Holiday apartment in Xitta: salt pans, nature and history

When choosing a holiday apartment in Xitta, you can weigh up two priorities: observing nature in the surrounding area and exploring the town’s historical traces. Xitta lies on a plain that formed over centuries through deposits from the Baiata and Lenzi torrents, extending the coastline towards the sea. The history of the town therefore begins not only with individual buildings, but with the landscape itself.

Nature and landscape around Xitta

Around Xitta, the “Saline di Trapani e Paceco” nature reserve extends across the municipal areas of Trapani, Paceco and Misiliscemi. In this protected area, the landscape offers opportunities to observe resting migratory birds; the periods from February to April and from September to December are considered the most favourable.

In the salt pans, you can observe the salt harvest from July to September during booked excursions or from the roads along the edges of the salt pans. The different opportunities for observation add a seasonal focus to your travel planning, without requiring the nature experience and sightseeing in the town to take place at the same time.

Traces of a fortified settlement

Xitta was a fortified village during the first decades of the 16th century. The old village was protected by four squat towers. The Tower of Xitta was built on a pointed arch and is still partly preserved. The founding village of San Lorenzo Xitta was later abandoned. Fortifications, settlement and change thus form distinct historical traces that you can mentally connect while exploring the town.

Church, archive and historical depth

Farmers settled around the parish church of San Lorenzo di Xitta. In the 14th and 15th centuries, the church was surrounded by properties belonging to citizens of Trapani and a large estate of the Order of Malta. The historical parish archive of San Lorenzo Levita–Xitta contains records dating from the first half of the 17th century to the first half of the 20th century. The digital diocesan archive is intended to make the indexes of baptisms, marriages and deaths, as well as the parish registers of San Lorenzo Levita in Xitta, accessible remotely.

Medieval scenes in Xitta

The medieval living nativity scene in Xitta is considered a depiction of the birth of Jesus in medieval scenes featuring merchants, craftsmen, an inn, various tastings and a fisherman. The fifth edition took place in Xitta. The event concluded with a procession of the musicians and flag bearers of “Real Trinacria”, followed by a performance featuring the lighting of the tower and a finale of lights.

Choose a holiday apartment in Xitta based on your travel interests

When choosing your holiday apartment in Xitta, you can weigh the historical sites in the town against the natural attractions in the surrounding area. This keeps your accommodation decision aligned with your travel interests: the landscape and wildlife observation, the town’s history, or a combination of both. ATM bus route 27 connects Xitta and Villa Rosina and can be taken into account when considering your mobility.

Discover more places

For further travel planning, you can also discover Favignana, Tonnarella, Karuscia, Baglio Todaro, Casa Santa, Rilievo, Salaparuta and Tre Croci.

For the higher-level travel overview: Trapani.