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Various kinds of monuments enrich the villages and towns of western Sicily.

Sacred art masterpieces of various historical ages hide inside religious and ecclesiastical monuments of high historical value. Monumental churches, convents, churches and votive shrines, are places where the religious sentiment blends with typical architectural styles.

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Church of Maria Santissima delle Grazie, Scopello Village

Castellammare del Golfo

Church Chapel of Our Lady of Fatima

Castellammare del Golfo

Church of Our Lady of Grace

Castellammare del Golfo

Church of Maria SS. dell'Annunziata

Castellammare del Golfo

Church of the Souls in Purgatory

Castellammare del Golfo

Church of S. Antonio da Padova

Castellammare del Golfo

Church of St. Joseph

Castellammare del Golfo

Church of Our Lady of the Rosary

Castellammare del Golfo

Church of Our Lady of the Stairs

Castellammare del Golfo

The "Matrici"

Castellammare del Golfo

The Museums of the Zingaro Nature Reserve

Castellammare del Golfo

Church of Maria Santissima del Rosario

Paceco

Church of Maria Santissima delle Grazie, Scopello Village

Castellammare del Golfo
Entering the beautiful village of Scopello, you encounter the Church of Maria Santissima delle Grazie, complete with a delightful garden filled with flowers, dwarf palms, and typical plants. Stone pat...

Church Chapel of Our Lady of Fatima

Castellammare del Golfo
Outside the town center, along Via Petrazzi, a chapel dedicated to Our Lady of Fatima stands surrounded by greenery next to a stream. Built in 1954, in its simplicity, it reflects a typically Sicilian...

Church of Our Lady of Grace

Castellammare del Golfo
The church of Our Lady of Grace is located in the heart of the center of Castellammare, near the municipal villa, in a delightful square of the same name. Built in the early 17th century, it was modif...

Church of Maria SS. dell'Annunziata

Castellammare del Golfo
In the area of Marina Beach, there is a small church, aptly nicknamed the Marina Church. This church, built starting from 1590, was also dedicated to Santa Maria del Carmelo, as it was connected in th...

Church of the Souls in Purgatory

Castellammare del Golfo
The church, also dedicated to Santa Lucia, was built in the early 1600s during the town's expansion, in front of the warehouse where some grain pits, a drinking water fountain, and various facilities ...

Church of S. Antonio da Padova

Castellammare del Golfo
The church of S. Antonio da Padova is located in the heart of the historic center of Castellammare, along Corso Garibaldi. Although originally outside the walls, its grandeur and centrality suggest th...

Church of St. Joseph

Castellammare del Golfo
The church of St. Joseph dates back to the 19th century and was completed in 1889. The exterior of the church, made of tuff stone, has a linear and composed appearance, enriched by tapered columns and...

Church of Our Lady of the Rosary

Castellammare del Golfo
This small church is named "l'agnuni," meaning the corner, as it was built in a hidden corner of the village. A first nucleus seems to have been erected in Norman times, around 1100, but it is only fr...

Church of Our Lady of the Stairs

Castellammare del Golfo
Near the port, on a small hill downstream from Belvedere, the Church of Our Lady of the Scala was built in the 17th century. Its construction is linked to a legend. On September 7, 1641, a maiden name...

The "Matrici"

Castellammare del Golfo
The Mother Church, called "La Matrici," is dedicated to the patron saint SS. Maria del Soccorso. In 1726, it was commissioned by the Prince of Aragon and designed by Giuseppe Mariani. The church is lo...

The Museums of the Zingaro Nature Reserve

Castellammare del Golfo
During the mid-slope path of the Zingaro Nature Reserve, you will come across five small but precious museums: the Museum of Maritime Activities, the Museum of Peasant Civilization, the Museum of Weav...

Church of Maria Santissima del Rosario

Paceco
The church was erected in conjunction with the foundation of Paceco, between 1607 and 1615, and is characterized by its simple architecture and its crypt with the mummified remains of the brethren of ...
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