Recommended places

Our shortlist of favorite places to eat, drink, walk + swim.

Food and Wine

MARSALA HISTORIC CENTER

La Pêche à Marsala ($$****)
Via S. Cammareri Scurti, 3 – Tel 348 899 3928

Osteria Il gallo e l’innamorata ($*****)
Via Bilardello 18 Marsala – Tel 0923 1954446
*Try antipasti and pasta with fish!

La Marinara ($$$****)
Piazza Goffredo Mameli 5 – Tel 0923 365494
*Try Cous Cous with fish!

Trattoria Garibaldi ($****)
Piazza Addolorata 35 – Tel 0923 953006
*Try Cous Cous with fish!

I Bucanieri ($$$****)
Via L.Mediterraneo 45 – Tel 0923 953477
*Grilled fresh fish or meat!

Pizzeria C’era una volta ($***)
Via Frisella 58 – Tel 0923 953756

Assud Porta Garibaldi ($$****)
Via Scipione l’Africano, 7 – Tel 0923 1870960
*Good quick lunch/dinner Take Away

Parrinello Pescheria e Cucina ($$$****)
Via Vincenzo Florio 4 – Tel 392 084 4887

MARSALA SPAGNOLA (Very close to SALINARA)
Assud Mozia ($$$****)
Contrada Spagnola 228 – Tel 0923 995188
*Good wine, good food and good Pizza!

Tumminello – ($****)
Contrada Ettore Infersa 126 – Tel 0923 966896
*Good meat! Small Supermarket.

Enogastronomia Lidia Renda ($$****)
Contrada Ettore Infersa 101 – Tel 0923 966303
*Lunch and dinner with good wine!

Mamma Caura ($$$**) Caffe-wine bar
Contrada Ettore Infersa – Tel 0923 966036
*Aperitif at sunset!

Pizzeria De Vita ($***)
C.da Cutusio, 188 – Tel 0923.966228
*Good Pizza

Bar Saro – ($****)
Contrada Birgi Nivaloro 199 – Tel 0923 966177
*Good breakfast! Good quick lunch/Take Away

Bar Oasi – ($****)
Contrada Fontana di Leo 168 – Tel 0923 996224
*Good breakfast! Good quick lunch/Take Away

TRAPANI
Trattoria Cantina Siciliana ($****)
Via Giudecca 32 – Tel 0923 28673

Osteria la Bettolaccia ($$****)
Via Enrico Fardella 25 – Tel 0923 21695

Caupona Taverna di Sicilia ($$****)
Piazza Purgatorio 32 – Tel 0923 546618

Pizzeria Calvino ($****)
Via Nunzio Nasi, 71 – Tel 0923 21464

Pizzeria Mediterranea ($****)
Viale Duca D’Aosta 13 – Tel 0923 547176

MARINELLA DI SELINUNTE
Ristorante La Pineta ($$****)
Tel 0924 46820
*Try pasta with lobster on the beach!

ERICE
Pastecceria Maria Granmatico
Via Vittorio Emanuele, 14 – Tel 0923 869390
*Famous for Genovese cakes

Ristorante Monte San Giuliano
Vicolo San Rocco 7 Tel. 0923.869595

CUSTONACI
Bar Gelateria Vassallo (****)
Via Monsignor Rizzo, 8 – Tel 0923 971 067
*Famous for the best granita!

DATTILO
Bar Euro (pastry shop)
Via Garibaldi Giuseppe 11 – Tel 0923 861434
*Famous for the best cannoli siciliani!

CASTELLAMMARE DEL GOLFO
Pizzeria Bellavista ($****)
Vicino Piazza Castello – Cell 338 8365941

H 80 Fame ($$****)
Marina Petrolo 23 – Tel 0924 31629

BETWEEN TRAPANI AND MARSALA
Agriturismo Vultaggio ($****)
Via Guarrato 333 – Contrada Misiliscemi (TP)
Telefono: 0923 864 261 – Cell 347 6696059

EGADI ISLANDS

FAVIGNANA
Trattoria La Bettola
Via Nicotera 47 – Tel 0923 921988

LEVANZO
Ristorante Paradiso – Tel 0923 924080

MARETTIMO
Trattoria Il Pirata
Via Scalo Vecchio 27 – Tel 0923 923027
*Try pasta with lobster!

WINEMAKERS TO VISIT IN MARSALA
For guided tour in English/Italian, make sure time table and book it in advance.

Cantina Barraco
Contrada Bausa – Tel 389 7955357

Marco De Bartoli
Contrada Fornara-Samperi 292 – Tel 0923 962093

Cantina Florio
Via Vincenzo Florio 1 – Tel 0923 781111/781306

Donnafugata
Via S. Lipari 18 – Tel 0923 724263

SMALL PRODUCERS NOT TO BE MISSED

Ignazio Pasta Fresca
Via Stefano Bilardello 20 – Tel 0923 715028

Macelleria Lo Presti (Best Butcher’s)
Via Mazzini 40 – Tel 0923 951839

Antica Pastecceria Vivona
Via Stefano Bilardello 21

Museo del Sale (To buy salt)
Contrada Ettore Infersa

Panificio Ragona (BEST arancini in the WORLD!)
Via Abele Damiani 10 – Tel 0923 952642

Pasticceria Dolce Tentazione (BEST cannoli with ricotta cheese)
Via Giulio Anca Omodei 3

Mercato del pesce MARSALA
Fresh fish and vegetable Market
Near “Porta Garibaldi”

Spots to visit / Posti da visitare

Marsala – 7 km
Historic village with antique fish market, good foods and historic wineries.

Mozia -Just 400,000 m² in size
Founded in the 8th century BC
by Phoenicians and Carthaginians

Trapani – 24 km
Charming historic center and good restaurants. Visit Fish Market in the night.

Custonaci
Marble quarries
Grotta di mangiapane

Zingaro nature reserve
Sandy beach

Castellammare del Golfo
Old city and Tonnara di Scopello

Segesta
Ancient Greek archaeological site

Erice – 750 mt altitude
Medieval village with panoramic view
Salemi
Old city with castle and Mafia museum

Mazara del Vallo
Old city and Museo del Satiro
The largest fleet of fishing vessels in Sicily

Selinunte
Ancient Greek archaeological site
Sandy beach at Marinella di Selinunte

San Vito Lo Capo
Sandy beach (touristic)

Egadi Islands
Charming villages and beautiful sea

Beautiful beaches where you can spend a day

MARSALA spagnola (close to the villa)
The nearest sea from the villa is about 500 mt distance. There are small wooden bridges where possible to swim, the depth is about 1.50 mt.
It is possible to rent kitesurf, windsurf, canoe, small sailing boat to go to small islands just a few minutes from the coast.
No beach parasol or deckchair.

There are many sandy beaches north and south from the villa, about 10/15 min by car, where it is possible to rent beach parasol and deckchair.

Torre San Teodoro (North)
Free Beach
Playa del Rio, Beach Bar with beach parasol and deckchair

LIDO BOEO (Marsala South)
Sea Bar with beach parasol and deckchair

COVO DELLA SARACENA (Marsala South)
Sea Bar with beach parasol and deckchair

LIDO IL GAZEBO (Marsala South)
Sea Bar with beach parasol and deckchair

LIDO PAKEKA (Marsala South)
Sea Bar with beach parasol and deckchair

SOUTH (good with Maestrale wind)

PETROSINO
Lido Torrazza Free Beach or beach parasol and deckchair

CAPO FETO (South)
Free Beach

CAPO GRANITOLA (South)
Lido Costanza
Approdo dei Saraceni
Free Beach Kartibubbo

MARINELLA DI SELINUNTE (South)
Free Beach or La Pineta, Sea Bar with beach parasol and deckchair
Lido Zabbara Sea Bar with beach parasol and deckchair

NORTH (good with Scirocco wind)

CORNINO (North)
Ristorante il Pirata, Sea Bar with beach parasol and deckchair

CASTELLUZZO (North)
Free Beach Agliareddi
Free Beach Seno dell’Arena

MACARI (North)
Free Beach Santa Margherita
Free Beach Macari
Free Beach Bue Marino (best beach in Italy 2016)
Free Beach Isolidda
Free Beach Torre Isolidda
Free Beach Cala Moncina

SAN VITO LO CAPO (North)
Free Beach Cala Grottazza

Zingaro Nature Reserve
Free Beach Cala dell’Uzzo

SCOPELLO (North)
Tonnara and Faraglioni

EGADI ISLAND (with good weather)

FAVIGNANA (rent a bike)
Free Beach Cala Rossa
Lido Burrone Sea Bar with beach parasol and deckchair
Free Beach Cala Azzurra
Free Beach Bue Marino

LEVANZO (just walk)
Free Beach Cala Fridda
Free Beach Cala Minnola
Free Beach Il Faraglione

Marettimo (wild nature)
Tour with local fisherman