- San Vito Lo Capo
Infobox CityIT
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official_name = Comune di San Vito Lo Capo
name = San Vito Lo Capo
region = flagicon|SicilySicily
province = Trapani (TP)
elevation_m = 6
area_total_km2 = 59
population_as_of = December 31, 2004
population_total = 3914
population_density_km2 = 66
coordinates = coord|38|10|N|12|45|E|region:IT_type:city(3914)
mapx = 38.175
mapy = 12.734
frazioni = Castelluzzo, Macari
telephone = 0923
postalcode = 91010
gentilic = Sanvitesi
saint = St. Vitus
day =June 15
mayor = Matteo Rizzo (since May, 2008)
website = [http://www.comune.sanvitolocapo.tp.it/ http://www.comune.sanvitolocapo.tp.it/]San Vito Lo Capo is a town in North-Western
Sicily ,Italy , administratively part of theprovince of Trapani . It has 3,914 inhabitants as of 2004. The small town is located in a valley between spectacular mountains, and is home to a public beach popular with local vacationers. The town's primary industries are tourism and agriculture, particularly olive groves owned by small farmers.The town's eastern border is provided by a small range of mountains, the northernmost of which is peaked by a large
cross visible from the public beach below. The mountain is popular with local climbers, and a logbook is provided at thecross for climbers to record their adventures. The mountain is also home to numerous caves, most of which are inaccessible without professional climbing gear. A particular cave, accessible by foot at the southern base of the mountain, was named "Caverna della Capra Guasto," or "Cave of the Dead Goat" by explorers Christian D'Angelo and William Spears. The adventurers famously explored the cave's interior using only a camera flash for light, and provide the first historical record of the cave's penetration by humans.San Vito lo Capo is home to many small eateries targeting the beachgoing market; of those the most well-known is the historical Cafe Europa, famous for its specialty, the Panini con Panelle.
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