Alcamo
Alcamo is a town in the Trapani province of western Sicily. The climate is mild and its central position on the Gulf of Castellammare offers views of Mount Bonifato and the vineyard-covered rolling hills of the surrounding countryside.
Photo: Leop81, Public domain.
Notable Places in the Area
Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta, Alcamo
Museum
The Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta is a 14th-century basilica in Alcamo, province of Trapani, Sicily, southern Italy. Photo: Daniele Pugliesi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sacred Art Museum
Museum
In 2010, thanks to the work of Monsignore Antonino Treppiedi and at the request of the Bishop… Photo: Pugliesig, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castle of Ventimiglia
Castle
The castle of Ventimiglia is an ancient four towers castle which was built at the end of the 14th century by the Ventimiglia family on the top of Mount Bonifato near Alcamo, Sicily, southern Italy. Castle of Ventimiglia is situated 2½ km south of Alcamo. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mount Bonifato
Summit
Mount Bonifato is a mountain in north western Sicilly in the province of Trapani. Mount Bonifato is situated 2½ km south of Alcamo. Photo: Lukasgukas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Localities in the Area
Alcamo Marina
Alcamo Marina is a seaside resort in Sicily in the territory of Alcamo. Photo: Daniele Pugliesi, CC BY-SA 4.0.Alcamo
- Type: Comune of Italy
- Description: Italian comune
- Location: Trapani, Sicily, Italy, Europe
- Population: 44,400
- United Nations Location Code: IT ALC
- Latitude: 37.9779° or 37° 58' 40.4" north
- Longitude: 12.9647° or 12° 57' 52.9" east
- Elevation: 258 metres (846 feet)
- Neighbors: Balestrate, Calatafimi Segesta and Castellammare del Golfo
- GeoNames ID: 2525755
Also Known As
- Arabic: ألكامو
- Arabic: الكامو
- Armenian: Ալկամո
- Basque: Alcamo
- Bulgarian: Алкамо
- Catalan: Alcamo
- Cebuano: Alcamo
- Chinese: Alcamo
- Chinese: 阿尔卡莫
- Danish: Alcamo
- Dutch: Alcamo
- Esperanto: Alcamo
- Estonian: Alcamo vald
- French: Alcamo
- Galician: Alcamo
- German: Alcamo
- Greek: Άλκαμο
- Hungarian: Alcamo
- Italian: Alcamo
- Japanese: アルカモ
- Kazakh: Алькамо
- Korean: 알카모
- Latin: Alcamum
- Latvian: Alkamo
- Lithuanian: Alkamas
- Lombard: Alcamo
- Luxembourgish: Alcamo
- Malay: Alcamo
- Min Nan Chinese: Alcamo
- Neapolitan: Alcamo
- Norwegian Nynorsk: Alcamo
- Persian: الکامو
- Piemontese: Alcamo
- Polish: Alcamo
- Portuguese: Alcamo
- Romanian: Alcamo
- Russian: Алькамо
- Scots: Alcamo
- Serbian: Алкамо
- Serbo-Croatian: Alcamo
- Sicilian: Àrcamu
- South Azerbaijani: الکامو
- Spanish: Alcamo
- Swedish: Alcamo
- Tagalog: Alcamo
- Turkish: Alcamo
- Ukrainian: Алькамо
- Uzbek: Alcamo
- Venetian: Alcamo
- Vietnamese: Alcamo
- Volapük: Alcamo
- Waray (Philippines): Alcamo
In the Area
Localities
- AlcamoTown
- FegottoHamlet, 4½ km west
- SandiasLocality, 5 km northeast
- Castellammare del GolfoTown, 8 km northwest
- Castellammare del Golfo
- BalestrateVillage, 9 km north
Landmarks
- Sant'Oliva, AlcamoChurch
- Santa Maria della Stella, AlcamoChurch
- Sanctuary of Madonna dei MiracoliChurch
- Nature Reserve Bosco di AlcamoNature reserve, 2½ km south
- Calatubo CastleCastle, 4½ km northeast
- Castellammare del Golfo railway stationRailway station, 7 km northwest
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