Santa Margherita di Belice, Italy (Sicily): What to See, Eat & Stay

Approaching Santa Margherita di Belice, the road climbs to 400 meters above sea level, revealing a terrain defined by the Belice, Senore, and Carboj rivers. This valley settlement marks the precise geographic intersection of the Agrigento, Palermo, and Trapani provinces.

Home to 6,544 residents, the municipality sits roughly 60 kilometers northwest of Agrigento and the same distance southwest of Palermo. It serves as a straightforward geographic marker for travelers navigating the rural interior of southwest Sicily.

The Santa Margherita di Belice guide

What to eat here 3

Nocellara del Belice · Arancina · Pasta alla Norma

Where to stay

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Events & festivals 1

Next up: Saint Rosalia and the Crucifix venerated by John Paul II in his anathema against the Mafia, Saturday 4 September

Getting there

Nearest airport: Trapani Birgi, 53 km away

🎉 Festivals and feasts in Santa Margherita di Belice 1

Patron saint festival In 322 days

Saint Rosalia and the Crucifix venerated by John Paul II in his anathema against the Mafia

📅 Every year, on 4 September; the Most Holy Crucifix, also held to be a legitimate patron, is celebrated on the first Sunday of May

Santa Margherita di Belice celebrates Saint Rosalia on 4 September; the town also venerates as patron the 14th-century Crucifix of the mother church, before which John Paul II celebrated mass in 1993, launching his famous anathema against the Mafia.

🍝 The flavours of Santa Margherita di Belice

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🌿 Local produce DOP

Nocellara del Belice large green olive, buttery flavour, dual-purpose

A large, green olive with firm flesh and a buttery flavour: Nocellara del Belice, sold in America as «Castelvetrano olive», has held DOP status since 1998.

Arancina fried rice ball stuffed with meat ragù

Saffron rice, ragù with peas and caciocavallo cheese inside a golden crust. Round and feminine in Palermo, pointed and called arancino in Catania: the quarrel is serious.