This fortress-style structure was so built to protect it from pirate attacks. This is where you will find Il Santuario il Museo. Many streets lead from its main square – the Piazza Sanctuario. Or stop in the Piazza Carlo Barbera where you will find a giant outdoor chess board. Make a bee-line for one of the town’s prettiest streets – Via Venza – covered in bougainvillea and jasmine.
As you stroll around the town, you will see wide, richly painted doorways which would once have accommodated carts but now you’ll instead often find the residents sat outside them just watching people go by. The town itself is characterised by traditional, flower-filled alleyways. Dating back to 1859, it stands 43 metres high and still protects sailors from the rocks to this day. The town’s lighthouse – Il Faro – sits to the west of the harbour. For water sports enthusiasts, there are also a number of diving, surfing and sailing schools here. Here you will find brightly coloured traditional fishing boats as well as modern sailing boats, catamarans and motorboats. We think a good starting point for any visit to San Vito Lo Capo is its harbour. A chapel dedicated to Santa Crescenzia (Vito’s wet nurse) was built in the 14 th century in memory of the tragedy. It is then said that the village was destroyed as a divine punishment for their actions. Unfortunately, his efforts failed and they ran away frightened. He arrived at San Vito Lo Capo (then called Capo Egitallo) to protect himself from a storm at sea, whereupon he set about trying to convert the residents to Christianity. The story goes that the town’s origins owe much to a young Roman called Vito whose conversation to Christianity forced him to flea his hometown. The latter stands 530 metres above sea level and is topped with a large wooden cross. The setting is stunning, nestled between the Gulf of Macari and the Zingaro Nature Reserve and overlooked by Mount Monaco. San Vito Lo Capo sits in the North West of the island of Sicily (as do the nearby hamlets of Macari and Castelluzzo).
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