Salemi
A medieval hill town in western Sicily's Trapani province, Salemi clusters around a castle whose battlemented tower offers wide views across the landscape to the sea. Vineyards and olive groves surround the town, whose well-preserved historic core — with an unusually high concentration of churches for its size — earned it a place in the I Borghi più belli d'Italia register. The town gained broader attention in 2023 as the setting for the BBC series in which Amanda Holden and Alan Carr renovated a €1 house in the historic centre.
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- Population9,986
- Nearest water from center 1.3 km0.8 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 29 km18 mi
Nearest airports
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Salemi: quick answers
Where is Salemi?
Salemi is in Trapani, Italy, about 26 km16 miles in a straight line from Mazara del Vallo.
How do you get to Salemi?
The nearest airport is Trapani (TPS), about 1 hr 2 min away by road. The nearest train station is Salemi-Gibellina, about 14 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Salemi?
The warmest month is August, averaging 26°C79°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at 9°C49°F. The wettest month is October, with about 77 mm3.0 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Salemi?
OpenStreetMap lists 4 museums, 2 cafés and 16 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Salemi?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Erice, Prizzi and Caltabellotta.