This beautiful English garden, which is located in a privileged geographical position, was implanted in 1870 at the behest of Count Pepoli. It is worth visiting!

Erice (4 Km)

Chiesa del Santissimo Salvatore

Old church that houses in its interior a library with books and manuscripts of the seventeenth and eighteenth century; there is also the Archaeological Museum which houses beautiful objects of Roman and Greek times.

Erice (7 Km)

Chiesa Matrice

The Mother Church of Erice is a splendid example of Italian religious architecture.It was built in 1314, and its interior contains beautiful works of sacred art. Worth a visit

Trapani (8 Km)

Grotta Mangiapane

Custonaci in the Province of Trapani, is an international marble center, with 136 quarries in activity from which the famous marble called “Pearl of Sicily” is extracted. One of the most famous caves is the Mangiapane cave, often used as a location for important film and television productions.

Trapani (8 Km)

Museo Regionale "Conte Agostino Pepoli"

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.

Paceco (8 Km)

Torre Nubia

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.

Paceco (9 Km)

Museo Preistorico

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.

Trapani (10 Km)

Museo del Sale

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.

Trapani (10 Km)

Chiesa del Purgatorio

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.

Trapani (10 Km)

Castello di Terra

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.

Trapani (10 Km)

Bastione Impossibile

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.

Trapani (10 Km)

Vecchio Mercato del Pesce

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.

Erice (11 Km)

Chiesa di San Giuliano

The Church of St. Julian is very old, it was founded in 1080, by the will of Ruggero II. In the inside you can admire a fine statue of St. John the Baptist by Gagini.

Trapani (11 Km)

Cattedrale di San Lorenzo

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.

Trapani (11 Km)

Torre di Ligny

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.

Trapani (12 Km)

Castello di Mare

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.

Marsala (14 Km)

Riserva Naturale Orientata Saline di Trapani e Paceco

The Reserve was founded in 1995 and represents an area of great natural importance for the territory. It is 1000 hectares of area, in which small and large businesses exercise the millennial activity of traditional 'cultivation' of salt. The salty natural environment is home to numerous rare species of flora and fauna.

San Vito Lo Capo (14 Km)

Riserva Naturale Orientata "Zingaro"

The Reserve area starts from Cala Mazzo di Sciacca until the Tonnarella dell'Uzzo and it's between San Vito Lo Capo and Castellammare del Golfo. The reserve is a paradise natural landscape of Sicily with some of the best beaches of the island.

San Vito Lo Capo (16 Km)

Spiaggia dell'Uzzo

San Vito Lo Capo (16 Km)

Spiaggia Cala della Disa

San Vito Lo Capo (16 Km)

Spiaggia Cala del Varo

San Vito Lo Capo (17 Km)

Spiaggia Capreria

San Vito Lo Capo (17 Km)

Torre Uzzo

The Uzzo Towers were built in 1583 by the Florentine architect Camillo Camilliani and later were the subject of numerous restorations. All towers are built with a square base structure.

San Vito Lo Capo (17 Km)

spiaggia san vito lo capo

San Vito Lo Capo (17 Km)

Chiesa Fortezza

The fortress church is located in the small town called San Vito lo Capo. The structure was built in the eighteenth century, over the years this has undergone many renovations. The church is also easily accessible by car. This is located in a beautiful square and is open to the public.

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.

San Vito Lo Capo (18 Km)

Spiaggia di Calampiso

San Vito Lo Capo (18 Km)

Spiaggia di San Vito lo Capo

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 (18 Km)

Torre Torrazzo

The Torrazzo Tower was built between the end of the 15th and the beginning of the 16th century, for reasons of defence from enemies. It has a circular structure with large stones. The Torrazzo Tower is one of the oldest towers in San Vito Lo Capo and it is for this reason that it is also called “old tower”.

Scopello (19 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.

Other attractions in Valderice

Monuments

Centro Ettore Majorana

The Ettore Majorana Centre, founded in 1963, is dedicated to scientific organization, which served as the basis for the Americans and Russians during the Cold War.

Museums

Museo Malacologico

At the Malacological Museum, in the province of Trapani, there are numerous windows of rich shells famous both for being rare and beautiful. In the variety of shells you can admire marine fossils and crustaceans. Inside the Museum, you can also visit the library that builds a heritage of the same as it is rich in rare marine equipment.

Beaches

Spiaggia Pubblica Gratuita Zona Lido Rombo

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Hotel Krimar

San Vito Lo Capo (17 Km) - Via La Goulette 7

e-mail www +39923974415

Welcome to Krimar Hotel Restaurant , a short walk from the beach of San Vito Lo Capo . Warm colors and a touch of originality refer to the spirit of multiethnic Sicily ... and a tireless staff takes care of your comfort and your well-being.

Hotel l'Approdo di Angelino

Erice (6 Km) - Via Enea, 3

e-mail www +390923572002

Hotel by the sea, located in a quiet position on the coastal coast of Erice, 5 minutes drive from the center of Trapani. Offering sea views, a panoramic restaurant-event hall with Sicilian cuisine. Large free private parking inside the property. All rooms have air conditioning, TV, minibar, safe, free Wi-Fi in all indoor and outdoor areas, and some with a large balcony overlooking the sea. Family rooms are also available. Through the garden, equipped with sun loungers, you can directly access the pebble beach. Availability to organize excursions, transfers, car rental, visits and eno-gastronomic events.

Baglio Ferlito

Buseto Palizzolo (8 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.

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

What To See near Valderice

Castello di Venere

Giardino del Balio

Chiesa del Santissimo Salvatore

Chiesa Matrice

Grotta Mangiapane

Museo Regionale "Conte Agostino Pepoli"

Torre Nubia

Museo Preistorico

Museo del Sale

Chiesa del Purgatorio

Castello di Terra

Bastione Impossibile

Vecchio Mercato del Pesce

Chiesa di San Giuliano

Cattedrale di San Lorenzo

Torre di Ligny

Castello di Mare

Riserva Naturale Orientata Saline di Trapani e Paceco

Riserva Naturale Orientata "Zingaro"

Spiaggia dell'Uzzo

Spiaggia Cala della Disa

Spiaggia Cala del Varo

Spiaggia Capreria

Torre Uzzo

spiaggia san vito lo capo

Chiesa Fortezza

La Tonnara

Spiaggia dei faraglioni

Spiaggia di Calampiso

Spiaggia di San Vito lo Capo

Faraglioni

Torre Torrazzo

Spiaggia di Guidaloca

Other attractions in Valderice

Centro Ettore Majorana

Museo Malacologico

Spiaggia Pubblica Gratuita Zona Lido Rombo

Are you looking for other ideas for sleeping in Valderice?

Tips for sleeping in Valderice

Destinations nearby

Favignana

Buseto Palizzolo

Custonaci

Trapani

Paceco

Erice

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