What to do and see in Sciacca, Sicily: The Best Things to do Good for a Rainy Day

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.

2012 Ho partecipato alla 54. Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte della Biennale di Venezia di Vittorio Sgarbi, con una recensione del Direttore artistico. Dal 2001 artigiano ceramista modellista di particolari pezzi, statue, sculture di design moderno, presepi artistici. Decorazione di vasi, piatti, pannelli con temi floreali, figurativi, effetti 3D, metamorfosi, stile moderno, bianco e nero con tecniche personali che mi portano alla creazione di nuove linee semplicemente sobrie ed eleganti per ambienti moderni. Composizione sofisticata, in un ritmo di forme eleganti che si trasforma in opere d'arte. Accolgo e approfondisco lo stile della tradizione ceramica di Sciacca che si rinnova con gusto contemporaneo.

MADE IN SICILY è un'accogliente e caratteristica bottega di prodotti tipici siciliani e di souvenir situata nel centro storico di Sciacca lungo il corso Vittorio Emanuele all'interno di un suggestivo cortile arabo. Da MADE IN SICILY puoi trovare i migliori prodotti tipici siciliani, prodotti bio e presidio slow food, attraverso i quali potrai deliziare il tuo palato riscoprendo aromi e fragranze ormai dimenticate. Troverete anche l'angolo dei souvenir siciliani, t-shirt, coffe, borse cucite a mano

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.

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.