Mazara Del Vallo is a

town in south-west of
Sicily.
Mazara del Vallo lies mainly on
the left bank of the Mazaro river
and and on the right bank of the
Arena river.
It is an agricultural and fishing
centre and it has the largest
fishing fleet in Italy.
ANCIENT TOWN
Mazara was founded by the
Phoenicians in the 9th century BC, with
the name of Mazar (the Rock). It then
passed under the control of Greeks,
Carthaginians, Romans, Vandals,
Ostrogoths, Byzantines, before being
occupied by the Arabs in the year 827.
During the Arab period, Sicily was
divided into three different
administrative regions, Val di Noto, Val
Demone and Val di Mazara, making the
city an important commercial.
Nowadays, the city centre, known as
the Kasbah, is reminiscent of that
period, probably the most prosperous in
the history of Mazara. In 1072, Mazara
was conquered by Normans, headed by
Roger I. The city passed under the
control of the House of Savoy in 1713,
a reign which lasted only five years,
In 1860 the city was finally
conquered by Giuseppe
Garibaldi and the Mille,
andthen ne formed Kingdom
of Italy.
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DANCING SATYR
Our museum.
FISHING PORT
Since ancient times, the river
Mazaro was a key reference
point in the Mediterranean.
The activity of the port is the
engine of economic life of the
city. The port of Mazara is
divided into 3 basins: the port
channel, a fishing port and
dock.
On the left side of the
Mazaro river there is a
sand beach and on the
right side there is a rocky
beach.
Gorghi Tondi and Capo Feto
are our Natural reserves,
where a lot of birds live.