Roman furnaces in Alcamo
The Roman furnaces in Alcamo are part of the archaeological complex of Alcamo Marina and were discovered in 2000. This ancient production centre has international importance, both for its extension and the quality of preservation.Photo: Daniele Pugliesi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: archaeological site in Province of Trapani, Italy
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Castellammare del Golfo railway station and Castello Arabo Normanno.
Castellammare del Golfo railway station
Railway station
Photo: Daniele Pugliesi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Castellammare del Golfo railway station is situated 680 metres northeast of Roman furnaces in Alcamo.
Castello Arabo Normanno
Photo: Daniele Pugliesi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Castello Arabo Normanno is situated 2½ km northwest of Roman furnaces in Alcamo.
Santa Rita (Castellammare del Golfo)
Church
Photo: Maria8804, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Santa Rita (Castellammare del Golfo) is a church, which is situated 2 km west of Roman furnaces in Alcamo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castellammare del Golfo and Alcamo Marina.
Castellammare del Golfo
Alcamo Marina
Photo: Daniele Pugliesi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Alcamo Marina is a seaside resort in Sicily in the territory of Alcamo. It is characterized by a lot of holiday houses, where thousands of people from Alcamo are hosted together with tourists, attracted by its golden beaches and from the possibility they have of visiting the nearby tourist resorts.
Alcamo
Photo: Esculapio, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Roman furnaces in Alcamo
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Sicily, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
38.02047° or 38° 1′ 14″ northLongitude
12.90638° or 12° 54′ 23″ eastOpen location code
8FCJ2WC4+5HOpenStreetMap ID
way 891572500OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q24451389
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In Other Languages
From Italian to Portuguese—“Roman furnaces in Alcamo” goes by many names.
- Italian: “Fornaci romane di Alcamo”
- Portuguese: “Fornalhas romanas de Alcamo”
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