Location: Sciacca
Top Things to do in Sciacca
10 Museums in Sciacca That You Shouldn't Miss
Sciacca (Italian: [ˈʃakka]; Greek: Θέρμαι; Latin: Thermae Selinuntinae, Thermae Selinuntiae, Thermae, Aquae Labrodes and Aquae Labodes), is a town and comune in the province of Agrigento on the southwestern coast of Sicily, southern Italy. It has views of the Mediterranean Sea.
Restaurants in Sciacca
1. Nocito Gioielli
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5.0 based on 5 reviews
Nocito is an ancient name in Sciacca. Four generations of love for beauty have given life to a goldsmith specializing in refined jewellery created with the secret artwork of ancient sicilian, master goldsmiths. In Nocito's showroom, you can visit the exhibit "History of Sciacca's coral" to see ancient prints and coral artifacts.
2. Museo del Giocattolo Sciacca
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5.0 based on 197 reviews
3. Casa Museo del Sapone
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5.0 based on 136 reviews
A soap museum dedicated to the history and science of soap. The museum is an old, restored 19th century building with high ceilings and original stonework. On display, are two old presses and other agricultural tools, typical of South West Sicily. The inspiration to open a soap museum, comes from our experience in making and producing soap and natural cosmetics. We would like to share our passion and knowledge about the history, science and technicalities of soap making, to eveyone interested in learning more about this essential product, which started to be produced in 2800 B.C. All the visits to the museum are guided tours, and at the end of your visit you will have the chance to try our products. We are open ONLY with a reservation, and you may book a tour online or by calling us.
4. Studio d'Arte Michele Bono
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4.5 based on 14 reviews
5. Chiesa Sconsacrata di S. Margherita
6. Museo del Carnevale di Sciacca
7. Il Castello Incantato
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4.0 based on 553 reviews
In the western side of Sicily, at the slopes of Mount Kronio, not far from Sciacca, there is the “Enchanted Castle”, that is a wonderful place invented by the creativity of man and nature where, besides olives and almond trees, you can find heads engraved in stone by Filippo Bentivegna, called “Philip of the heads”, a real artist endowed by an excellent creativity, one of the greatest exponents of “art brut” or “outside art”.
8. Casa Museo Scaglione
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4.0 based on 36 reviews
The House-Museum ”Francesco Scaglione” is a unique istance of an eighteenth century “re-enactment museum”. It is a good example of the illuminated collecting which was flowering all over Europe in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, thanks to the contribution of rich individuals.. The building is next to the cathedral in the old town centre, the same place where the church of Santo Stefano used to stand before it was demolished in the sixteenth century. On the first floor, the largest of the communal rooms looks out on a small garden, while the private rooms offer a good view of the square.
9. Antiche Grotte del Caricatore
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4.0 based on 12 reviews
Discovering Caricatore There is a subterranean Sciacca, dug in the rock probably by the learned hands of Carthaginian navigators: the Caricatore, a funnel-shaped system of caves used to accumulate wheat up to the beginning of the nineteenth century. This fascinating worm-eaten fabric covered a perimeter that widened from Angelo Scandaliato square to the Convento San Francesco, up to the Samaritan alley, where the Torre del Fossato stood, a bulwark placed in defence of the "Sicilian gold" from Saracen piracy attacks. Today, this extraordinary place brought life again thanks to the passion and the enthusiasm of the cultural association "Vintuliata di Marina" which has made some caves of the ancient Caricatore accessible through guided tours and has created an area dedicated to exhibitions, seminars, theatrical performances and artistic events. The purpose of the association is also to outline paths of knowledge and enhancement of our enogastronomic heritage.
10. Antiquarium di Monte Cronio
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3.5 based on 11 reviews
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