M.A.T.E.S.

Top choice in Mediterranean Coast


For traditional Sicilian fare in cosy, rustic surroundings, head for this family-owned and highly recommended Slow Food restaurant in Caltabellotta's historic centre. The menu is local and seasonal, and dishes could include pasta with pistachios, almonds and eggplant; roast potatoes with wild fennel; or juicy, falling-off-the-bone roast pork and lamb. Complete a brilliant meal with one of the fantastic cannoli.


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0.17 MILES

Dating to the late 11th century, this lovely hilltop church with its broad stone facade retains an original Gothic portal and pointed arches.

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About 3km east of town, the Castello Incantato is actually a large park festooned with thousands of sculpted heads. The man behind this bizarre collection…

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Northeast of Piazza Scandaliato is Sciacca's cathedral, first erected in 1108 and rebuilt in 1656. Only the three apses survive from the original Norman…

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6. Chiesa del Carmine

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This architectural mish-mash of a church has an odd-looking 13th-century rose window that predates the majolica-tiled dome by some 600 years.