Alcamo

Alcamo is an Italian town in the province of Trapani in Sicily, located at the foot of Mount Bonifato, now a Nature Reserve.

Reconstruction of the map of the historic center of Alcamo around the second quarter of the eighteenth century (the names of the streets are the current ones)

The town is located 258 meters above sea level, in the center of the Gulf of Castellammare.

There are many churches to visit in Alcamo: the Church of San Francesco di Paola (Badia Nuova) from 1531, the Church of Santi Cosma e Damiano considered one of the most beautiful Baroque churches in Sicily, founded in 1500, the Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta a truly spectacular building, the Church of the Gesù, the Church of Sant'Oliva, the Church of Saints Paul and Bartholomew and the Church of the Santissimo Crocifisso.

With its three castles, Alcamo is also named the city of castles: the Castle of Calatubo, recently acquired by the municipality and which will soon become the representative seat of the city, the Castle of the Counts of Modica whose name depends on the fact that the Counts of they were the owners from 1410 to 1812, and the Ventimiglia Castle whose last tower stands, isolated and legendary, on Mount Bonifato.

In the beautiful hamlet of Alcamo Marina, very popular in summer, it is still possible to admire the sand dunes. During the summer, Alcamo Marina is besieged by tourists, thanks to its three kilometers of beach in fine golden sand and also to the numerous holiday homes.

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