Mazara del Vallo, Coastal commune in western Sicily, Italy
This Mediterranean port city stretches along the Mazaro River mouth, featuring traditional architecture and a central historical district with narrow streets and stone buildings.
The settlement originated as a Phoenician trading post in the 9th century BC, later becoming a significant Arab commercial center in 827 AD.
The Casbah quarter maintains its Islamic architectural heritage through a network of small tunnels and traditional houses within ancient stone walls.
The city maintains one of Italy's largest fishing ports, with numerous restaurants serving local seafood specialties and regional Marsala wine.
The Dancing Satyr Museum displays a bronze Greek statue recovered from Mediterranean waters by local fishermen in March 1998.
Location: Free Municipal Consortium of Trapani
Location: Province of Trapani
Elevation above the sea: 8 m
Shares border with: Castelvetrano, Marsala, Salemi, Campobello di Mazara, Petrosino
Website: http://comune.mazaradelvallo.tp.it
GPS coordinates: 37.65166,12.58751
Latest update: May 30, 2025 11:33
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Museum of Dancing Satyr
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Santissima Trinità di Delia
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Chiesa di San Francesco (Mazara del Vallo)
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Chiesa di San Nicolò Regale
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Roccazzo
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Santa Maria Assunta
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Chiesa della Madonna delle Giummare
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Lago della Trinità
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San Michele Arcangelo
360 m
Collegio dei Gesuiti
99 m
San Giovanni (Castelvetrano)
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Diocesan Museum, Mazara del Vallo
171 m
Capo Granitola lighthouse
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Mirabilia Urbis Mazara del Vallo
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Museo ornitologico
216 m
Palazzo del Seminario
202 m
Palazzo Vescovile
235 m
Spiaggia Tre Fontane Lato Ovest
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San Calcedonio
152 m
San Vito in urbe
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Puzziteddu
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Church of Santa Veneranda
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Saint Nicholas Church, Mazara del Vallo
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