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{{Infobox Italian comune
| name = Alcamo
| official_name = Comune di Alcamo
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| coordinates = {{coord|37|58|40|N|12|57|50|E|display=inline,title}}
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| region = [[Sicily]]
| province = [[Province of Trapani|Trapani]]
| frazioni = Alcamo Marina
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| mayor = Domenico Surdi
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| area_total_km2 = 130.79
| population_total = 44,925
| population_as_of = 31 October 2020
| population_footnotes = [http://demo.istat.it/bilmens/query.php?anno=2020&lingua=ita&Rip=S5&Reg=R19&Pro=P081&Com=1&submit=Provisional Data Table Istat]
| population_demonym = Alcamese (Italian)<br />Àrcamisi (Sicilian)
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| elevation_m = 256
| saint = [[Madonna of the Miracles]]
| day = 21 June
| postal_code = 91011
| area_code = 0924
| website = {{official website|http://www.comune.alcamo.tp.it/it}}  
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'''Alcamo''' ({{IPA|it|alˈkaːmo}}; {{langx|scn|'''Àrcamu'''|italic=no}},  {{IPA|scn|ˈaɾkamʊ|}}, or {{lang|scn|'''Àlcamu'''|italic=no}}) is the fourth-largest town and [[communes of Italy|commune]] of the [[Province of Trapani]], [[Sicily]], with a population of 44.925 inhabitants. It is on the borderline with the [[Metropolitan City of Palermo]] at a distance of about 50 kilometres from [[Palermo]] and [[Trapani]].

Nowadays the town territory includes an area of 130,79 square kilometres and is the second municipality as for population density in the province of Trapani, after [[Erice]].<ref name="com-it">[http://www.comuni-italiani.it/081/001/statistiche/ Comuni-Italiani.it]</ref>

Alcamo is bounded by the [[Tyrrhenian Sea]] on the north, [[Balestrate]] and [[Partinico]] on the east, [[Camporeale]] on the south and [[Calatafimi-Segesta]] and [[Castellammare del Golfo]] on the west. Its most important hamlet is [[Alcamo Marina]] at about 6 kilometres from the town centre.
Together with other municipalities it takes part in the ''Associazione Città del Vino'', the movement ''Patto dei Sindaci'', ''Progetto Città dei Bambini'', ''Rete dei Comuni Solidali''<ref>[http://www.tuttitalia.it/sicilia/91-alcamo/ tuttitalia.it – Alcamo]</ref> and ''Patto Territoriale Golfo di Castellammare''.<ref name="com-it"/>

== Geography ==

=== Territory ===
Alcamo is situated in the middle of the [[Gulf of Castellammare]], at 258 metres above the sea level and at the foot of [[Mount Bonifato]], a calcareous complex 825 metres high. At the altitude of 500 metres (near the "Funtanazza") there is the [[Nature Reserve Bosco di Alcamo|Nature Reserve of Monte Bonifato]].

The territory of Alcamo also includes [[Alcamo Marina]], mainly used as a summer resort.

=== Climate ===
The climate is mild, with higher rainfall during winter than summer.<ref name=clim>[http://it.climate-data.org/location/13900/ climate-data.org]</ref>

The average annual temperature is 16.9 [[Celsius|°C]],<ref name=clim/> with higher temperatures in August (24.8&nbsp;°C)<ref name=clim/> and lower temperatures in February (10.3&nbsp;°C).<ref name=clim/>

The average annual rainfall is 558&nbsp;mm.<ref name=clim/> Rainfall is particularly scarcer in July (4&nbsp;mm)<ref name=clim/> and more abundant in December (83&nbsp;mm).<ref name=clim/>

{{Weather box
|location= Alcamo
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|Jan high C = 13.1
|Feb high C = 13.2
|Mar high C = 14.8
|Apr high C = 17.5
|May high C = 21.5
|Jun high C = 25.4
|Jul high C = 28.5
|Aug high C = 28.7
|Sep high C = 25.9
|Oct high C = 21.7
|Nov high C = 17.7
|Dec high C = 14.4
|Jan mean C = 10.4
|Feb mean C = 10.3
|Mar mean C = 11.7
|Apr mean C = 13.9
|May mean C = 17.6
|Jun mean C = 21.4
|Jul mean C = 24.5
|Aug mean C = 24.8
|Sep mean C = 22.4
|Oct mean C = 18.6
|Nov mean C = 14.8
|Dec mean C = 11.8
|Jan low C = 7.7
|Feb low C = 7.5
|Mar low C = 8.6
|Apr low C = 10.4
|May low C = 13.8
|Jun low C = 17.5
|Jul low C = 20.5
|Aug low C = 21.0
|Sep low C = 18.9
|Oct low C = 15.5
|Nov low C = 12.0
|Dec low C = 9.2
|Jan precipitation mm = 72
|Feb precipitation mm = 60
|Mar precipitation mm = 52
|Apr precipitation mm = 48
|May precipitation mm = 21
|Jun precipitation mm = 9
|Jul precipitation mm = 4
|Aug precipitation mm = 14
|Sep precipitation mm = 37
|Oct precipitation mm = 78
|Nov precipitation mm = 80
|Dec precipitation mm = 83
| source = Climate-Data.org<ref>
{{cite web
| url = http://en.climate-data.org/location/13900/
| title = Climate: Alcamo
| publisher = Climate-Data.org
| access-date = 19 May 2016}}
</ref>
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[[File:Trapani alcamo marina 1.jpg|thumb|Part of the beach of [[Alcamo Marina]] in summer]]
[[File:Campagna nei dintorni di Alcamo.jpg|thumb|The countryside around Alcamo in spring]]
[[File:Piano Santa Maria - La nevicata dell'8 gennaio 1981.jpg|thumb|One of the rare snowfalls in Alcamo (8 January 1981)]]
* '''Seismic classification''': '''zone 2''' (medium-high seismicity), Ordinance PCM 3274 (20 March 2003)
* '''Climatic classification''': '''zone B''', 1140 [[degree day]]<ref>[http://www.comuni-italiani.it/081/001/clima.html Comuni-Italiani.it, "Alcamo: Clima e Dati Geografici"]</ref>
* '''Köppen climatic classification''': '''CSa'''<ref name=clim/>
* '''Atmospheric diffusivity''': '''low''', Ibimet CNR 2002

==History==

===Etymology===
There are discordances about the etymology of the toponym "Alcamo".<ref>{{Harvard citation no brackets|Regina|1972|p= 20.}}</ref> According to some scholars, the name Alcamo would derive from ''caccamu'', a dialectal word referring to the plant ''[[Citrullus colocynthis]]''.<ref name="Reg16">{{Harvard citation no brackets|Regina|1972|p=16.}}</ref>

=== Prehistory ===
Though there is little information about it, there are evidences that territory of Alcamo was inhabited even in prehistoric times; in one of the most ancient sites, near "contrada" Molinello (a country district), they discovered archaeological findings dating back to the [[Mesolithic]], approximately 9,000–6,000 BC<ref name=hist/> and other very old ones dating back to the [[Neolithic]] during the archaeological excavations done by the archaeologist [[Paolo Orsi]] (1899) and the marquis [[Antonio De Gregorio]] (1917) near the river [[Fiume Freddo]].<ref name="drep17-18">{{Harvard citation no brackets|Gruppo Archeologico Drepanon|2014|pp= 17–18.}}</ref> One of the most important finds is an [[axe]] from the Neolithic, kept at the [[Museo archeologico regionale Paolo Orsi]] of Syracuse.<ref name=hist>[http://www.alqamah.it/2014/07/01/historia-alcami-reperti-archeologici-piccole-tracce-della-storia-di-alcamo/ AlqamaH – Historia Alcami: Reperti archeologici. Piccole tracce della storia di Alcamo]</ref>

=== Longuro and Longarico ===
From the quotations by [[Lycophron]] we know that in old times there was an inhabited centre called "Longuro" on Mount Bonifato.<ref name=long>{{Cite web |url=http://www.eventitrapani.it/longuro-longarico-e-le-origini-di-alcamo/ |title=Alcamo e le origini da Longuro, Longarico |access-date=14 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150104062407/http://www.eventitrapani.it/longuro-longarico-e-le-origini-di-alcamo/ |archive-date=4 January 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> According to an old story, this settlement was founded by a Greek colony which had escaped from the destruction of the town of Troy.<ref>{{Harvard citation no brackets|Orlandi|1770|p= 204.}}</ref>

During the Roman period the inhabitants of Longuro moved to the foot of the mountain so they could practice agriculture in the surrounding lands.<ref name=long/> The town was called [[Longaricum]];<ref name=long/> this name appears in the ''Itinerario di Antonino Pio'' (=Itinerary of Antoninus Pius, in the 3rd century AD)<ref name=long/> and would coincide with the Latin name of Longuro.<ref>[http://www.forgottenbooks.com/readbook_text/Nuove_Effemeridi_Siciliane_v3_1300020835/169 Nuove effemeridi siciliane]</ref>

According to a supposition the two hillocks appearing on the gonfalon of Alcamo would represent both the towns of Longaricum and Longuro.

=== Origins ===

The first document mentioning Alcamo is dating back to 1154, in a paper written by the Berber geographer Idrisi who was given this task by [[Roger II of Sicily]]<ref name="Reg15">{{Harvard citation no brackets|Regina|1972|p= 15.}}</ref> in order to get a collection of geographic maps. From a distance longer than a mile, the writer describes the position of Alcamo viewed from the [[Castle of Calatubo]] (visible even today from the town territory) and defines it as a hamlet or a group of houses with rich soil and a flourishing market.<ref name="Reg15" />

=== Medieval age ===
[[File:Fontana araba (Alcamo) - Vista laterale.jpg|thumb|left|[[Arab fountain of Alcamo]]]]

Alcamo was divided into four hamlets named San Vito, San Leonardo, Sant'Ippolito and San Nicolò del Vauso.<ref>{{Harvard citation no brackets|Calia|Craparo|Baldassano Cataldo|1991|p= 4.}}</ref> but a series of  revolts between 1221 and 1243 led King [[Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor|Frederick II]] to move most of the population<ref>{{Harvard citation no brackets|Orlandi|1770|pp= 204–205.}}</ref> to a colony at [[Lucera]], while Christians from [[Bonifato]] came to inhabit the town. In this period the poet Ciullo or [[Cielo d'Alcamo]] was born.

In 1340 [[Raimondo Peralta]] acquired the feud and barony of Alcamo from [[Peter II of Aragon]].<ref name="trecc">[http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/alcamo_%28Enciclopedia_Italiana%29/ "Alcamo", Enciclopedia Italiana (1929)]</ref><ref name=Spu50>{{Harvard citation no brackets|San Martino De Spucches|Gregorio|2013|p= 50.}}</ref> Then the barony passed to his son [[Guglielmo Peralta Sclafani]], called "Guglielmone".<ref name=Spu50/> and afterwards to the Ventimiglia family (up to 1397), [[Giaimo de Prades]] (1407), the Cabrera family, the Speciale family, Pietro Balsamo prince of [[Roccafiorita]] (1618) and finally to [[Giuseppe Alvarez]] (1777).<ref name=trecc/>

In the 14th century Alcamo had several thousands of inhabitants<ref name=bell6>{{Harvard citation no brackets|Calia|Craparo|Baldassano Cataldo|1991|p= 6.}}</ref> and hundreds of them had immigrated from different parts of Sicily and Italy (in particular: [[Pisa]], [[Amalfi]], [[Bologna]], [[Calabria]], [[Liguria]]), and some also from Spain.<ref name=bell6/> During this period, [[Antonello da Messina]] moved to Alcamo for three years (around 1438–1441) in order to learn the [[Tanning (leather)|tanning]] techniques from the tanner master [[Guglielmo Adragna]] di Alcamo,<ref name=bell6/> in fact the town was an important pole of development for commerce and handicraft.<ref name=bell8>{{Harvard citation no brackets|Calia|Craparo|Baldassano Cataldo|1991|p= 8.}}</ref> In particular, it had a massive exchange of wheat and wine with the nearby towns<ref name=bell8/> and there were also expert artisans such as bakers, blacksmiths, tanners and weavers.<ref name=bell8/> During this century Alcamo was an important centre for wheat storage and sorting.<ref name=bell8/> In the same period the writer [[Giacomo Adragna]] transcribed the ''Commentarii in Persium'' and Pietro d'Alcamo many works from the library of San Martino.<ref name=bell14>{{Harvard citation no brackets|Calia|Craparo|Baldassano Cataldo|1991|p= 14.}}</ref>

=== Modern age ===

[[File:Porta Palermo (stampa antica del 1900).jpg|thumb|Porta Palermo in a print of 1900]]
At about the year 1500, Alcamo was under the [[jurisdiction]] of the captain of justice Ferdinando Vega, who fought against the raiding Turkish pirates. The town was surrounded by defensive embattled walls provided with four gates:<ref name=bell10>{{Harvard citation no brackets|Calia|Craparo|Baldassano Cataldo|1991|p= 10.}}</ref>
* ''Porta Palermo'' (afterwards called ''Porta Saccari''), at the end of the present via Rossotti;
* ''Porta Corleone'', at the end of the present via Commendatore Navarra;
* ''Porta di Gesù'', opposite the [[church of Saint Mary of Jesus]], next to the Franciscan friary;
* ''Porta Trapani'' (later called ''Porta del Collegio''), at the beginning of via Commendatore Navarra.

During this period, the town was divided into four-quarters, each one associated with the name of the main church in that area:<ref name=bell12>{{Harvard citation no brackets|Calia|Craparo|Baldassano Cataldo|1991|p= 12.}}</ref><ref name=stor>{{Cite web |url=http://www.comune.alcamo.tp.it/in-citta/storia-e-tradizioni/20-la-citta.html |title=Comune di Alcamo – Storia e tradizioni |access-date=14 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226053207/http://www.comune.alcamo.tp.it/in-citta/storia-e-tradizioni/20-la-citta.html |archive-date=26 December 2014 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
* San Giacomo de la Spada
* San Calogero
* San Francesco d'Assisi (or "Terra nuova"<ref name=palazzi>[http://www.alqamah.it/2014/01/13/historia-alcami-i-palazzi-storici/ Historia Alcami: I Palazzi storici – Intervista al Prof. Roberto Calìa, storico.]</ref>)
* Maggiore Chiesa.
The division between these quarters was coincident with the main streets of the town, that are the present Corso 6 Aprile and Via Rossotti and its continuation via dei Baroni Emanuele di San Giuseppe<ref name=bell12/> (called incorrectly "Via Barone di San Giuseppe"<ref name=palazzi/>).

In 1535, in coincidence with the visit of the emperor [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles V]], coming back from [[Tunisia]], the old Porta Trapani was closed and four gates were opened:<ref name=bell10/>
* new ''Porta Trapani'', near the beginning of the present Corso 6 Aprile (that was called "Corso Imperiale");
* new ''Porta Palermo'' (initially called ''Porta San Francesco''), at the end of today's Corso 6 Aprile;
* ''Porta Stella'', at the corner between Via Stella and [[Piazza Ciullo]]; this name derives from the name of the ''Church of Our Lady of the Star (in Italian "Madonna della Stella"), near there;
* ''Porta Nuova'', between the present ''Discesa al Santuario'' and ''Piazza della Libertà''.

[[File:Santuario della Madonna dei Miracoli (Alcamo) - Facciata.jpg|thumb|left|The [[Sanctuary of Madonna of Miracles]]]]
During the 16th century there was a development in education in Alcamo because of the construction of new schools and the activity of expert teachers, in particular the poet and scholar [[Sebastiano Bagolino]] (1562–1604).<ref name=bell14/><ref name=stor/> In 1547 the Madonna appeared to some women of the people and an image of Madonna ''Fons Misericordiae'' was discovered and worshipped as "[[Our Lady of Miracles]]".<ref>{{Harvard citation no brackets|Calia|Craparo|Baldassano Cataldo|1991|p= 15.}}</ref>

In the late 16th century, the population was decimated by an infectious disease.<ref name=bell16>{{Harvard citation no brackets|Calia|Craparo|Baldassano Cataldo|1991|p= 16.}}</ref> and the victims were buried in the cemetery of Saint Ippolito.<ref name=bell16/>

In 1667 Mariano Ballo ordered the construction of a theatre, called "teatro Ferrigno", later demolished and rebuilt during the 1960s; after the reconstruction it was first called "cine-teatro Euro" and later "Teatro Cielo d'Alcamo".

[[File:Antica mappa di Alcamo (1725).jpg|thumb|Map of Alcamo in a painting of 1725]]
During the 18th century, pestilence and popular rebellions occurred in Alcamo again.<ref name=bell16/> On the other hand, this age was important for art because of the construction of the [[Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption]] (1699), designed by the architects [[Angelo Italia]] and [[Giuseppe Diamante]].<ref name="trecc"/> Its interior was also decorated with 38 [[frescoes]] made by the Flemish painter [[Guglielmo Borremans]] between 1736 and 1737.<ref name=trecc/> In the same period the [[Church of Saint Olivia]] was renovated, [[Saints Paul and Bartholomew's Church (Alcamo)|Saint Paul and Bartholomew's Church]] was rebuilt (1689),<ref name=bell16/> and the [[Church of the Holy Crucifix (or saint Francis of Paola)]] was completed (1699)<ref name=bell18/> together with the monumental [[church of College]] some decades later(1767).<ref name=bell18>{{Harvard citation no brackets|Calia|Craparo|Baldassano Cataldo|1991|p= 18.}}</ref>

Between 1752 and 1780, [[Ignazio De Blasi]], an Alcamese nobleman, wrote the first book on Alcamo's history, entitled: ''Discorso storico della opulenta città di Alcamo situata a piè del Monte Bonifato, e dell'antichissima città di Longarico ossia Lacarico, dopo detta Alcamo, su di esso monte''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.drepanon.org/Bonifato005.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2016-11-07 |archive-date=2015-01-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150105033807/http://www.drepanon.org/Bonifato005.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The population of the town, gradually recovered from the pestilence and increased to 13,000 in 1798.<ref name=bell16/>

=== Contemporary age ===

At the beginning of the 19th century Alcamo's feudal status was abolished (1812)<ref name=trecc/> and the town became a direct royal possession.<ref name=stor/>

The archpriests Stefano Triolo Galifi and Giuseppe Virgilio, together with the baron [[Felice Pastore]] were members of the Sicilian Parliament as representatives of Alcamo.<ref name=bell18/> In 1820, during a revolt, there were different murders, sacks, release of criminals from prison and a fire in the municipal archives.<ref name=bell20>{{Harvard citation no brackets|Calia|Craparo|Baldassano Cataldo|1991|p= 20}}</ref> and in 1829 many people died of [[cholera]].<ref name=bell20/> 
In 1843 the construction of the present Town Hall started, on a land of the baron Felice Pastore.

On 6 April 1860, Stefano and Giuseppe Triolo let the Italian [[Flag of Italy|Tricolour]] wave on the town hall,<ref name=bell20/> creating groups of volunteers in order to help [[Giuseppe Garibaldi]] in the [[battle of Calatafimi]] and from Alcamo some dictatorial [[edicts]] on [[Victor Emmanuel II]]'s behalf were issued. Some time later [[Francesco Crispi]] prepared the Constitution for the lands set free. Further to this event, Corso Imperiale was named Corso 6 Aprile, in memory of 6 April, in which the volunteers started to be enlisted in Alcamo.<ref name="stor"/>

During the [[Unification of Italy]] the brothers [[Triolo of Sant'Anna]] and Giuseppe Coppola of [[Monte San Giuliano]] enlisted many citizens to fight with the ''Garibaldians'' in 1860.<ref name=trecc/>

[[File:Monumento ai caduti (Alcamo).jpg|thumb|left|The Great War Memorial (1915–1918), inaugurated in 1929.<ref>{{Harvard citation no brackets|Chiarelli|Cocchiara|2005|p= 96.}}</ref>]]
At the end of the 19th century, in 1897, public lighting was inaugurated in Alcamo during the traditional feast of [[Our Lady of Miracles]]. Among the most important people of this period we have to remind Don [[Giuseppe Rizzo]], a priest who founded the bank called "Cassa Rurale e Artigiana Don Rizzo" (1902).<ref name="Chiarelli, Andrea 2005">Chiarelli, Andrea; Cocchiara, Dario (2005). Alcamo nel XX secolo, Volume I: 1900–1943 (in Italian). Campo Edizioni.</ref>

At the beginning of the 20th century (1901–1911) the number of citizens in Alcamo diminished abruptly, partially because of the emigration of 36,718 Sicilians abroad and in particular to the United States,<ref>{{Harvard citation no brackets|Chiarelli|Cocchiara|2005|page= 42}}</ref> but it is possible that the statistics about this year and the previous years were not reliable because the census was carried out without following certain criteria.<ref>{{Harvard citation no brackets|Chiarelli|Cocchiara|2005|p= 61.}}</ref> In the same period the cultivations in the territory of Alcamo were affected by [[phylloxera]] and two banks ("Cooperativa" and "Segestana") went bankrupt with subsequent economic difficulties for its citizens.<ref>{{Harvard citation no brackets|Chiarelli|Cocchiara|2005|p= 43.}}</ref>

There were also some events linked to [[Sicilian Mafia|the Mafia]], such as the murder of Gaspare Cottone, a carter (1899)<ref name="Chiarelli, Andrea 2005"/> and the death of the 19-years-old Benedetto Guastella during a fire conflict with [[carabinieri]] in 1900.<ref name="Chiarelli, Andrea 2005"/>
As the Mafia had taken power in the districts of [[Trapani]] and Alcamo,<ref name="Chiarelli, Andrea 2005"/> the commissary [[Cesare Mori]] intervened with a series of arrests and charges against the material executors of the crimes occurred in the area<ref name="Chiarelli, Andrea 2005"/> and finally they arrested Vincenzo and Michele Tedesco, brothers, and Baldassare Adragna, considered the heads of the [[gangs]] in Trapani's territory.<ref name="Chiarelli, Andrea 2005"/>

[[File:Cine-Marconi, Alcamo.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1|Façade of the cinema-theatre Marconi; today a congress centre]]
During the [[First World War]], four hundred citizens from Alcamo died<ref name=bell20/> and the following period was characterized by poverty because of [[monetary inflation]] and [[banditry]]. In 1918 about five hundred people died because of [[Spanish flu]]<ref name=bell20/> and in the [[Second World War]] 213 citizens from Alcamo died or were lost.<ref name=bell20/> In 1927, Don Vincenzo Giovenco (1880–1954) operated and opened the first cinema in Alcamo, 'Cinema Marconi'. It subsequently closed less than ten years after opening, due to a fire <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.alpauno.com/alcamo-il-cinema-tradizioni-e-oggi-multisala-2/ | title=Alcamo, il cinema: Tradizioni e oggi multisala | date=26 November 2019 }}</ref>

[[File:SGES Alcamo.jpg|thumb|The entrance to ''Società Generale Elettrica della Sicilia'' (SGES) in Alcamo (in the '40s)]]
The foundation of ''Società Elettrotecnica Palermitana'',<ref name="tp24.it">{{Cite web|url=http://www.tp24.it/2015/08/17/inchieste/la-storia-della-prima-officina-elettrica-di-alcamo/93500|title=La storia della prima Officina Elettrica di Alcamo|date=17 August 2015}}</ref> whose name was changed into ''Società Generale Electrica della Sicilia'' (SGES) and which installed an important electric workroom in the district of [[Saint Augustine]] in Alcamo, dates back to the twenties.<ref name="tp24.it"/> The jobs inside this firm were very longed-for because it was the only firm in [[Trapani Province]] which had a [[Health insurance]] fund and granted holidays.<ref name="tp24.it"/> The electric workroom existed until 1963, when it was acquired by [[Enel]] and demolished.<ref name="tp24.it"/> During the years in which SGES operated, there was an improvement of the electric services in Alcamo's territory, owing also to the realization of several artificial lakes.<ref name="tp24.it"/>

During [[Italian Fascism|Fascism]], the citizens asked the government to appoint Alcamo as the [[capital of the province]] (1930), but this request was not satisfied.<ref name=bell20/>  
[[File:Teatro Ferrigno ad Alcamo.jpg|thumb|The old theatre Ferrigno in Alcamo (early 20th century)]]
On 19 August 1937 the fascist leader [[Benito Mussolini]] visited the town, crossing Corso 6 Aprile by an open car and parading through the crowd of his supporters.<ref name=Chiar120>{{Harvard citation no brackets|Chiarelli|Cocchiara|2005|p= 120.}}</ref> The visit was due to the inauguration of the [[railway line]] between [[Trapani]] and Alcamo, completed in the same year.<ref>{{Harvard citation no brackets|Chiarelli|Cocchiara|2005|p= 143.}}</ref> Some weeks later, [[Umberto II of Italy|prince Umberto]] visited Alcamo too.<ref name=Chiar120/>

On 21 July 1943 the American troops entered Alcamo without any opposition,<ref name=bell20/> freeing the town from [[Italian Fascism]].
On 18 December 1944, because of the economic and social discomfort, the citizens raised up, occupied the [[Town Hall]] and put its archives on fire.<ref name=bell20/>
Since 1960 the town [[planning system]] has been greatly expanding, particularly at the foot of [[Mount Bonifato]] with the construction of ''Viale Europa'', which is one of the most important street in Alcamo.

At about the end of the 1980s and the beginning of the 1990s there was a bloody [[Sicilian Mafia|Mafia]] war between the [[clan]] Greco (related to the Rimi family) and the members of the emergent Mafia of [[Corleone]], led by the boss Vincenzo Milazzo in the territory of Alcamo. Vincenzo Milazzo received orders from [[Totò Riina]] to eliminate members of the old Mafia (in particular the member of the clan Greco) and put in command only his trusted men. 
Just for this reason the Greco family represented an obstacle: the cause which roused the conflict was the approaching of some members of [[Cosa Nostra]] to the rival clan of Grecos. The war bathed the town in blood for about five years and provoked tens of victims. The new [[Corleone]]'s [[Sicilian Mafia|Mafia]] prevailed, but the cost to be paid was very high, because a lot of members of this clan died.
During the same period, in which there were armed clashes between the Mafia families, at contrada Virgini in Alcamo, they discovered the biggest heroin refinery in Sicily. (1985)<ref>[http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1985/05/03/un-colpo-all-eroina-spa.html la Repubblica.it, "Un colpo all'eroina SpA"]</ref> Tens of people died in five years, and at the end the Mafia of Corleone prevailed.

[[File:Ingresso della Chiesa Gesù Cristo Redentore.jpg|thumb|left|The [[Church of Jesus Christ the Redeemer (Alcamo)|Church of Jesus Christ the Redeemer]]]]
While the crimes of the Mafia went on and tens of people disappeared as victims of "[[lupara bianca]]",<ref>{{harv|Chiarelli|Cocchiara|2005|p=297}}</ref> there was a religious revival which led to the birth of several [[Catholic]] associations such as ''Rinnovamento nello Spirito Santo'', [[Neocatechumenal Way]] and the movement of [[Comunione e Liberazione]].<ref name="Ch299-300">{{harv|Chiarelli|Cocchiara|2005|pp=299–300}}</ref> From the last one the parish community of the [[Church of Jesus Christ the Redeemer (Alcamo)|Church of Jesus Christ the Redeemer]] originated in the district of Sant'Anna (2006).<ref name="Ch299-300"/> This religious revival was followed by a new interest into the town's old traditions, mentioned in the works of Roberto Calia and [[Carlo Cataldo]], historians from Alcamo.<ref name="Ch299-300"/> [[Carlo Cataldo]] has also been prized several times both for his historical works and for his dialectal poems which tell Alcamo's folklore.<ref name="Ch299-300"/>
[[File:Cuba delle rose.jpg|thumb|The Cuba delle rose after its restoration]]
In the 21st century there was a renovation of Alcamo's architectural context, thanks to the restoration of some important historical buildings such as the [[Castle of the Counts of Modica (Alcamo)|Castle of the Counts of Modica]], the Theatre Cielo d'Alcamo, the Cine-Theatre Marconi, the [[Ex Jesuits' College]], the [[Cuba delle rose]] (in 2013), the [[church of College]] (in 2014), the façade of [[Badia Nuova]] (in 2014) and the [[Arab fountain of Alcamo|old Arab fountain]] (in 2016). Thanks also to the intervention of [[Fondo Ambiente Italiano]], it is expected the restoration of the [[Castle of Calatubo]]; its chapel and the path leading to the castle have already been cleaned by the volunteers' association "Salviamo il Castello di Calatubo" (in 2015).<ref>[http://www.alpauno.com/alcamo-castello-calatubo-volontari-ripuliscono-la-cappella/#.VafGPUFPh2E AlpaUno, "Alcamo: Castello Calatubo, volontari ripuliscono la cappella"]</ref>

Among the works of revaluation of the [[urban areas]] there are the restoration of [[Piazza Ciullo]] by the architect [[Gae Aulenti]] (1996)<ref>[http://www.alqamah.it/2012/11/01/muore-gae-aulenti-aveva-riqualificato-piazza-ciullo/ AlqamaH, "Muore Gae Aulenti, aveva riqualificato Piazza Ciullo"]</ref> and the realization of an underground car park in [[Piazza Bagolino]], together with the creation of the near [[Parco suburbano San Francesco|suburban park San Francesco]].
The interest in environment is also associated with that in the territory, in fact, after the adhesion to the initiative "Rifiuti Zero" (Zero Rubbish), Alcamo has been considered an example to be followed for the results got between 2010 and 2013 in the field of [[waste sorting]] (raccolta differenziata).<ref>[http://trapani.gds.it/2013/05/31/raccolta-differenziata-al-50-per-cento-alcamo-nel-club-dei-comuni-virtuosi-264543_170132/ Raccolta differenziata al 50 per cento, Alcamo nel club dei Comuni virtuosi]</ref>

== Coat of arms ==
The Coat of arms of Alcamo used since the kingdom of [[Frederick II of Swabia]] is a black flying Eagle, crowned by Gold in a Silver range, with three hills below and two Golden Oaks.<ref>{{Harvard citation no brackets|Orlandi|1770|p= 207.}}</ref>

A sculpture of the coat of arms is put on a side wall of the [[Church of Saint Francis of Assisi (Alcamo)|Church of Saint Francis of Assisi]], near Porta Palermo.

[[File:Stemma di Alcamo (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright=2|center|Stucco representing the coat of arms of Alcamo near Porta Palermo (1750).<ref>[http://www.trapaninostra.it/libri/carlo_cataldo/Accanto_alle_Aquile/Carlo_Cataldo_-_Accanto_alle_Aquile-003.htm Trapani Nostra – Accanto alle Aquile di Carlo Cataldo]</ref>]]

==Main sights==

=== Civil buildings ===
[[File:Torre de Ballis, Alcamo.jpg|thumb|The tower of [[Palazzo De Ballis]]]]
There are several historical civil buildings in Alcamo:
* [[House of Ciullo d'Alcamo]] (3, Piazzetta Leopardi, near the [[Church of Saint Francis of Assisi (Alcamo)]]
* [[Palazzo De Ballis]] (in Via Mariano de Ballis): built in the 16th century, with a square tower with [[battlements]], adorned with a round arch that contains two windows, a double lancet and one triple lancet;<ref name=alcpdf>{{Cite web |url=http://www.comune.alcamo.tp.it/attachments/article/47/alcamo_low.pdf |title=Comune di Alcamo, "Alcamo" |access-date=15 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304033923/http://www.comune.alcamo.tp.it/attachments/article/47/alcamo_low.pdf |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> it was probably designed in 1490 by Tommaso and Pietro Oddo<ref name=palazzi/>
* [[Ex Loggia Comunale]] (1500): built after the design of the architect [[Domenico Vitale]], it has a base made with [[travertine]] and the upper part in [[calcarenite]]. It was used as a ''loggia'' from 1525 to 1767; It is located at the corner between Corso 6 Aprile and via Barone di San Giuseppe.
* Palazzo Aversa (in via Porta Stella n°48): it has [[balconies]] in [[carved stone]] and the [[coat of arms]], with a red lion looking at a red comet.
* Palazzo D'Angelo (between corso 6 Aprile and via Fratelli sant'Anna), built in 1768
* Palazzo D'Angelo (Piazza Ciullo n°12): 19th century 
* [[Palazzo De Stefani]] (via Commendatore Navarra, opposite to [[Badia Nuova]]): in [[Liberty style]], was built in the 19th century. 
* Palazzo Diana (or Termine): it is located at the corner between via Ignazio de Blasi and Corso 6 Aprile; there are two small columns at the corner, one double lancet window in via De Blasi, with the Diana's coat of arms and a [[cornice]] similar to Gothic style above the door
* [[Palazzo Di Gregorio]] (in via Dante): built in about the 17th century;<ref name=alcpdf/>
* Palazzo Ferrando-Mistretta (between via Diaz and via Sant'Oliva) 
* Palazzo Ferrara (at the corner of via Francesco Crispi and via Ruggero Settimo): in [[classical style]], built in 1909;<ref name=alcpdf/>
* [[Palazzo Fraccia]] (in via 11 Febbraio): in [[Baroque architecture|Baroque]] style, built in 1700 by the baron Agostino Fraccia;<ref name=alcpdf/>
* Palazzo Guarrasi (via 15 Maggio n°15): built in the early 18th century
* Palazzo Mistretta Galati, earlier palazzo Fraccia (between Piazza Bagolino and corso 6 Aprile): in Liberty style
* Palazzo Morfino (via Giuseppe Fazio n°17) built in the 18th century 
* [[Palazzo Palmerini]]: at the corner of via Madonna dell'Alto and via Buonarroti
* [[Palazzo Pastore (Alcamo)|Palazzo Pastore]] (in Corso 6 Aprile, near Piazza Ciullo): in [[neoclassic style]], built at the end of the 18th century;<ref name=alcpdf/> Some elements of the façade are similar to those of [[Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption|Basilica]] and Palazzo Di Gregorio in via Dante.
* Palazzo Patti (Piazza Ciullo n°24): built in the 18th century;<ref name=alcpdf/>
* Palazzo Peria (corso 6 Aprile n°102, opposite Centro Congressi Marconi): built in 1700, it has two floors, restored with the system Livigny; in 1806 it was the seat of the municipality<ref name=alcpdf/>
* Palazzo [[Pia Opera Pastore]], designed by the architect [[Giovan Battista Palazzotto]] in 1872;
* Palazzo Polizzi (between corso 6 Aprile and Via Don Rizzo)
* Palazzo Quattrocchi (built in the 18th century), at via 15 Maggio n°47
* [[Palazzo Rocca (Alcamo)|Palazzo Rocca]], in Corso 6 Aprile: built in 1629. Inside it there is a garden.<ref name=alcpdf/>
* [[Palazzo Rossotti-Chiarelli]] (in via Rossotti): in baroque style, built in the 18th century; it has an artistic main door and some magnificent balconies with iron [[Guard rail|railings]]<ref name=alcpdf/>
* Palazzo Speciale (in corso 6 Aprile n°51, at the corner with via Mariano de Ballis): built at the end of the 18th centuries; its balconies have [[wrought iron]] railings. 
* Palazzo Triolo (between Corso 6 Aprile and via Fratelli Sant'Anna): built at the end of the 18th century, it belonged to the barons of Sant'Anna
* Palazzo Velez (in Via Buonarroti, behind the [[Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption]]): built between 1600 and 1700, it has an internal garden.
* Palazzo Virgilio (between Corso 6 Aprile and via Stefano Polizzi): built at the end of the 18th century
* [[Palazzo Comunale (Alcamo)|Town Hall]] (in Piazza Ciullo): in [[Neoclassic style]], built in 1843;<ref name=alcpdf/>
* [[Villa Luisa (Alcamo)|Villa Luisa]] (between via Madonna Alto Mare, via Rossotti and via Federico II): built in 1903 in [[Liberty style]] with a [[Moorish]] trend, after a project of the architect Francesco Naselli.<ref name=alcpdf/>

=== Religious buildings ===

====14th century====
[[File:Santa Maria della Stella 06.jpg|thumb|The portal of the [[Church of Our Lady of the Star]].]]
[[File:Chiesa di San Giacomo de Spada (Alcamo) 02.jpg|thumb|The portal of the [[Ex Church of Saint James of the Sword]]]]
* The [[Church of Our Lady of the Star(Alcamo)|Church of our Lady of the Star]] (''Chiesa di Santa Maria della Stella'') which is abandoned now, was the first Mother Church of Alcamo since 1313.<ref>{{Harvard citation no brackets|Regina|1972|p=52}}</ref> It was located in the old district of San Vito<ref>{{Harvard citation no brackets|Regina|1972|p=51}}</ref> and inside it there was the painting of Our Lady of Honey (Madonna del Miele) dated 1300 and later moved into the [[Saints Paul and Bartholomew's Church (Alcamo)|Saints Paul and Bartholomew's Church]]:<ref>{{in lang|it}} [http://www.tp24.it/2015/08/24/inchieste/la-storia-della-prima-chiesa-madre-di-alcamo/93832 TP24.it – Luigi Culmone, "La storia della prima Chiesa Madre di Alcamo"]</ref> they believe this painting is the oldest one in Alcamo.<ref>{{in lang|it}} [http://arcobaleno1.altervista.org/dove/monumenti.htm I monumenti di Alcamo] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304140038/http://arcobaleno1.altervista.org/dove/monumenti.htm |date=4 March 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{in lang|it}} [http://www.sicilie.it/sicilia/Alcamo_-_Chiesa_Santissimi_Paolo_e_Bartolomeo Sicilie.it, "Alcamo – Chiesa Santissimi Paolo e Bartolomeo"]</ref>
* [[Ex Church of Saint James of the Sword]] (''Ex Chiesa di San Giacomo de Spada''): built before 1529, it was enlarged between 1625 and 1636.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.trapaniplus.it/schedacosedavedere.php?cosadavedere=159 |title=trapaniplus – Ex chiesa San Giacomo de Espada |access-date=17 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123034734/http://www.trapaniplus.it/schedacosedavedere.php?cosadavedere=159 |archive-date=23 January 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

====15th century====
* [[Church of Saint Thomas (Alcamo)|Church of Saint Thomas]] (''Chiesa di San Tommaso''): the date of its construction is uncertain, probably the first half of the 15th century.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.comune.alcamo.tp.it/in-citta/chiese/226-chiesa-di-san-tommaso.html |title=Comune di Alcamo – Chiesa di San Tommaso |access-date=16 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123035722/http://www.comune.alcamo.tp.it/in-citta/chiese/226-chiesa-di-san-tommaso.html |archive-date=23 January 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.trapaniplus.it/schedacosedavedere.php?cosadavedere=155 |title=trapaniplus – Chiesa di San Tommaso |access-date=16 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123035810/http://www.trapaniplus.it/schedacosedavedere.php?cosadavedere=155 |archive-date=23 January 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> It is faced by a great portal with geometrical decorations.
* [[Church of Saint Mary of Jesus]] (''Chiesa di Santa Maria di Gesù''): built in the 15th century and enlarged in 1762.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.trapaniplus.it/schedacosedavedere.php?cosadavedere=147 |title=trapaniplus – Chiesa di Santa Maria del Gesù Alcamo |access-date=17 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123035557/http://www.trapaniplus.it/schedacosedavedere.php?cosadavedere=147 |archive-date=23 January 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> It holds the body of the Blessed [[Arcangelo Placenza from Calatafimi]].
* ex [[Church of saint Maria del Soccorso]] (''Ex Church of Our Lady of Rescue''): built in the 15th century.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.trapaniplus.it/schedacosedavedere.php?cosadavedere=157 |title=trapaniplus – Ex chiesa S. Maria del Soccorso |access-date=17 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123035019/http://www.trapaniplus.it/schedacosedavedere.php?cosadavedere=157 |archive-date=23 January 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
* Church of [[Saint Vitus|saint Vito]] (Chiesa di San Vito): it gave the name to the ancient district of San Vito and to the street where it is located. It was already existing in 1492 and, according to Ignazio de Blasi (a historian from Alcamo), it was founded by a member of the Confraternity of the Annunciation, together with a hospital for poor people next to it.<ref>Cataldo, Carlo (1982). Guida storico-artistica dei beni culturali di Alcamo, Calatafimi, Castellammare del golfo, Salemi, Vita. Alcamo: Sarograf.</ref> It was restored in 1922 and some decades ago; there is nothing old in it and today is used by [[Eastern Orthodox Church]] Christians for their rites.
* [[Church of the Holy Spirit (Alcamo)|Church of the Holy Spirit]]: quoted in a deed dated 1491, as it is affirmed by the historian [[Ignazio De Blasi]]. It is located next to the first cemetery, on the North side.
[[File:Chiesa di San Tommaso (Alcamo) - Portale di San Tommaso.jpg|thumb|Portal of the [[Church of St. Thomas, Alcamo|Church of Saint Thomas]].]]

====16th century====
[[File:Chiesa del Santissimo Salvatore (Alcamo).jpg|thumb|The façade of [[Church of the Holy Saviour (Alcamo)|Church of the Holy Saviour]].]]
* [[Church of the Holy Saviour (Alcamo)]] (''Chiesa del Santissimo Salvatore'' or ''"Badia Grande"'') is very important from the artistic point of view; it was built in the 14th century baroque style and rebuilt around the middle of the 15th century and between 1690 and 1697.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.trapaniplus.it/schedacosedavedere.php?cosadavedere=141 |title=trapaniplus – Chiesa del monastero del SS Salvatore |access-date=16 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123034403/http://www.trapaniplus.it/schedacosedavedere.php?cosadavedere=141 |archive-date=23 January 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Inside it there are pictures by Novelli dating back to the mid of the 17th century.
* [[Church of Saint Olivia]] (''Chiesa di Sant'Oliva'') was built in 1533 and renovated in 1724.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.comune.alcamo.tp.it/in-citta/chiese/230-chiesa-di-sant-oliva.html |title=Chiesa di Sant'Oliva |access-date=16 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123034622/http://www.comune.alcamo.tp.it/in-citta/chiese/230-chiesa-di-sant-oliva.html |archive-date=23 January 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.trapaniplus.it/schedacosedavedere.php?cosadavedere=150 |title=trapaniplus – Chiesa di Sant'Oliva |access-date=16 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123035837/http://www.trapaniplus.it/schedacosedavedere.php?cosadavedere=150 |archive-date=23 January 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>) Inside there are a picture by [[Pietro Novelli]] on the main altar ("Sacrificio della Messa" dated 1639)<ref name="trecc" /> and works by the Gagini.
* [[Sanctuary of Madonna of Miracles]] (''Santuario di Maria Santissima dei Miracoli''): built in 1547.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.comune.alcamo.tp.it/in-citta/chiese/234-santuario-di-maria-santissima-dei-miracoli.html |title=Comune di Alcamo – Santuario di Maria Santissima dei Miracoli |access-date=17 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123034806/http://www.comune.alcamo.tp.it/in-citta/chiese/234-santuario-di-maria-santissima-dei-miracoli.html |archive-date=23 January 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.trapaniplus.it/schedacosedavedere.php?cosadavedere=167 |title=trapaniplus – Santuario Maria SS. dei Miracoli |access-date=17 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123034641/http://www.trapaniplus.it/schedacosedavedere.php?cosadavedere=167 |archive-date=23 January 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
* [[Church of the Holy Crucifix (or saint Francis of Paola)]], (''Chiesa del Santissimo Crocifisso''): built in 1550.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.comune.alcamo.tp.it/in-citta/chiese.html?start=6 |title=Comune di Alcamo – Chiese e monumenti |access-date=17 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123040420/http://www.comune.alcamo.tp.it/in-citta/chiese.html?start=6 |archive-date=23 January 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Now it is the parish of [[Saint Francis of Paola]]
* [[Church of the Annunciation (Alcamo)|Church of the Annunciation]] (''Chiesa dell'Annunziata o del Carmine''): built in the 14th century, it was rebuilt in 16th and 17th centuries but collapsed in 1866.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.comune.alcamo.tp.it/in-citta/chiese/235-chiesa-dell-annunziata.html |title=Comune di Alcamo – Chiesa dell'Annunziata |access-date=17 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923205847/http://www.comune.alcamo.tp.it/in-citta/chiese/235-chiesa-dell-annunziata.html |archive-date=23 September 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.trapaniplus.it/schedacosedavedere.php?cosadavedere=144 |title=trapaniplus – Chiesa di Maria SS. Annunziata |access-date=17 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123034359/http://www.trapaniplus.it/schedacosedavedere.php?cosadavedere=144 |archive-date=23 January 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
* ex [[Church of Saint Nicholas of Bari (Alcamo)|Church of Saint Nicholas from Bari]] (''Ex Chiesa di San Nicolò di Bari''): built in 1430, demolished and rebuilt in 1558.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.trapaniplus.it/schedacosedavedere.php?cosadavedere=156 |title=trapaniplus – Ex chiesa di San Nicolò di Bari |access-date=17 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123034737/http://www.trapaniplus.it/schedacosedavedere.php?cosadavedere=156 |archive-date=23 January 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
*[[Church of saint Augustine (Alcamo)]] (1589)

====17th century====
[[File:Brogi, Carlo (1850-1925) - n. 13790 - Alcamo - Cattedrale e campanile.jpg|thumb|The façade of [[Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption (Alcamo)|Basilica di Santa Maria Assunta]] in a photo of the early years of the 20th century.]]
*[[Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption (Alcamo)|Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption]] was realized during the 14th century and rebuilt in 1669; the present façade was realized in 1786;<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.comune.alcamo.tp.it/in-citta/chiese/229-basilica-di-santa-maria-assunta.html |title=Comune di Alcamo – Basilica di Santa Maria Assunta |access-date=16 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123040210/http://www.comune.alcamo.tp.it/in-citta/chiese/229-basilica-di-santa-maria-assunta.html |archive-date=23 January 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> the portal and the bell tower are the only remains from the original church of the 14th century. It is located in the centre of the town, near piazza Ciullo. The interior is tripartite and contains frescoes by [[Guglielmo Borremans]]. In the [[apse]] and side chapels there are works by [[Antonello Gagini]], called ''"Madonna with the Saints Philip and James"'', the ''"Crucifix"'' and the ''"Transit of the Virgin"''.<ref name="trecc" /> There are also other works made by his apprentices. In a chapel there is also "The Holy Thorn".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.trapaniplus.it/schedacosedavedere.php?cosadavedere=166 |title=trapaniplus – Sacra spina |access-date=16 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123035108/http://www.trapaniplus.it/schedacosedavedere.php?cosadavedere=166 |archive-date=23 January 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> In 2010 the [[Sacred Art Museum]] was opened: it contains many works from other churches. On the right, in the first chapel, there is also a modern architectural work dedicated to Don Rizzo (founder of the homonymous bank), designed by the architect [[Paolo Portoghesi]].
*[[Church of Saint Francis of Assisi (Alcamo)|Church of Saint Francis from Assisi]] (''Chiesa di San Francesco d'Assisi''):  built between the years 1224–1226, demolished and rebuilt between 1608 and 1648.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.fratiminoriconventualisicilia.it/conventi/alcamo.htm |title=Provincia di Sicilia dei Frati Minori Conventuali – Convento San Francesco d'Assisi |access-date=16 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123031012/http://www.fratiminoriconventualisicilia.it/conventi/alcamo.htm |archive-date=23 January 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Inside it there are a marble ancon, probably by Domenico Gagini, and two sculptures reproducing the Maddalena and Saint Mark, both ascribed to Antonello Gagini.
* [[Church of Saints Paul and Bartholomew]] (''Chiesa dei Santissimi Paolo e Bartolomeo'') built between 1615 and 1689,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.comune.alcamo.tp.it/in-citta/chiese/232-chiesa-dei-santi-paolo-e-bartolomeo.html |title=Comune di Alcamo – Chiesa dei Santi Paolo e Bartolomeo |access-date=16 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123034619/http://www.comune.alcamo.tp.it/in-citta/chiese/232-chiesa-dei-santi-paolo-e-bartolomeo.html |archive-date=23 January 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.trapaniplus.it/schedacosedavedere.php?cosadavedere=139 |title=Chiesa dei SS Paolo e Bartolomeo |access-date=16 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123033322/http://www.trapaniplus.it/schedacosedavedere.php?cosadavedere=139 |archive-date=23 January 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> has got characteristic baroque features and holds a very ancient and valuable picture, the ''Madonna del Miele'' (made about the year 1300).
* [[Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie (Alcamo)|Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie]] (''Church of Our Lady of Graces'')  : built in 1619 and enlarged between 1626 and 1636<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.trapaniplus.it/schedacosedavedere.php?cosadavedere=153 |title=trapaniplus – Chiesa di Santa Maria delle Grazie |access-date=17 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123034830/http://www.trapaniplus.it/schedacosedavedere.php?cosadavedere=153 |archive-date=23 January 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
* [[Church of Saint Anne (Alcamo)|Church of Saint Anne]] (''Chiesa di Sant'Anna'' (1630–1634)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.trapaniplus.it/schedacosedavedere.php?cosadavedere=145 |title=trapaniplus – Chiesa di Sant'Anna |access-date=17 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123035301/http://www.trapaniplus.it/schedacosedavedere.php?cosadavedere=145 |archive-date=23 January 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>)
* [[Church of Saint Peter the Apostle (Alcamo)|Church of Saint Peter]] (''Ex Chiesa di San Pietro''): Via Barone di san Giuseppe, 19. It was built in 1367 and reconstructed in the years 1645–1649, then enlarged in 1742 after the design of [[Giovanni Biagio Amico]], an architect. The artistic portal (1649) is on the main door; the roof fell down because of the [[1968 Belice earthquake]]. It was rebuilt after 20 years, thanks to the financing of 300 millions of liras and to the procurement assigned to Genio Civile.
* [[Church of the saint Guardian Angel]] or ''Sheltered People'' (''Chiesa del S.Angelo Custode'' or ''Chiesa delle Riparate'', 1647<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.trapaniplus.it/schedacosedavedere.php?cosadavedere=142 |title=trapaniplus – Chiesa delle Riparate |access-date=17 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123035650/http://www.trapaniplus.it/schedacosedavedere.php?cosadavedere=142 |archive-date=23 January 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>)
*[[Church of the Holy Family (Alcamo)|Church of the Holy Family]], built in the 16th century; in Piazza Ciullo
*[[Ex Jesuits' College|ex Collegio dei Gesuiti]] (''Ex Collegio dei Gesuiti''): built in the 17th century, in the 18th century they added an arcade.
* [[Church of the College of Jesuits (Alcamo)|Church of the College of Jesuits]] or Church of Jesus (''Chiesa del Collegio dei Gesuiti'' or ''Chiesa del Gesù''): built between 1684 and 1767.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.comune.alcamo.tp.it/in-citta/chiese/231-chiesa-del-ges%C3%B9.html |title=Comune di Alcamo – Chiesa del Gesù |access-date=17 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130172924/http://www.comune.alcamo.tp.it/in-citta/chiese/231-chiesa-del-ges%C3%B9.html |archive-date=30 January 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.trapaniplus.it/schedacosedavedere.php?cosadavedere=140 |title=trapaniplus – Chiesa del Gesù |access-date=17 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123035259/http://www.trapaniplus.it/schedacosedavedere.php?cosadavedere=140 |archive-date=23 January 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
* [[Church of Our Lady with a Chain (Alcamo)|Church of Our Lady with a Chain]] (''Chiesa Maria della Catena''): Built in 1661 it hosts a portrait of Our Lady with a Chain, ascribed to Giuseppe Renda (18th century).
*[[Ex Church of Saint Catherine of Monte di Pietà]] (''Ex Chiesa di Santa Caterina del Monte di Pietà''): in corso 6 Aprile, at the corner of Via Barone di San Giuseppe. Its façade, with a simple portal, was made in 1608 and the painting of [[Saint Catherine of Alexandria]] (1621), realized by [[Giuseppe Carrera]] or [[Giacomo Lo Verde]], is now kept at the [[Sacred Art Museum]].

====18th century====
[[File:Chiesa della SS Trinità (Alcamo) 02.jpg|thumb|The façade of the [[Church of the Most Holy Trinity, Alcamo]].]] 
* [[Saints Cosma and Damiano's Church (Alcamo)|Saints Cosma and Damiano's Church]] (''Chiesa dei Santi Cosma e Damiano or Santa Chiara''): built in 1500 and rebuilt between 1721 and 1725.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.comune.alcamo.tp.it/in-citta/chiese/227-chiesa-dei-santi-cosma-e-damiano.html |title=Comune di Alcamo – Chiesa dei Santi Cosma e Damiano |access-date=17 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123040448/http://www.comune.alcamo.tp.it/in-citta/chiese/227-chiesa-dei-santi-cosma-e-damiano.html |archive-date=23 January 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.trapaniplus.it/schedacosedavedere.php?cosadavedere=138 |title=trapaniplus – Chiesa dei SS Cosma e Damiano |access-date=17 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123035737/http://www.trapaniplus.it/schedacosedavedere.php?cosadavedere=138 |archive-date=23 January 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> It has a [[baroque style]] and inside it there are two sculptures by [[Giacomo Serpotta|Serpotta]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.comune.alcamo.tp.it/turismo/itinerari/52-la-scultura-di-serpotta.html |title=La scultura di Serpotta |access-date=17 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123035451/http://www.comune.alcamo.tp.it/turismo/itinerari/52-la-scultura-di-serpotta.html |archive-date=23 January 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
* [[Badia Nuova]] (or ''Monastero di San Francesco di Paola'''), not to be confused with the [[Church of Saint Francis from Paola (Alcamo)|homonymous Church]], was built in 1531, demolished in 1699 and rebuilt in the first half of the 18th century.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.comune.alcamo.tp.it/in-citta/chiese/228-monastero-di-s-francesco-di-paola-badia-nuova.html |title=Comune di Alcamo – Monastero di S. Francesco di Paola (Badia Nuova) |access-date=16 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123033158/http://www.comune.alcamo.tp.it/in-citta/chiese/228-monastero-di-s-francesco-di-paola-badia-nuova.html |archive-date=23 January 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.trapaniplus.it/schedacosedavedere.php?cosadavedere=318 |title=trapaniplus – Chiesa della Badia Nuova |access-date=16 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123034834/http://www.trapaniplus.it/schedacosedavedere.php?cosadavedere=318 |archive-date=23 January 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> There are a picture by [[Pietro Novelli]] and some allegorical representations by [[Giacomo Serpotta]].<ref name="trecc" />
* [[Church of the Most Holy Trinity, Alcamo|Church of the Most Holy Trinity]] (''Chiesa della Santissima Trinità''): 1746–1757<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.trapaniplus.it/schedacosedavedere.php?cosadavedere=143 |title=trapaniplus – Chiesa della SS. Trinità |access-date=17 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123034157/http://www.trapaniplus.it/schedacosedavedere.php?cosadavedere=143 |archive-date=23 January 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
* Ex [[Church of Ecce Homo (Alcamo)|Church of Ecce Homo]] (''Ex Chiesa dell'Ecce Homo'', 1750)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.trapaniplus.it/schedacosedavedere.php?cosadavedere=158 |title=trapaniplus – Ex chiesa Ecce Homo |access-date=17 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123035105/http://www.trapaniplus.it/schedacosedavedere.php?cosadavedere=158 |archive-date=23 January 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
* [[Church of Our Lady of the Rosary (Alcamo)|Church of Our Lady of the Rosary]] (''Chiesa di Santa Maria del Rosario''): built in 1660 and reconstructed in 1761.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.trapaniplus.it/schedacosedavedere.php?cosadavedere=319 |title=trapaniplus, Ex chiesa di S. Maria del Rosario |access-date=17 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123035142/http://www.trapaniplus.it/schedacosedavedere.php?cosadavedere=319 |archive-date=23 January 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

====20th–21st centuries====
* [[Sanctuary of Most Holy Mary of the Height]] (''Santuario di Maria Santissima dell'Alto''): built in 929 and reconstructed in the 20th century.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.trapaniplus.it/schedacosedavedere.php?cosadavedere=149 |title=trapaniplus – Chiesa di Maria SS. Dell'Alto |access-date=17 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123034300/http://www.trapaniplus.it/schedacosedavedere.php?cosadavedere=149 |archive-date=23 January 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
* [[Sanctuary of Maria Santissima del Fiume]], on the [[Trunk Road]] 113 (strada Statale 113), just after the [[Autostrada A29 (Italy)|Autostrada A29]] junction [[Alcamo Ovest]]. Built in the 1920s, it is frequented by believers in May. 
* The small [[Church of the Most Holy Saviour]]: already known in 1379, lately restored in 1942: Its façade was rebuilt in [[gothic style]]
* The small [[Church of Madonna del Riposo (Alcamo)|Church of Madonna del Riposo]]: built in 1656 and restored in 1939, it is located at the end of the homonymous street. 
* [[Church of Saint Joseph the Worker]] (Chiesa di San Giuseppe Lavoratore), built in 1947.
* [[Church of the Holy Souls in Purgatory (Alcamo)|Church of the Holy Souls in Purgatory]] (''Chiesa delle Anime Sante del Purgatorio''): built in 1813, demolished and rebuilt in 1958<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.trapaniplus.it/schedacosedavedere.php?cosadavedere=152 |title=Chiesa Parrocchiale delle Anime Sante trapaniplus – Chiesa Parrocchiale delle Anime Sante |access-date=17 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123035016/http://www.trapaniplus.it/schedacosedavedere.php?cosadavedere=152 |archive-date=23 January 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
* [[Church of the Holy Heart (Alcamo)]] (''Chiesa del Sacro Cuore''): built in 1967<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sacrocuorealcamo.it/la%20parrocchia.html |title=Parrocchia Sacro Cuore di Gesù, Alcamo |access-date=17 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123022116/http://www.sacrocuorealcamo.it/la%20parrocchia.html |archive-date=23 January 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
* [[Church of Jesus Christ the Redeemer (Alcamo)|Church of Jesus Christ the Redeemer]] (Chiesa Gesù Cristo Redentore):<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.parrocchiagesucristoredentore.it/La%20chiesa%20-%20descrizione.html |title=La Chiesa del Redentore – Alcamo |access-date=17 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150216182323/http://www.parrocchiagesucristoredentore.it/La%20chiesa%20-%20descrizione.html |archive-date=16 February 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> built in 2006.
* [[Church of Madonna of the Good Thief]]

=== Military buildings ===
Military buildings in Alcamo include:
[[File:Castello di Calatubo.jpg|thumb|The [[Calatubo Castle]] by night.]]
* The [[Castle of the Counts of Modica (Alcamo)|Castle of the Counts of Modica]] (or "Castle of Alcamo"): probably built in the 14th or 15th century by the [[Peralta family]] and then completed by the feudatories [[Enrico Chiaromonte|Enrico]] and [[Federico Chiaromonte]]. In 1535 the emperor [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles V]] lodged there. It was a possession of the [[Cabrera family|Cabrera]]s and then of the [[Counts of Modica]], until 1812. Later, during the [[Reign of Italy]] and until 1960, it was used as a prison. It has a rhomboidal shape, with four towers: two quadrangular at the corners and the other two are connected by curtains and are cylindrical. In each tower there were a torture room for prisoners, rooms for sentinels and for passing guest sovereigns. One of the particular characteristics of the castle is given by the thick walls which bound it and that in old times defended it from the enemies' attacks extremely well.
* [[Castle of Ventimiglia]]: situated on the top of [[Mount Bonifato]]. It is a medieval castle and today there are only some parts of the walls, the primary tower and the dungeons. It took the name from Enrico Ventimiglia, who declared he had built it just for defence, though according to some interpretations, it would date back to a previous period.<ref>[http://www.bta.it/txt/a0/03/bta00303.html Mariangela Ettari, "Il Castello di monte Bonifato"]</ref>
* The [[Calatubo Castle]], outside the town but inside its territory and on the road leading to Palermo, is a fortress built in the early Middle Ages. The homonymous village of Calatubo stood nearby and its commerce was based on the exportation of cereals and millstones.<ref>{{Harvard citation no brackets|Malanima|2009|p=75.}}</ref> In the same place there is an old necropolis dating back to the 6th century BC.<ref name=icast>{{Cite web |url=http://www.icastelli.it/castle-1234870944-castello_di_calatubo-it.php |title=iCastelli.it, "Castello Di Calatubo" |access-date=17 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228094245/http://www.icastelli.it/castle-1234870944-castello_di_calatubo-it.php |archive-date=28 December 2014 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
*The watchtower located in the town centre, in Corso 6 Aprile, next to the [[Church of Saint Maria del Soccorso]], opposite the Mother Church. Its construction dates back to 980 A.D. and is the oldest architectural work existing in Alcamo, in perfect preservation conditions.<ref name=idean>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ideazionenews.it/articoli/25276/alcamo-il-piu-antico-edificio-ancora-integro-e-del-980-istituzioni-e-storici-pero-non-ne-parlano/ |title=ideazionenews.it – "Alcamo: il più antico edificio, ancora integro, è del 980. Istituzioni e storici però non ne parlano" |access-date=9 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151214191354/http://www.ideazionenews.it/articoli/25276/alcamo-il-piu-antico-edificio-ancora-integro-e-del-980-istituzioni-e-storici-pero-non-ne-parlano/ |archive-date=14 December 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Later the tower was bought by the diocese (1400) and used as a bell tower for the near Mother Church which, at the time, didn't have one.<ref name="idean"/> They put then two bells on its top, the remaining one is on the west, while the smaller one on the north side was dismounted at about 1950 for safety reasons.<ref name="idean"/> Inside the building you can see a stone winding staircase with 84 steps, 50 of them are original ones.<ref name="idean"/>

=== Archaeological sites ===
[[File:Interno della Funtanazza, sul Monte Bonifato.jpg|thumb|200px|The interior of Funtanazza, on [[Mount Bonifato]].]]
In the territory of Alcamo there are several and interesting archaeological sites:

* The [[Archaeological site of Mount Bonifato|ruins on Mount Bonifato]]<ref name=long/> include ''Funtanazza'' (probably used as a water reservoir), Porta Regina, the [[Castle of Ventimiglia]], the snowfields and the remains of the ancient village of Bonifato;
* The ruins in the area of Calatubo, which include the [[Castle of Calatubo]], the necropolis near it and the ruins of the surrounding village.<ref name=icast/>
*The [[Cuba delle Rose]], an ancien Arab [[cistern]] near the Castle of Calatubo
* The ruins of the ancient [[Roman furnaces in Alcamo|Roman furnaces]] at [[Alcamo Marina]], used to produce tiles and bricks;<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.comune.alcamo.tp.it/in-citta/alcamo-marina.html |title=Comune di Alcamo – Alcamo Marina |access-date=17 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403062354/http://www.comune.alcamo.tp.it/in-citta/alcamo-marina.html |archive-date=3 April 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
* The archaeological site in [[Contrada Mulinello]], where they have discovered finds dating back to the [[Mesolithic]] period;<ref name=hist/>
* The area near [[Fiume Freddo]] where archaeological finds from the [[Neolithic]] have been found.<ref name="drep17-18"/>
*The [[Geosite Travertino della Cava Cappuccini (Alcamo)|Geosite Travertino della Cava Cappuccini]] dating back to [[Pleistocene]]:<ref>Gruppo Archeologico Drepanon, Bonifato – La montagna ritrovata, Trapani, Il Sole editrice, 2014, {{ISBN|978-88-905457-3-3}}.</ref> they discovered here the fossilized shell of a turtle, ''[[Geochelone sulcata|Geochelone sp]]'',<ref name=russo>{{Cite web|url=http://users.libero.it/ritarusso/latesidi.htm|title=La tesi di Laurea}}</ref> the [[Skeleton]] of a [[dwarf elephant]], dating back to 260,000 years ago,<ref name=russo/> and two specimens of the giant [[edible dormouse]], red deer, and wild boar, kept at the Civic Museum of [[Ligny Tower]] of [[Trapani]]
[[File:Trapani alcamo marina 2.jpg|left|thumb|The beach of [[Alcamo Marina]].]]

=== Natural areas ===
{{see also|Alcamo Marina|Nature Reserve Bosco di Alcamo}}
 	
Among the areas of naturalistic interest near Alcamo there are the beaches of [[Alcamo Marina]], the [[Nature Reserve Bosco di Alcamo]] on [[Mount Bonifato]] and the [[Segestan thermal baths]].
The hot springs are produced by the reclimbing of water of meteoric origin which meets the water of Fiume Caldo.<ref>[http://www.termelibere.com/termeliberesegesta/ Terme Libere di Segesta]</ref> They are seven kilometres far from Alcamo and next to the boundary with the territory of [[Castellammare del Golfo]], a small town which shares this naturalistic attraction with Alcamo.
According to the narration given by [[Diodorus Siculus]], they were created by the nymphs to favour [[Eracle]]'s rest during his trip from [[Piloro]] to [[Erice]].<ref name=alcpdf/>

=== Hinterland ===

The surrounding areas include interesting touristic and historical locations like [[Segesta]] and [[Gibellina]]. The old fishing village of [[Scopello]], {{convert|20|km|miles}} from Alcamo, has been referred to as having a remarkable seaside. Another small town considered worth visiting is [[Castellammare del Golfo]] which is between these two places.

== Society ==

=== Demographical evolution ===

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{{Historical populations
|type=
|footnote= Source: ''Statistiche I.Stat'' [[Istituto nazionale di statistica|ISTAT]] <small>&nbsp;URL consultato in data 28 December 2012</small>.
| 1861 | 19531
| 1871| 20934
| 1881| 37497
| 1901| 51798
| 1911| 32211
| 1921| 63765
| 1931| 51,687
| 1936| 38,396
| 1951| 41,815
| 1961| 43,097
| 1971| 41,596
| 1981| 42,339
| 1991| 42,621
| 2001| 43,890
| 2011| 45,314
}}

=== Ethnic groups and foreign minorities ===

According to the ISTAT data of 1 January 2013, the foreign people resident in Alcamo were 1,258 people corresponding to the 2.58% of the residing population.<ref name="tutt">[http://www.tuttitalia.it/sicilia/91-alcamo/statistiche/cittadini-stranieri-2013/ tuttitalia.it – Cittadini stranieri Alcamo 2013]</ref> The most represented nationalities, according to the percentage on the total residing population, were:<ref name="tutt" />

* {{ROU}} 727 (1.62%)
* {{MAR}} 155 (0.34%)
* {{TUN}} 118 (0.26%)
* {{ALB}} 60 (0.13%)
* {{CHN}} 31 (0.07%)
* {{POL}} 22 (0.05%)
* {{SRB}} 15 (0.03%)

== Culture ==
[[File:Casa di Ciullo d'Alcamo.jpg|thumb|left|Presumed house of [[Cielo d'Alcamo]]]]

The poet [[Cielo d'Alcamo]] (known also as "Ciullo d'Alcamo") was the author of the [[contrasto]] ''"[[Rosa fresca aulentissima]]"''.<ref name="stor" /> He wrote in vernacular in the 12th century and was from Alcamo.
Many important places of the town, such as the main square, the theatre and the Classical Lyceum founded in 1862, have been named after the famous poet.
 
[[File:Alcamo-Pupi-bjs2007-01.jpg|thumb|[[Puppet theatre]] of Alcamo]]
From the cultural point of view, in the following centuries Alcamo saw the rise of activities connected with arts such as the construction of churches and buildings, first in the [[baroque]] and then [[Renaissance]] style, with the coming of several artists of international level: painters (like [[Guglielmo Borremans]] and the very talented [[Pietro Novelli]] from [[Monreale]]), sculptors ([[Antonello Gagini]] and [[Giacomo Serpotta]]) and other various artists who embellished the town's image.

Inside the [[Castle of the Counts of Modica (Alcamo)|Castle of the Counts of Modica]] there is a [[puppet theatre]]: it has born again thanks to the engagement of Salvatore Oliveri, the grandson of the [[puppeteer|puppet master]] [[Gaspare Canino]], who worked in Alcamo for about 50 years, continuing the work of Luigi, his father.
They often give performances inside the castles or in the square.

It is also noteworthy the activity of [[Compagnia Piccolo Teatro (Alcamo)|Compagnia Piccolo Teatro]], a theatre company founded in 1976, which has seen the rise (and success) of some actors and theatre directors.

During the feasts in Alcamo there are often streets entertainers and [[pedlars]] selling sweets, [[dried fruit]] and different objects in their stands called ''"baracchelle"''.

===Museums===
Inside Alcamo churches there are several artistic works.
Apart from foreign artists, there were painters [[Giuseppe Renda]] and [[Gino Patti]]; among the living artists [[Turi Simeti]], [[Vito Bongiorno]] and [[Gisella Giovenco]]; sculptors were [[Giuseppe Bambina]], [[Pietro Montana]] and [[Nicola Rubino]].
[[File:Monumento a Cielo d'Alcamo.jpg|thumb|The monument to Cielo d'Alcamo, realized by Mariano Cassarà]]
* [[Museum of Contemporary Art of Alcamo|Museum of Contemporary Art]], located inside the [[Ex Jesuits' College]] in [[Piazza Ciullo]].
* [[Museum of Multiethnic Musical Instruments "Fausto Cannone"]]: it is located inside the [[Ex Church of Saint James of the Sword]] near the [[Castle of the Counts of Modica (Alcamo)|Castle of the Counts of Modica]] and [[Piazza della Repubblica (Alcamo)|Piazza della Repubblica]]. It hosts a collection of 202 multiethnic instruments (collected by Professor Fausto Cannone in different parts of the world) such as: [[rebab]], [[Sarinda (instrument)|sarinda]], gansira, swarpeti, [[bansuri]], [[takita]], [[marambao]], [[vojnica]] e [[iakir]].{{which lang|date=May 2020}}
* [[Sacred Art Museum]]: inside the [[Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption]]<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.chiesamadrealcamo.it/contatti.html |title=Copia archiviata |access-date= 15 September 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160305043051/http://www.chiesamadrealcamo.it/contatti.html |archive-date= 5 March 2016}}</ref> There are many paintings, sculptures and other works coming from the town churches, dating from the 13th century to the 20th.
*Monument to [[Cielo d'Alcamo]]: the work, realized by the sculptor Mariano Cassarà, is a faithful representation of the scene of the famous ''Contrasto'' entitled "[[Rosa fresca aulentissima]]", written in 1240 by [[Cielo d'Alcamo]], the first Italian poet who made use of ''lingua volgare''. The two bronze statues represent the poet and his beloved; it is completed by the artistic fountain made with [[Travertine]], and the coat of arms of Alcamo.
*Regional Vinotek of Western Sicily: located inside the [[Castle of the Counts of Modica (Alcamo)|Castle of the Counts of Modica]].

=== Media ===

There is a local radio, Radio Alcamo Centrale, which operates in the territory since 1976.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.radioalcamocentrale.it/storia/ |title=Radio Alcamo Centrale – Storia |access-date=18 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204193152/http://www.radioalcamocentrale.it/storia/ |archive-date=4 February 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The oldest periodical in Alcamo is "Il Bonifato".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.teleoccidente.it/2009/07/una-universita-ad-alcamo/3570 |title=Una università ad Alcamo |access-date=18 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217035955/http://www.teleoccidente.it/2009/07/una-universita-ad-alcamo/3570 |archive-date=17 February 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The networks in Alcamo are Alpa Uno (since 1976) and Video Sicilia (since 1987).

=== Music ===
[[File:Coro "Mater Dei" (Alcamo).jpg|thumb|Exhibition of the Choir "Mater Dei" inside the garden of [[Palazzo Rocca (Alcamo)|Palazzo Rocca]]]]
There are various musical associations in Alcamo:
*the ''Premiato Complesso Bandistico "Città di Alcamo"'', which is the oldest band in the [[province of Trapani]], was founded in 1880 .<ref name=banda>[http://www.bandamusicale.it/bande/italia/sicilia/trapani/alcamo/alcamo.php BandaMusicale.it – Premiato Complesso Bandistico "Città di Alcamo"]</ref> In the first years it was led by the [[baron]] [[Giuseppe Triolo]] di Sant'Anna.<ref name=banda/> In 1892, during a contest with the other Sicilian musical bands (and under the direction of the Maestro [[Raffaele Caravaglios]]), it won the honour Diploma and the golden Medal, that is why it is named ''premiato''(=prized).<ref name=banda/>
*The ''Brass Group'', has been the promoter of the "Summertime Blues Festival", which was held for various consecutive years in Piazza Ciullo and where [[blues]] singers and musicians from different parts of the world took part.<ref>[http://www.ioamolasicilia.com/summer-blues-festival-2013-winter-edition-alcamo/ Io amo la Sicilia – Summer Blues Festival 2013 Winter Edition]</ref>
*The ''Associazione Amici della Musica'' (Association of Friends of Music), founded in 1986, organizes an annual season of classical and contemporary music concerts held in Alcamo and surrounding localities. Since 1998 it has run an annual singing competition open to young opera singers of all nationalities. In 2001 the association also established the international cultural prize known as "Vissi d'Arte-Città di Alcamo". An annual prize, the "Vissi d'Arte" is awarded to individuals who have made exceptional contributions to art and society.<ref>[http://www.amicimusicaalcamo.it/ChiSiamo.html Associazione Amici della Musica – Chi Siamo]</ref>
*The ''Associazione Jacopone da Todi'', is a chorus founded in 1989: it has the objective of spreading the knowledge of holy art, in its different expressions; the director is Gaetano Stellino, a school teacher.
*The ''Coro Mater Dei'' is a musical association born in 1998 and made up of about 30 members; it has held various concerts (especially during the Christmas holidays) in Alcamo and in the province of Trapani. The chorus master is Baldo Barone.
*The ''Coro Francesca Adragna'' was founded in 2008 under the direction of the chorus master Maria Messana. It has a very varied repertory: arias from [[operetta]]s, opera melodies, church music, [[Sicilian language|Sicilian]] popular tunes and Neapolitan songs.

[[File:Summertime Blues Festival (XXI Edizione, Alcamo) 02.jpg|thumb|A live concert during XXI edition of the Summertime Blues Festival, in piazza Ciullo.]]

===Dance===
There are different school dances in Alcamo, such as: 
*Whisky a Gogò: it has organized for 20 years the ''Concorso Nazionale coreografico Danzalcamo'': [[Sara Renda]], the ètoile at the [[Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux|Opéra National de Bordeaux]], started his career as a dancer in this school.

=== Religious traditions and folklore ===
[[File:Maria SS dei Miracoli - ALCAMO processione 2010 198.JPG|thumb|The simulacrum of [[Madonna of the Miracles]] during a traditional procession.]]
* 19 March: celebration in honour of [[Saint Joseph]] (novena and procession)
* [[Good Friday]]: procession of the Dead Jesus and [[Our Lady of Sorrow]].
* First Sunday after Easter: Feast of Jesus Christ the [[Redeemer (Christianity)|Redeemer]] (cultural and religious event).
* Second Sunday after Easter: celebration in honour of [[Saint Francis of Paola]] (cultural and religious event).
* Third Sunday after Easter: Feast of [[Patrocinio]] in honour of the [[Holy Family]] (procession and lunch with the Holy Family).
* 1 May: celebration in honour of [[Saint Joseph the Worker]] (novena and procession)
* 13 June: celebration in honour of Saint [[Anthony of Padua]] (novena and procession)
* 19–21 June: Celebration in honour of Maria Santissima dei Miracoli ([[Our Lady of Miracles|Saint Mary of Miracles]], the patron saint of Alcamo): cultural and religious events. During the feast there are a solemn procession of the Madonna's simulacrum, fireworks from the "bastione" in Piazza Bagolino and the descent of civil and political authorities to the [[Sanctuary of Madonna of Miracles]]. In the past (until 8–10 years ago) there were horse races along Corso 6 Aprile; the last two times they took place in Viale Italia.
* End of July: [[Saint Anne]]'s feast with novena, procession and cultural-recreational activities.
* 8 September ([[Nativity of Mary]]): celebrations at the [[Sanctuary of Most Holy Mary of the Height]] (Madonna dell'Alto) on the top of [[Mount Bonifato]] with dialect poems recitation and procession.
* 7–8 December: celebration in honour of Immacolata Concezione (the [[Immaculate Conception]]): novena, pastoral melodies and procession.
* ''Alcamo Christmas'' (concerts, outdoor performances, preparation of traditional Christmas cribs and pipers' passing).

=== Recreational activities ===

* July–August: ''Alcamo Estate'' ("sagras" or festivals, ''"Calici di Stelle"'', ''"Blues Festival"'', ''"Festival di Nuove Impressioni"'')
* July–August: ''Concorso Nazionale Coreografico Danzalcamo''
* Second half of August: ''"Alcart – legalità e cultura"'' (Legality and Culture) a series of events (exhibitions, seminars, music, theatre etc.).
* October: ''Concorso Internazionale per Cantanti Lirici “Città di Alcamo”'', organized since 1998 by the [[Associazione Amici della Musica (Alcamo)|Associazione Amici della Musica]] of Alcamo.
* Second or third week-end of December: ''Cortiamo'' – International Contest of short films organized since 2006 by "Segni Nuovi" (a club of cinematographic culture within the [[Saints Paul and Bartholomew's Church (Alcamo)|Church of the Saints Paul and Bartholomew]]).

=== Sport events ===

* 2–6 January: ''International Costa Gaia Trophy'' (youth soccer tournament).
* European lightweight title (professional boxing) was contested in Alcamo on 14 August 1991. Defending champion Antonio Renzo (from Calabria) stopped British challenger Paul Charters in the 11th round.

=== Local market ===

The local market in Alcamo (called ''"mercatino"'') takes place every Wednesday morning in Via Tre Santi, near Viale Italia.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://aziende.virgilio.it/21155978/mercato-rionale |title=VirgilioCittà – Alcamo, Mercato Rionale |access-date=18 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150216192210/http://aziende.virgilio.it/21155978/mercato-rionale |archive-date=16 February 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.comune.alcamo.tp.it/attachments/article/667/21-13%20calendario%20giornate%20mercatino%202013.pdf |title=Comune di Alcamo – Calendario anno 2013 delle giornate lavorative presso il mercatino settimanale del mercoledì |access-date=18 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150216183815/http://www.comune.alcamo.tp.it/attachments/article/667/21-13%20calendario%20giornate%20mercatino%202013.pdf |archive-date=16 February 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

[[File:Mustazzola e cuddureddi.jpg|thumb|"Mustazzola" (in front) and "cuddureddi" (behind).]]

== Cuisine ==
Some specialities of cuisine of Alcamo are:
* Handmade [[Macaroni|maccheroni]] 
* ''[[Pasta con le sarde]]'': Pasta with "finocchi and sarde" (wild [[fennel]] and [[sardines as food|sardines]])
* Sausages with ''cavuliceddi'' (a typical Alcamo vegetable)
* Dried filled tomatoes<ref>[http://www.gingerandtomato.com/per-vegetariani/pomodori-secchi-ripieni-all-alcamese-il-gusto-della-tradizione/ Pomodori secchi ripieni all'alcamese, il gusto della tradizione]</ref>
* [[Cuccidati|Cuddureddi]] (Christmas fig sweets)
* Tetù (mixed spice chocolate biscuits)
* Sciù (cream sweets)
* [[Muffaletta|Muffulette]] (A bread roll with [[ricotta]] or other fillings)

==People==
[[File:Ciullo d'Alcamo.JPG|thumb|Marble bust of [[Cielo d'Alcamo]] inside [[Villa Giulia (Palermo)|Villa Giulia]].]]
[[File:Statua a Don Giuseppe Rizzo (Alcamo).jpg|thumb|A bust of Don Giuseppe Rizzo, kept inside the Civic Library of Alcamo.]]
* [[Cielo d'Alcamo]] (13th century), poet 
* [[Arcangelo Placenza from Calatafimi]] (1390–1460), presbyter and [[Franciscans|Franciscan]] friar<ref>[http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/91443 Beato Arcangelo Piacentini da Calatafimi]</ref>
* [[Sebastiano Bagolino]] (1560–1604), poet and painter<ref name=stor/>
* [[Guglielmo Borremans]] (1672–1744), [[Flanders|Flemish]] painter
* [[Ignazio De Blasi]] (1717–1783), historian<ref name=stor/>
* [[Giuseppe Renda]] (1772–1805), painter<ref name=stor/>
* [[Felice Pastore Cambon]] (1786–1862), [[baron]] of [[Rincione]], politician and [[benefactor (law)|benefactor]]
* Franco Alesi, grandfather of Former Formula 1 Driver, [[Jean Alesi]]
* [[Girolamo Caruso]] (1842–1923), [[agronomist]] and teacher at university
* [[Pietro Maria Rocca]] (1847–1918), historian
* [[Francesco Maria Mirabella]] (1850–1931), historian, [[school teacher]], poet
* [[Giuseppe Rizzo (priest)|Giuseppe Rizzo]] (1863–1912), [[presbyter]], founder of the homonymous ''Cassa Rurale ed Artigiana''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bancadonrizzo.it/chi_siamo_storia.asp |title=Banca Don Rizzo – Credito Cooperativo della Sicilia Occidentale |access-date=8 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729023600/http://www.bancadonrizzo.it/chi_siamo_storia.asp |archive-date=29 July 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
* [[Nino Navarra (poet)]] (1885–1917) poet, writer, gold medal for his military value
* [[Vito Fazio Allmayer]] (1885–1958), philosopher, [[pedagogist]] and university teacher 
* [[Pietro Montana]] (1890–1978), sculptor, painter and teacher
* [[Peter H. Ruvolo]] (1895–1943), lawyer and politician
* [[Gaspare Canino]] (1900–1977), [[puppeteer]]
* [[Nicola Rubino]] (1905–1984), sculptor and painter
* [[Vincenzo Regina]] (1910–2009), historian, [[presbyter]]
* [[Salvatore Asta]] (1915–2004), Catholic [[archbishop]] and diplomat 
* [[Gino Patti]] (1925–1993), painter
* [[Ludovico Corrao]] (1927–2011), politician and senator
* [[Turi Simeti]] (1929–2021), painter
* [[Carlo Cataldo]] (1933–2021), historian and poet
* [[Vincenza Bono Parrino]] (1942), [[De Mita Cabinet|Minister of Cultural and Environmental Heritage]] in De Mita's government and teacher
* [[Giacomo Romano Davare]] (1945), writer, stage director and teacher.\
* [[Onofrio Giovenco]] (1908–2001) scientist and doctor.
* [[Gisella Giovenco]] ([[Ferrara]], 1946) painter, stylist and publicist
* [[Franca Viola]] (1947), the first Italian woman who refused the repairing wedding
* [[Antonino Raspanti]] (1959), [[Catholic bishop]]
* [[Benedetto Lo Monaco]] (1960), actor
* [[Vito Bongiorno]] (1963), painter
* [[Calandra & Calandra]] (Maurizio 1960, Giuseppe 1969), Folk singers
* [[Christian Rocca]] (1968), journalist and writer
* [[Stefano La Colla]], tenor
* [[Domenico Piccichè]] (1970), pianist and teacher
* [[Ignazio Corrao]] (1984), politician and [[eurosceptic]] [[eurodeputy]]
* [[Sara Renda]] (1991), singer at the [[Opéra National de Bordeaux]]

[[File:Antico Frantoio Vallone - Alcamo.jpg|thumb|An oil mill in Alcamo (''Antico Frantoio Vallone'').]]
[[File:Cava di pietra in Piano S.ta Maria (1953).jpg|thumb|The stone quarry in Piano Santa Maria (1953).]]

== Economy ==

Alcamo is one of the most important centres in Sicily for wine production, especially [[Bianco Alcamo]] D.O.C.,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.comune.alcamo.tp.it/in-citta/storia-e-tradizioni/184-l-economia-locale.html |title=Comune di Alcamo – L'economia locale |access-date=18 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219040831/http://www.comune.alcamo.tp.it/in-citta/storia-e-tradizioni/184-l-economia-locale.html |archive-date=19 February 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> made from vineyards with espalier or ''"tendone"'' structures and using white common or bright [[catarratto]] vines, eventually associated with [[damaschino]], [[grecanico]] and [[trebbiano]].<ref name=alcpdf/>

Besides the wine activity there are cattle and sheep breeding, [[olive growing]] (for the extraction of [[extra virgin olive oil]]),<ref name=alcpdf/> cereals (particularly wheat) and the typical oval melon, with a green wrinkled peel, locally called ''"miluni purceddu"'',<ref name=alcpdf/> which has the peculiarity that can be kept longer than other kinds of melon.<ref name=alcpdf/>

In the primary sector it is also significant quarrying (of different marbles and mostly [[travertino]]), though the tertiary sector (more or less advanced) has however got the majority of employed people.

== Transports and infrastructures ==
[[File:Mappa ferr Alcamo-Trapani.png|thumb|Railway route between Alcamo and [[Trapani]].]]

There are two motorway junctions from [[A29 motorway (Italy)|A29 motorway]] [[Palermo]]-[[Mazara del Vallo]]: Alcamo Est and Alcamo Ovest, apart the junction of [[Castellammare del Golfo]] which links up with the north entrance to Alcamo. Another motorway junction is from Alcamo Ovest (A29 motorway, diramazione Alcamo-Trapani). 
Alcamo is crossed by two National Roads: strada statale 113, connecting Trapani with [[Messina]], and strada statale 119, connecting Alcamo with Castelvetrano.
The Railway line doesn't pass through the town centre but along the coast, then inland on the west side. The railway station of Alcamo Diramazione is located near the motorway junction of Alcamo Ovest and the station of [[Castellammare del Golfo]] is situated in the territory of Alcamo, precisely at [[Alcamo Marina]].

These [[State Highways]] (or [[National Roads]]) pass through Alcamo:

* SS 113 Settentrionale Sicula;
* SS 119 of [[Gibellina]];
* SS 187 of [[Castellammare del Golfo]];
* SS 731 Link Road (Bretella) of [[Castellammare del Golfo]];
* SS 732 Link Road (Bretella) of Alcamo Est;
* SS 733 Link Road (Bretella) of Alcamo Ovest.

These [[Regional Roads]] (SR) of [[Sicily]]:

* SR 2 Parti Piccolo-Quaranta Salme-Croce di Fratacchia;
* SR 3 Alcamo-Giardinaccio-Rocche Cadute-San Nicola;
* SR 5 Bivio Quaranta Salme-Bivio Sant'Anna;
* SR 6 of Calatubo;
* SR 8 Amburgio-Morfino-Rincione-Coda di Volpe.

And also these [[Provincial Roads]] (SP) of the [[province of Trapani]] pass through Alcamo:
* SP 10 for [[Camporeale]];
* SP 33 of Fiumefreddo
* SP 47 for Alcamo-Station of [[Castellammare del Golfo]];
* SP 49 for Passofondo;
* SP 55 Alcamo-[[Alcamo Marina]].
* SP 64 Quattrovie.

In the area of Alcamo there are also the following ''draining roads'' of the province of Trapani:
* SB 21 Bisurdo-Stracciabisacce;
* SB 22 Case di Piraino;
* SB 23 Maruggi-Montelongo.

Along the [[National Road]] [[Palermo]]-[[Sciacca]] (SS 624) there is the exit "Alcamo" in both directions and is about 30&nbsp;km from on the south-west side of the town. This exit, wholly located in the territory of [[Poggioreale]], connects with the National Road of [[Gibellina]] (SS 119) near the ex railway station and motorway junction of [[Gallitello]] through the Provincial road SP9 (of the series n.182 Macchia-Sella-Bonfalco) and the SB0 (a local link road of [[Gibellina]]), to the border between the territories of [[Poggioreale]] and [[Monreale]].

Alcamo is about 40&nbsp;km from the airport ''"Falcone-Borsellino Airport"'' of [[Palermo]]-[[Punta Raisi]] and about 50&nbsp;km from the  ''"Vincenzo Florio Airport"'' of [[Trapani]]-[[Birgi]].

== Administration ==

===Twin towns===
*{{flagicon|Latvia}} [[Jelgava]], Latvia

== Sport ==
{{see also|Basket Alcamo}}
[[File:A.S.D. Alcamo 1928.jpg|thumb|left|Alcamo football team during a match in 1928.]]
The most popular and practised sport in Alcamo, as in most Italian towns, has always been soccer; the greatest team is the [[Unione Sportiva Dilettantistica Alcamo|Alcamo team]], which was in the past a protagonist in some football seasons in [[League C]] (Italian Serie C), for its victories against [[Bari]] and [[Crotone]], and in [[League D]]. Apart various regional trophies, it has won the [[Coppa Italia Dilettanti]] in 1996 and the subsequent Supercoppa Italiana Dilettanti. Together with the golden period in League C, these were the most notable pages of the football history in Alcamo.{{citation needed|date=October 2020}} A recent{{when|date=October 2020}} society crisis has caused bankruptcy and the team which played in League D had to restart from the [[First Category League]]. Today it competes in the [[regional Eccellenza championship]] following the 2010 refoundation.
The activity of juvenile soccer is very active, and the Adelkam football school emerges among the various youth teams because it has launched different football players and has won a lot of national and international competitions. Alcamo is also the principal centre of the ''Costa Gaia International Trophy'', a youth football kermess in which a lot of titled teams take part and where many great players of the bigger championships have been the protagonists.

[[File:Basket Alcamo vs CUS Cagliari 1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|[[Basket Alcamo]] against [[CUS Cagliari Pallacanestro]].]]
Basketball is also popular, today with better results than football anyway.{{citation needed|date=October 2020}} The female team [[Basket Alcamo]] (Gea Magazzini) which has obtained important results in its history (a long participation in [[Serie A1 (women's basketball)|A1 League]] and the final match in the [[Ronchetti Cup]]), has played in the [[A2 League]] for eleven years, and has regained the major league in the season 2011–2012. The male team has also obtained good results, but not at the same levels.

The local handball team, [[Pallamano Alcamo]] plays its home matches at the ''Palasport Enzo D'Angelo''.

=== Sport facilities ===

The town has got several sport facilities, the most important are the stadium Lelio Catella (with a capacity of about 10,000 people) for football and athletics, the ''Palazzetto dello Sport (sports hall) Tre Santi'' for Basket and the ''Palasport Enzo D'Angelo'' (an indoor stadium) for handball.

There is a private swimpool open to public use (La Fenice) where young boys (who have won National prizes) train regularly. In the same facility there is an ice-skating rink.
When Alcamo football team played in League C, the home matches were played at stadium Don Rizzo, which together with Sant'Ippolito stadium, is now used by juvenile and minor teams.

=== Sports personalities ===

* [[Gino Colaussi]] (1914–1991), national football player and trainer for Alcamo team
* [[Charley Fusari]] (1924–1985), US [[Boxer (boxing)|boxer]]
* [[Cynthia Cooper-Dyke|Cynthia Cooper]] (1963), ex player for Basket Alcamo
* [[Jean Alesi]] (1964), ex French car-racer
* [[Antonino Asta]] (1970), ex football player and trainer.
* [[Lisa Leslie]] (1972), ex player for Basket Alcamo
* [[Giuseppe Scurto]] (1984), ex football player and trainer.
* [[Giacomo Di Donato]] (1988), ex football player

==See also==
* [[Alcamo Marina]]

==Notes==
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* {{cite book | last=Cataldo |first= Carlo | title=Guida storico-artistica dei beni culturali di Alcamo, Calatafimi, Castellammare del golfo, Salemi, Vita   | publisher=Sarograf   | location=Alcamo  | date=1982   }}
* {{cite book  | last=Regina  | first=Vincenzo  | title=Cavalieri ospedalieri e pellegrini per le antiche vie della provincia di Trapani  | date=2002  | url=http://opac.sbn.it/opacsbn/opac/iccu/scheda.jsp?bid=IT%5CICCU%5CPBE%5C0060711  | access-date=9 June 2016  | archive-date=22 October 2016  | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022085500/http://opac.sbn.it/opacsbn/opac/iccu/scheda.jsp?bid=IT%5CICCU%5CPBE%5C0060711  | url-status=dead  }}
* {{cite book | last=Longo |first= Ignazio | title=Terra Alcami. Imago Urbis. Rappresentazioni iconografiche e cartografiche antiche   | publisher= Aracne editrice   | location=Rome   | date=2013  | isbn=  978-88-548-6350-7| url=http://www.aracneeditrice.it/aracneweb/index.php/pubblicazione.html?item=9788854863507 }}

==External links==
{{commons category|Alcamo}}
{{Wikivoyage|Alcamo}}
*{{Cite web|title=Comune di Alcamo, Official Site|url=http://www.comune.alcamo.tp.it/|access-date=26 March 2020}}
*{{Cite web|title=Alcamo Information|url=http://sicilia.indettaglio.it/eng/comuni/tp/alcamo/alcamo.html|access-date=26 March 2020}}
*{{Cite web|title=Alcamo, Cuore del Golfo| website=[[YouTube]] | date=19 November 2015 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=6GtRK8QWjMU&app=desktop|access-date=26 March 2020}}
*{{Cite web|title=Alcamo Cuore del Golfo al TG regione| website=[[YouTube]] | date=19 November 2015 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=share&v=EzU0aDcWM8k&app=desktop|access-date=26 March 2020}}

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