scenic viewpoint
Erice
A misty medieval hilltop town above Trapani, reached by cable car or hairpin road with sweeping coast views.
7 km · about 15 min drive
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Paceco
Sicily, Italy · Europe
About Paceco
Paceco works well as a base: 10 minutes from Trapani, 26km from Lo Zingaro Nature Reserve.
Paceco is in Sicily, Italy, with about 9,400 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Trapani, about 5 km away.
Paceco (Sicilian: Paceca) is a town and comune in Western Sicily, Italy, administratively part of the province of Trapani, located nearby the Trapani city area, a distance of 5 kilometres (3 mi).
Paceco is a small rural centre: among its agricultural products there are melons, cereals, olives, grapes, and cheese dairyRead more
products. In Paceco are also present some sheep-breedings.
The centre was founded in 1607 by the marquis Placido Fardella. The town is however named after his wife, Teresa Paceco of Vigliena. Conceived in conformity with a meditated urban scheme, Paceco's installation is a mesh perfectly orthogonal with some rectangular isolated (ippodomea plan), very recurrent in the inhabited places of the 17th century.
Local sights include the Cathedral Church, consecrated to the SS. Crucifix, built in 1623 and placed in the main piazza of the centre. Recently the Church has been entirely restored in order to make it regain the original beauty. In addition, there are the churches of Porto Salvo, Santo Padre, and Santa Lucia.
The city is connected via bus services from the neighbouring city of Trapani.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Paceco?
Within an hour or so of Paceco: Erice (7 km), Tonnara di Scopello (25 km), Lo Zingaro Nature Reserve (26 km), San Vito Lo Capo (26 km).
Are there any good drives near Paceco?
The nearest famous roads are Targa Florio Circuit (Madonie).
Where is Paceco?
Paceco is in Sicily, Italy, about 5 km from Trapani.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 9,358
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Italy
- Region
- Sicily
- Timezone
- Europe/Rome
- Coordinates
- 37.9803, 12.5577
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Italy
ACI roadside assistance: 803 116. ZTL (limited traffic zones) in city centres are camera-enforced.
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Worth the detour from Paceco
4 notable places within an hour's drive.
photogenic
Tonnara di Scopello
Ancient tuna fishery on a cove guarded by faraglioni sea stacks and crumbling watchtowers, in use from the 13th century until the 1980s. The anchor-strewn terraces above gin-clear water are one of Sicily's most painted and filmed corners.
25 km · about 30 min drive
national park
Lo Zingaro Nature Reserve
Sicily's first nature reserve, a wild coastal path linking pebbly coves of crystal water near San Vito.
26 km · about 30 min drive
beach
San Vito Lo Capo
Arc of white sand and shallow turquoise water beneath the bare pyramid of Monte Monaco, at the end of a dead-end road past the Zingaro reserve. Hosts the Cous Cous Fest each September: a legacy of Sicily's Arab kitchen.
26 km · about 30 min drive
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- Right hereEriceA misty medieval hilltop town above Trapani, reached by cable car or hairpin road with sweeping coast views.
Driving in Italy
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.82/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€8.50/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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