Valderice

A dip in the blue sea, a ride in the hills, 4 steps in history: the traveler's triathlon.

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Valderice is one of the most interesting areas of all Western Sicily, from a landscape point of view. You can do mountain biking fascinating routes through the hills around and benefit from unique landscapes, or romantic walks in the seaside village of Bonagia, you can lie on the sand of Rio Forgia with Mount Cofano reflected in the blue waters of the Gulf. You can admire one of the most important tuna-fishing nets of the territory, today become a hotel, the tuna-fishing factory of Bonagia, a structure dating back to ‘500. And also in Valderice, as in all Sicily, there are churches and historical buildings to visit, for a nice alternative immersion, in history instead of in the sea. The beauty of Valderice is appreciated since ancient times. This is also demonstrated by the magnificent nineteenth-century villas that were built in this magnificent town to enjoy the spectacular summer season, but that is not even the whole story.

Tonnara of Bonagia

Valderice

In Bonagia, in front of a small and picturesque harbor, there is the Tonnara di Bonagia, one of the most important and ancient tuna nets of the territory. Belonged to the family Burgarella, in ‘500 was a beam with a clear dual function of production...

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Knight's Arch (or Monumental Arch)

This is one of the symbolic sites that testify to a centuries-old tradition of the territory along the road that connects Custonaci and Valderice, in the former trazzera del cavaliere Rizzuto – called via del Cavaliere. The chapel has a square plan,...

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Zabbina

Salemi

Vastedda del Belice PDO

Salemi

“Gambero rosso” (giant red shrimp)

Mazara del Vallo

Atlantic bluefin tuna

Favignana

Valli Trapanesi Olive Oil PDO

Trapani

Nocellara del Belice olive

At the origins of the Mediterranean triad

Trapani Sea Salt PGI

Trapani

“Pizzutello” tomato

Paceco

“Cartucciaru” yellow melon

Paceco

Nubia red garlic

Paceco

Erice DOC

Erice

Moscati di Pantelleria

Pantelleria

Zabbina

Salemi

This name, of Arabic origin, means sheep’s milk ricotta and whey. A ricotta so fresh that it has not yet firmed up, as it has just come to the surface of the whey. Savouring this soft and sweet-smelli...

Vastedda del Belice PDO

Salemi

The only Italian PDO stretched curd cheese produced from sheep’s milk, Vastedda is made from the milk of the Belice sheep, an indigenous breed that is found in the area between Trapani, Agrigento and ...

“Gambero rosso” (giant red shrimp)

Mazara del Vallo

The aristaeomorpha foliacea – the “gambero rosso” or giant red shrimp – a delicious crustacean that is appreciated by chefs all over the world, is strongly linked to the history of the town of Mazara ...

Atlantic bluefin tuna

Favignana

The Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) is the most valuable of all tuna species. This large pelagic predator was once the king of the Mediterranean, and its fishing in this sea has ancient roo...

Valli Trapanesi Olive Oil PDO

Trapani

The landscape of the west of Sicily is characterised by the foliage of the olive trees that dot the countryside; an ancient, typically Mediterranean tree that spread to this part of the island under t...

Nocellara del Belice olive

At the origins of the Mediterranean triad

The Nocellara or Castelvetrano olive, has a green colour and intense taste, a fleshy, dense shape and texture and a delicious flavour. It has two PDO designations and is used as an aperitif olive and ...

Trapani Sea Salt PGI

Trapani

Considered “white gold” since ancient times, salt is one of the oldest minerals formed on Earth and has always been valued by humans: for preserving and seasoning food, as a remedy against certain end...

“Pizzutello” tomato

Paceco

The “Pizzutello” tomato thrives in the salinity of the red, clayey soil in which it is planted, in the Ericine valleys that stretch down to the sea towards Trapani and Paceco. An agricultural product ...

“Cartucciaru” yellow melon

Paceco

Cultivated in rotation in the distinctive soil of the Saline di Trapani and Paceco nature reserve, which is characterised by its firm, clayey texture, the Cartucciaru yellow melon is a Slow Food presi...

Nubia red garlic

Paceco

A dominant ingredient in Sicilian cuisine, and indeed western cuisine in general, garlic is an almost alchemical ingredient in recipes with unmistakable flavours, where its strong smell and aroma help...

Erice DOC

Erice

Erice DOC was born in an area with a very ancient winemaking vocation, the functional elements of the bagli, from the millstone - where the grapes were pressed - to the press to the cellar, are archit...

Moscati di Pantelleria

Pantelleria

Perfect for rounding off a dinner with friends or to accompany a dessert, Moscati di Pantelleria wines encapsulate the wild essence of the sun-drenched and fascinating island of Pantelleria. Moscat...