Sciacca
Tiberio Frascari · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Sciacca, AG
Sciacca is a seaside town on a cliff, with a still-working fishing port and a historic centre of alleys, churches and palaces. It has been known since antiquity for its thermal waters.
Among its most curious monuments is Palazzo Steripinto, with its diamond-point façade, built in 1501. The town is also known for hand-painted ceramics and for the Carnival with its great papier-mâché floats.
The port, with its colourful boats and fish restaurants, is the best place for a break; from the viewpoints you take in the coast.
- Always accessible
- 3-4 hours
- Free entry
- Spring and autumn
- Historic centre uphill with staircases; the port is flat.
- Stroll down to the port and then head up to the centre. Sciacca is famous for its painted ceramics: you will find plenty in the shops.