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ACCOMMODATION

Cala Marina Via Don Leonardo Zangara 1 0924 531 841, hotelcalamarina.it. In a
prime position right by the marina and beach, this smart, modern hotel provides a
relaxed atmosphere. Ask for one of the three bright rooms with balconies and sea

views (costing extra). €110

Case d’Anna Corso Garibaldi 120 0924 31 101 or 339 661 0722,
casedanna.it. The large, clean rooms in this intimate, centrally located family-run
place are beautifully and meticulously decorated with Art Deco or Victorian
furnishings, and come with a/c, minibars and wi-fi. You’ll pick up loads of helpful
tips from the friendly host family, and breakfast includes home-made pastries. No

credit cards. €90

Nonna Giò Via A. Mario 28 334 594 1224, sicilianelgolfo.it. Four good-value,
en-suite and air-conditioned rooms are available in this place just up from Piazza
Petrolo and the seafront. Breakfast is taken on the roof terrace. No credit cards. €80

EATING AND DRINKING

Most of the restaurants around the centre of Castellammare or down by the harbour
feature cuscus a pesce (fish couscous). The harbour is also the place for an evening
stroll and drink, with a selection of late-opening bars.

La Cambusa Via Don Luigi Zangara 67 0924 30 155. Very nice harbourside fish

restaurant that does a lovely fish couscous, and makes all its own pasta. You can also
choose your own fish (on display) to have cooked al cartoccio (dressed with herbs
and baked in a parcel). First courses go for €7–12 and second courses €8–17. Arrive
early or book for the best tables. Daily lunch & dinner.

A Muciara du Rais Via Don Sturzo 12 0924 30 604. Backstreet trattoria just
down the steps from the town gardens, with a vaulted stone interior and a few tables
outside. Dishes have a pronounced North African influence (first courses €7–10,

mains €10–14). Daily lunch & dinner; closed Mon Oct–May.

Scopello

SCOPELLO, 10km northwest of Castellammare, is a tiny inland hamlet perched on a

ridge a couple of hundred metres above the coastline where stands the old tuna fishery
(tonnara) that the village once serviced. The village consists of little more than
Piazza Fontana – a paved square and a fountain – and a couple of alleys running off
it. On one side of the square sits the gateway and enclosed courtyard of the village’s
eighteenth-century baglio, or manor house, now the focus of local life. In here –
centred on a huge eucalyptus tree – the courtyard buildings harbour a ceramicist’s