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Frazione in Sicily, Italy
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Scopello is a picturesque seaside hamlet in the province of Trapani, Sicily. Nestled between rolling hills and the turquoise waters of the Tyrrhenian Sea, it’s renowned for its historic tuna fishery (tonnara), dramatic sea stacks (faraglioni), and traditional stone buildings clustered around a quaint village square. Just a few kilometres from the Zingaro Nature Reserve, Scopello is a perfect base for hiking, swimming, and experiencing the unspoiled beauty of Sicily’s northwestern coast.
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The Reserve stretches for about hectares, with several kilometres of uncontaminated beach.There are many mountain trails and little coves to explore. Inside it there are the naturalistic Museum, the Museum of Seafaring Activities and the Museum of the Rural Civilization (where you can see the whole cycle of wheat). There are also the Centre for Environment Education, two equipped areas and two country houses arranged for bivouac.
On an overhanging face at 15 metres above sea level. There are several pictures dating back to the 13th, 14th and 15th centuries: a Madonna with Child, a female saint surrounded by angels and, on the opposite side, a Crucifixion with other figures.
It is an underwater cave in the Reserve lo Zingaro. The entrance is at the depth of 14 metres.
grotta del cavallo, the horse's cave
Located on Mount Inici, it stretches for about 5 km and has got a difference in level of 310 metres.
It stretches for 2,000 metres and a difference in level of 420 metres.
Near the main square (Piazza Nettuno), you will find the famous baglio of the 18th century: an Arab building surrounded by small houses, a little square and a watering hole made with stone.
Located in an area of the beach, it was built in the 13th century, restored in the 18th and abandoned in 1981.
Torre Bennistra, from which you can see all the valley, dates back to the 16th century, and is a defensive tower belonging to the system of the beach towers of Sicily.
Pani Cunzato Fest
Food tasting, music and traditions.
the Living Creche
Swimming pool, aerosol therapy, fitness centre
Its sulphuric thermal waters are used to treat respiratory, rheumatic and skin diseases.
Piscina, fanghi, aereosol.
Very good appetisers (also fish, the busiata al pesto, prawns and tuna; the fish is fresh and the traditional dishes are very nice).
You will find the characteristic "Pane Cunzato", that is hot bread with tomato, cheese, anchovies, olive oil, salt and pepper. Arancinos and sfincione are very good too.
A restaurant with a beautiful view on the Reserve lo Zingaro. You can also find very good pizzas here.
Very good tuna-fish and sword-fish. Nice first and second courses. Ok the relation price/quality.
Restaurant, banqueting.
Cacio & Cavalli is the ideal place for people wishing a holiday in the middle of nature. Its characteristic environment will give you the possibility to spend a day full of relax. You will also have a range of typical products to taste.
The restaurant, inside the baglio, serves typical Sicilian dishes, with a rich menu based on fish or meat, and a good variety of hours d'ouvre. Pizzas are cooked in a wood oven. You will spend a pleasant evening and taste a very good pizza.
his establishment has two entrances: the first adjoining the outdoors Church of the hamlet, and the second one from the car park of Scopello’s stacks. You can have specialities, such as pasta with wild fennel and sardines; other fish dishes such as grouper, greater amberjack, swordfish, fresh tuna, prawns, couscous with fish; and various meat specialities.
This is a family-run restaurant that serves Sicilian cuisine. The "busiate alla trapanese" are very good.
Bar and club.
Restaurant and pub. Very good sandwiches, salads, typical Sicilian rotisserie, good evening appetizers. Outdoor tables.
Camping
The rooms have air conditioning, TV, WiFi, private bathroom with a shower or bath, bidet and a courtesy set. Pets are admitted.
The building, with two floors, has three flats, parking and a large garden. You will have at your disposal Wi-fi, Tv, fridge, air conditioning, central heating, safe and phone. You can also rent the rooms separately.
B&B and vacation rental house. Has a large private car-park, rooms with air conditioning and private bath. There is a beautiful garden with a panoramic view on the whole gulf, with comfortable sundecks. Breakfast is served on the veranda or in the room.
This residence has a private garden and a swimming pool with hydromassage, free Wi-Fi connection, air conditioning and TV. All the flats face the garden or the pool and include a separate bedroom, a bathroom, a kitchen and a living room.
On a hill about 300 metres from Scopello and 1 km from the stacks. The rooms have private bathroom, air conditioning, fridge and Tv/sat.
Agriturismo Tenute Plaia is just outside Scopello and near the Nature Reserve lo Zingaro. With a view on the sea, the building is at about 1 km from the famous stacks and gives free Wi-Fi, air conditioning, TV, minibar, private bathroom and phone, car park, a bath with hydromassage and a solarium. you can also taste Sicilian traditional dishes and very good local wines.
The building is very recent, it is inside a vast green area and near the sea. There are all types of comforts; the rooms are large and comfortable, the breakfast very rich.
The building is near the old hamlet of Scopello, with a magnificent view on the Gulf, from the Reserve lo Zingaro as far as Punta Raisi. The rooms are comfortable and bright, a lot of them have got a balcony with a view on the sea.
It is about 3 hectares large; the Casale (a farmhouse) has an open-air swimming-pool among the olive trees, a car-park, a playground for children and a bar. The rooms have WiFi, TV, minibar and a bathroomwith a phon and a courtesy set. Some rooms have a terrace or a balcony; breakfast is included in the price and served with a buffet. You can also rent a car or a bike.
At a few kilometres from Castellammare Del Golfo, it has got a swimming pool, free car-parking and Wifi. The rooms have conditioned air, TV, fridge, private bath with hair-drier. You will find also a garden with sundecks and beach umbrellas. At the restaurant you can have typivcal food (meat or fish).
It is situated at Scopello, famous for its clear and transparent sea, the mildness of the climate and the beautiful landscapes from Terrasini as far as San Vito lo Capo. There are 21 rooms in this hotel, furnished in a simple way. They have conditioned air, TV, minibar, telephone, Wifi and safety box. The restaurant offers local dishes with unique tastes.The hotel is also equipped to host disabled people.
You can admire the landscape from the bay of Guidaloca, Tonnara of Scopello, lo Zingaro as far as San Vito. It is located at about 7 km from the Reserve lo Zingaro, at 4 km from Castellammare del Golfo, and 20 km from Segesta.
The rooms have: private bathroom, conditioned air, telephone, hair-drier, mini fridge; some of the have a view on the sea. At breakfast you can choose a sweet or a salted menu. They serve only dinner, so people are free. Its ideal position allows you to reach the near coasts:Castellammare, Scopello, the Reserve lo Zingaro, San Vito etc., or visit interesting places as Segesta, Selinunte, Erice, Mozia, Palermo, Monreale. Half board is compulsory from 15th July until 15th September.
Casa Vacanze
It is 1 km from Scopello, and has some flats among a park with all comforts: a garden-terrace with a sea view on the stacks and the Gulf of Castellammare, an area for reading and relax, wi-fi internet, swimming-pool and solarium, Free car-park, safe, phone, kitchen, TV, Wifi. You can also book a short stay. No animals admitted.
By plane
By car
By ship
By train
From Palermo Railway Station (Stazione Centrale) you get the train for Trapani, as far as Castellammare del Golfo station, at about 3 km from the town centre; you can go to Scopello by a bus or taxi…
By bus
) 187 towards Trapani. After 5 km you must enter the junction for Scopello.
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