Where is Alcamo located?

Where is Alcamo located?

Alcamo ( Sicilian: Àrcamu) is the fourth-largest town in the province of Trapani in Sicily, with a population of 44.925 inhabitants. It is on the borderline with the Metropolitan City of Palermo at a distance of about 50 kilometres from Palermo and Trapani .

What is Alcamo Wine made from?

Alcamo is one of the most important centres in Sicily for wine production, especially Bianco Alcamo D.O.C., made from vineyards with espailer or “tendone” structures and using white common or bright catarratto vines, eventually associated with damaschino, grecanico and trebbiano.

What does the coat of arms of Alcamo look like?

Coat of arms. The Coat of arms of Alcamo used since the kingdom of Frederick II of Swabiais a black flying Eagle, crowned by Gold in a Silver range, with three hills below and two Golden Oaks. A sculpture of the coat of arms is put on a side wall of the Church of Saint Francis of Assisi, near Porta Palermo.

What to eat & drink in Alcamo?

Some specialities of cuisine of Alcamo are: Handmade maccheroni. Pasta with “finocchi and sarde” (wild small fennels and sardines) Sausages with “cavuliceddi” (a typical Alcamo vegetable) Dried filled tomatoes. Cuddureddi (Christmas handmade fig sweets) Tetù (mixed and coloured biscuits) Sciù (cream sweets)

What are the two hillocks on the Gonfalon of Alcamo?

According to a supposition the two hillocks appearing on the gonfalon of Alcamo would represent both the towns of Longaricum and Longuro. Alcamo was founded in 828 by the Muslim commander al-Kamuk (after whom it is probably named), though other sources date its origin to about 972.

What is the weather like in Alcamo?

The territory of Alcamo includes also Alcamo Marina, mainly used as a summer resort. The climate is mild, with higher rainfall during winter than summer. The average annual temperature is 16.9 °C, with higher temperatures in August (24.8 °C) and lower temperatures in February (10.3 °C).