SAN VITO LO CAPO BEACH – ONE OF THE FINEST IN ITALY

Summer has officially started only since a few days, and I’m happy to start spamming this blog with posts about sandy beaches and bikinis

My first summer trip this year has brought me to Sicily, the biggest of italian islands, and the biggest island in the whole Mediterranean.

To discover the whole island you would probably need months, with only a week on us we decided to take advantage of a great Ryanair flight deal and fly to Trapani, and from there discover the North-Western part of the island.

We first steered to San Vito lo Capo, one of the finest beaches in Italy and surrounded by majestic and very scenic sharp hills.

San Vito lo Capo beach is white, it reminds of tropical locations, and it’s absolutely astounding.

The only down side is that it’s incredibly commercial, almost the majority of it is owned by private companies renting out beach umbrellas and chairs, and it’s very very crowded.

The village is very small, entirely projected towards the tourism industry, but very cute.

In the evenings it’s full of nice restaurants and places where you can eat some delicious Sicilian meal or have a drink or a Sicilian granita, while during the day it’s so bare that it will leave you questioning if you are in Italy or Morocco instead.

In fact, North African influence in San Vito lo Capo is heavy: the building and architecture reminds strongly about North African regions, and that’s no surprise as the weather is not very different from there, and the local meal is the delicious cous cous!

delicious cous cous as tasted at “Gna Sara” 

night views of the village and the church-fortress

inside and outside views of Tha’am Restaurant, one of the finest in town.

As you can see in some corners of San Vito is like to be in one if the one-hundreds-and-one-nights tales!

 

How to reach San Vito lo Capo

The easiest way would be to rent a car for a smoother transfer.

Although San Vito is connected with coaches both to Trapani with AST and to Palermo with Russo.

 

Why you should visit San Vito Lo Capo

Its white beach, its cristal clear water, its spectacular surroundings and its lively athmosphere make of it a must destination if visiting North-western Sicily.

Near it, you have a lot of less commercial beaches, as Macari, easily accessible by cars, scooters or quadbikes, as well as by boat with one of the many organized tours you can find downtown.

For a wider itinenary, San Vito is very near to the infamous and impressive Zingaro Nature Reserve, which I strongly advise to visit once in the area.

More on it coming!