The Castellammare coast
SanVitoLoCapo
Three kilometres of golden sand at the far end of the gulf.
The village stands at the western end of the Gulf of Castellammare, with a golden sandy beach three kilometres long: it is one of the most loved beach destinations in Sicily and also very popular for climbing.
On the full-day tour it is the exclusive stop: free time for the village lanes, a seaside bar and the contrast between the sun on your skin and the freshness of an artisan gelato.
The village arose at the end of the 18th century at the foot of Monte Monaco, around the present sanctuary: an old fortress grown from a small 14th-century chapel dedicated to Saint Vitus the martyr. The caves on the sea preserve Palaeolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic traces, and the municipality was only created in 1952.