Nearest Airport
: Palermo International Airport
at 45
Kilometres
Nearest Train
: Castellammare del Golfo
at 12
Kilometres
Nearest Motorway
: Castellammare del Golfo
at 12
Kilometres
Nearest Beach
: Zingaro Natural Reserve
at 800
Metres
Nearest Restaurant
: Scopello
at 900
Metres
Car: recommended
A red rock that looks to the East and moves over the Gulf: here stands the ancient village of Scopello (Skopelos Greek: rock).
A 'few miles from Castellammare del Golfo in the province of Trapani.
A 'Baglio' (from Arabic Baal: court) of the seventeenth century it is surrounded by some small terraced houses, a small paved square, a stone trough.
Above, the tower stands Bennistra (XVI century) dominates the green valley.
To the top of Mount Sparagio (1200 mt) the wood of Scopello, once lair of deer, wolves and wild boars, recalls the beaten fighter Ferdinand III of Bourbon, King of the Two Sicilies, who made a royal.
Theatre of historical events, Scopello, and are surrounded by an area of mystery fueled by the legends and stories of the old village.
The traditional cuisine based on fish, the gastronomic specialties of the agricultural, local ceramics, exhibitions and cultural events, near the Zingaro Nature Reserve, the possibility of staying in comfortable pensions, offer visitors the chance to spend a great stay, where nature and culture meet.
