Alcamo Marina

Alcamo Marina is a seaside resort in Sicily in the territory of Alcamo (Trapani). It is characterized by a lot of holiday houses, where thousands of people from Alcamo are hosted together with tourists, attracted by its golden beaches (about 7 km long) and from the possibility they have of visiting the nearby tourist resorts.

Geography
Alcamo Marina is in the middle of the coast of the Gulf of Castellammare, near the towns of Alcamo (in the south), Castellammare del Golfo (in the west) and Balestrate (in the east).

When to go
As it is a seaside resort, the best period for visiting this place is certainly summertime, especially in June and September; you can practise a lot of aquatic sports, and in the afternoon they organize various sport tournaments.

For the people who love tranquillity, jogging or biking, the best months are May and October: in fact since half September, Alcamo Marina begins to empty because vintage time starts and this is one of the greatest economic activities in the Alcamo area.

History
Alcamo Marina began as a centre for tuna fishing, later, it was turned into a holiday resort and, as a consequence, restaurants, pizzerias, bars and entertainment places have risen in its neighbourhood.

By plane

 * From Palermo-Punta Raisi Airport you can reach Alcamo Marina, at about 42 km, through the A29 Motorway (towards Trapani, junction for Alcamo Est). The airport is linked by train or shuttle bus to Alcamo Marina (Castellammare del Golfo railway station at 2 km from it). You can get the http://www.rome2rio.com/it/s/Aeroporto-Palermo-PMO/Alcamo-Marina--Italia train going from Punta Raisi to Castellammare del Golfo railway station. From this airport there are home and international flights and several low cost connections; many touristic and charter flights in summer.
 * Trapani-Birgi Airport is 54 km from Alcamo. You can arrive to Alcamo Marina through the A29 Motorway Trapani-Punta Raisi and going out at the junction for Alcamo Est. Shuttle bus services are carried out by Terravision and Salemi for Trapani and Palermo. From and to Trapani Birgi there are home, European and "low cost" flights. Seasonal touristic flights also in summer.

There are also taxi and shuttle bus services from Palermo and Trapani airports as far as Alcamo (for information phone: Gabellone Viaggi e turismo, Viale Italia, 31, ).

By car
You can reach Alcamo Marina from Palermo and Trapani by taking the A29 Motorway Palermo-Mazara as far as the junction Alcamo Est (about 50 km) or Castellammare del Golfo junction or taking the National Road 187 which runs along all over the Castellammare Gulf. If you want to go to Alcamo Marina there are two main roads from Alcamo: the Provincial Road 55 (SP55) for the Canalotto-Calatubo areas and the Provincial Road 47 (SP47 Scampati) which arrives at Magazzinazzi. Besides, if you take the National Road 187 (SS187) you can arrive from Balestrate or Castellammare del Golfo.

By train
The railway line crosses Alcamo Marina: the nearest railway station is Castellammare del Golfo (at about 2 km from it); the station is on the railway line Palermo-Trapani.

By bus
From Palermo you can get the following buses:

By taxi
You can also use taxi services from Alcamo.

By car
If you want to go to Alcamo Marina there are two main roads from Alcamo: the Provincial Road 55 (SP55) for the Canalotto-Calatubo areas, and the Provincial Road 47 (SP47 Scampati) which arrives at Magazzinazzi. Besides, if you take the National Road 187 (SS187) you can arrive from Balestrate or Castellammare del Golfo.

Owing to the length of this locality, it is a little difficult to reach the outskirts like Calatubo (on the east) and contrada Magazzinazzi and Foggia where you can visit the ancient Roman Furnaces dated 100 BC (on the west side), so the best ways to travel long distances are by car, motorbike or bicycle.

There are a few parking areas: in Piazzale Canalotto, in Piazzale Battigia, near Castellammare railway station or along Via del Mare. They are going to open private parking areas in a short time and complete the cycle and pedestrian lanes along Via del Mare, next to the railway (on the west side). Every year from 15 June until the end of September there is a bus service connecting Alcamo with all the areas of Alcamo Marina.

For information on car rentals, see the article on Alcamo.

Stay safe


If you need other services you can refer to Alcamo.

Post offices
The post offices serving Alcamo Marina are on Alcamo's Wikivoyage page.

Internet
As for the Internet service, just refer to the same section in the article on Alcamo.

Go next
Riserva Naturale Bosco d'Alcamo

Balestrate

Castellammare del Golfo

Castelvetrano-Selinunte

Calatafimi Segesta

Excursions
From Alcamo Marina you can easily go and visit Erice, a small and characteristic medieval town, and the ancient town of Segesta, with its temple and amphitheatre where they hold concerts and plays in summer.

Besides, it is a few kilometres far from the wonderful and uncontaminated natural reserve of "Lo Zingaro" at Scopello. You can also go to San Vito Lo Capo and the Egadi Isles (by taking a ship from Trapani).