Castles and Historical Buildings

The areas of Castellammare and Scopello are surrounded by watchtowers, generally called "Saracen towers" because they defended against raids and attacks by pirates. Built in the 16th century using blo...

Sharp cliffs and two stacks, now symbols of the place, dive into the clear waters of the Scopello sea, just a few kilometres from the southern entrance to the Riserva dello Zingaro, amidst the bright ...

On a hill overlooking the sea stands the village of Scopello, named after the Latin "Scopulus," meaning rock or cliff. Scopello also sits on the ancient Roman site of Cetaria, mentioned on many ancien...

Palazzo Crociferi, located in front of Villa Comunale Regina Margherita, is now the seat of the Municipality, the auditorium, and the council chamber. It is one of the oldest buildings in the town. It...

Arriving in the hamlet of Balata di Baida, at the foot of Mount Sparagio about twelve kilometers from Castellammare, one is amazed by the landscape immersed in rural nature with the sea on the horizon...

Inici Castle is located on the southern slope of Monte Inici in the territory of the municipality of Castellammare del Golfo. In the 16th century, it was owned by the Sanclemente family, barons of Ini...

The Sea Castle is the symbol of Castellammare, so much so that it takes its name from the castle itself. It stands out at one end of the mainland and seems to almost emerge from the sea. It is located...

The tower, with a square plan, has three floors reachable by an external staircase, which leads to a terrace above, reaching a total height of about fifteen meters. The ground floor, originally the "p...

Like a recent Pompeii, ancient Poggioreale is a theatre of ruins between drama and poetry, characterized by the suspension of time: a place of memory that tells the life of a community crystallized be...

The Castello del Grifeo was the fulcrum of Partanna’s defensive system and takes its name from the 12th-century fief in which it stood. The imposing building is one of the best-preserved fortresses in...

Salemi’s main square takes its name from the “dictatorship” declared by Garibaldi on 14 May 1860, in the name of Victor Emmanuel II. From the Palazzo Comunale, Garibaldi declared Salemi the first capi...

The Arab-Norman castle dominates the monumental landscape of Salemi and is an exceptional example of medieval architecture in the west of Sicily. A first fortification was built in the Norman perio...