| Sciacca | ||
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| State | Italy | |
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| Region | Sicily | |
| Territory | Agrigento | |
| Altitude | 60 m a.s.l. | |
| Surface | 191.67 km² | |
| Inhabitants | 44.104 (2019) | |
| Name inhabitants | saccensi | |
| Prefix tel | 39 0925 | |
| POSTAL CODE | 92019 | |
| Time zone | UTC 1 | |
| Patron | Madonna del Soccorso | |
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Sciacca is a city of Sicily.
To know
Sciacca is a very popular tourist destination and the tourist potentials are very varied.
In the historic center there are still some 16th century bastions and three gates still almost completely intact.
Ancient and evocative traditions still permeate the social fabric of the town today; as evidence of this are the majestic and centenary Carnival (whose floats are built in papier mache), the pilgrimage to the Basilica of San Calogero, the procession of the Madonna del Soccorso (matron of the city and linked since the seventeenth century to the seaside town) and the feast dedicated to St. Peter to whom the port quay and the church overlooking it are also dedicated.
Characteristic are also the presence of thermal baths, sulphurous waters and steam caves that enrich the town and have resulted in an attempt via referendum to name the town in "Sciacca Terme".
When to go
It is advisable to visit Sciacca in the summer season, as the town is widely equipped along its coast with rocky and sandy beaches or in the carnival period, in fact Sciacca receives more attraction in its centenary Carnival characterized by medium-sized floats built in papier-mâché, colored, often on backgrounds that portray its seas and its ceramics and enriched by kinetic details and luminous games.
Background
Inhabited in prehistoric times by the Sicans and later by the Romans (who already learned of the thermal riches), Sciacca was known by the invasion of various populations, especially Arabs and Normans who contributed to the growth of the town.
In the 16th century, at the same time as the construction of churches and monasteries, the city was disputed for about 70 years between two noble families, the Luna and the Perollo. This historical event is known as "The case of Sciacca".
How to orient yourself
Sciacca: full screen map.How to get
By plane
There is no airport in the province, much less in the municipality; however it is about 120 km away from two airports:
By car
From Palermo is Trapani take the first 
Palermo-Mazara del Vallo and then the 
; if instead from Agrigento it is enough to engage only the .
By bus
The connection of Sciacca with the major Sicilian cities is made by the companies: SAIS, Lumia, Interbus, Ast and Flixbus.
How to get around
By public transport
The Saccense town can be explored thanks to the municipal bus company Aeternal (sometimes transliterated into the Latin word Ǽternal).
The buses converge at the main terminus in the Porta Palermo area and then travel along the streets of the town. Bus 1 connects Porta Palermo to the Salita del Monte San Calogero, bus 2 connects the terminus to the San Michele district and the Stadium located at the entrance to the Perriera , bus 3 goes further into Perriera and then extends towards the seaside areas of Contrada Foggia and San Marco, bus 4 (active only in the winter season) and the "substitute" bus 5 run through the historic center.
The same company then assists the transport of school shuttles purely in the morning and shuttles for the Carnival that starts from Perriera (the parking is located in front of the alternative Giuffrè stadium) and then stops first in C.da Stazzone and then in the center, parallel to the central square Angelo Scandaliato.
More info on the routes and timetables are available on the company's website or at the telephone number 39 0925 21154.
By taxi
To hire a taxi or just use the shuttle service:
- Sciacca Terme Service Center, Via Figuli, 9 (near the Villa Comunale and Piazza Saverio Friscia), ☎ 39 388 4487618.
What see
Museums
- 1 [link previously not working]Sciacca Carnival Museum, Via Fratelli Bellanca (in the Perriera district), ☎ 39 0925 22606.
Tue-Sun 9: 00-13: 00 and 15: 00-19: 00. Composed of the "Vito Tornambè" room dismayed by an extensive park. The room is two-storey (the two floors are connected by a spiral staircase) and contains models of the floats of the past editions of the Carnival accompanied by some historical notes, papier-mâché pieces of the floats that paraded and then paintings, caricatures and photographs on carnival art that cover the walls of the room. The park, in addition to entertaining the little ones with the classic garden rides, sometimes offers shows dedicated to the carnival. - Toy Museum, via Fratelli Argento. It houses a small collection of toys from the 1890-1990s.
Tue-Sun 9: 00-13: 00 and 15: 00-19: 00. Composed of the "Vito Tornambè" room dismayed by an extensive park. The room is two-storey (the two floors are connected by a spiral staircase) and contains models of the floats of the past editions of the Carnival accompanied by some historical notes, papier-mâché pieces of the floats that paraded and then paintings, caricatures and photographs on carnival art that cover the walls of the room. The park, in addition to entertaining the little ones with the classic garden rides, sometimes offers shows dedicated to the carnival.
