San Vito Lo Capo

Over the centuries San Vito Lo Capo was born around the Sanctuary, the result of several construction projects. In the year 300, it was a small chapel dedicated to San Vito the Martyr, who is the patron saint of the village.
The inhabitants of San Vito Lo Capo are about 4180. The town is one of the most important summer resorts in Sicily, in 2011 it was named the most beautiful beach in Europe and the eighth in Italy. Since 1998, the last week of September, the "Cous Cous Fest", has been one of the most important gastronomic events in the Mediterranean. The couscous culinary competition involves chefs from eight countries: Morocco, France, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Israel, Italy, Palestine, and Tunisia, proposing couscous cooked according to their tradition.