San Vito Lo Capo

San Vito Lo Capo
Comune
Comune di San Vito Lo Capo
San Vito Lo Capo
Location of San Vito Lo Capo in Italy
Coordinates: 38°10′N 12°45′E / 38.167°N 12.750°E / 38.167; 12.750Coordinates: 38°10′N 12°45′E / 38.167°N 12.750°E / 38.167; 12.750
Country Italy
Region Sicily Sicily
Province Trapani (TP)
Frazioni Castelluzzo, Macari
Government
 • Mayor Giuseppe Peraino
Area
 • Total 60.12 km2 (23.21 sq mi)
Elevation 6 m (20 ft)
Population (28 February 2017)[1]
 • Total 4,690
 • Density 78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Sanvitesi
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 91010
Dialing code 0923
Patron saint St. Vitus
Saint day June 15
Website Official website

San Vito Lo Capo (Sicilian: San Vitu) is a town and comune in North-Western Sicily, Italy, administratively part of the province of Trapani. The small town is located in a valley between mountains, and is home to a public beach that is destination of local vacationers. The town's primary industries are tourism and agriculture, particularly olive groves owned by small farmers.

The town's eastern border is provided by a small range of mountains, the northernmost of which is peaked by a large cross visible from the public beach below. The mountain is home to numerous caves, most of which are inaccessible without professional climbing gear. A cave, accessible by foot at the southern base of the mountain, was named "Caverna della Capra Guasto," or "Cave of the Dead Goat" by explorers Christian D'Angelo and William Spears.

To the south is the Riserva naturale dello Zingaro. Other sights include the sanctuary-fortress, the chapel of Santa Crescenzia, the historical lighthouse, several tonnaras and the Torre dell'Usciere, a coastal watchtower.

References

  1. ↑ Population data from ISTAT


View of San Vito La Capo Marina, showing the coast, the city and the mountains


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