Editing Mazara del Vallo (section)

==Main sights==
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[[File:Arco Normanno, Mazara.jpg|left|thumb|Norman Arc]]
Mazara made national news in March 1998, when a bronze statue called the ''[[Dancing Satyr of Mazara del Vallo|Dancing Satyr]]'' (''Satiro Danzante'') was found off the port, at a depth of {{convert|500|m|ft}} in the [[Strait of Sicily]] by a local fishing boat. The statue is believed to have been sculpted by [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] artist [[Praxiteles]] and is now on display to the public in a dedicated museum in the city, after having been on show at the [[Chamber of Deputies]] of [[Rome]], and in [[Aichi]], [[Japan]]. After this event, the city quickly gained in terms of visiting tourists and a national advertising campaign was mounted with the slogan ''Mazara del Satiro''.

Other attractions include the ''Norman Arc'', that is the remains of the old Norman Castle built in 1073 and demolished in 1880, and a number of churches, including the Royal Saint Nicholas (''San Nicolò Regale'') Church, a rare example of Norman architecture built in 1124, the Seminary, built in 1710, which surrounds the main local [[piazza]], ''Piazza della Repubblica'', and St. Vitus on the Sea (''San Vito a Mare'') Church. In honour of [[St. Vitus]], the official patronal saint as well as a native of Mazara del Vallo, the St. Vitus Feast (''Lu Fistinu di Santu Vitu'') is held every year.