Holiday apartment in San Ciro - Ulmi - Filci: Churches, Festivals and History

Churches, Festivals and Historical Traces

San Ciro - Ulmi - Filci reveals its character particularly through its religious sites and traditional festivals, which are connected to specific locations and historical traces. For those interested in culture, the Chiesa Maria SS. di Trapani, the Chiesa di San Ciro, the Festeggiamenti Maria SS di Trapani and the Basilica di San Miceli are the specific highlights in San Ciro - Ulmi - Filci.

The Chiesa Maria SS. di Trapani and Contrada Ulmi

The Chiesa Maria SS. di Trapani is a 19th-century religious building at the beginning of Contrada Ulmi. Its interior was recently restored. For those interested in culture, the 19th-century religious building and the recently restored interior of the Chiesa Maria SS. di Trapani are specific architectural highlights in San Ciro - Ulmi - Filci.

Contrada Ulmi is also associated with festival traditions. The Festeggiamenti Maria SS di Trapani took place from August 4, 2023, to August 6, 2023, at the Chiesa Maria SS Trapani in Contrada Ulmi in Salemi (TP). The celebration in Contrada Ulmi was a very popular tradition among the residents of the contrada. Another specific date is Tuesday, March 19, 2024: As part of the program for the Feast of Saint Joseph, the home of the Ardagna-Gandolfo family at Contrada Ulmi 1438 opened at 12 noon for the traditional event “Invito ai santi”. The two events took place in different months and give Contrada Ulmi a religious festival connection in August and March.

The Chiesa di San Ciro

The Chiesa di San Ciro is a rectorate church in the parish district of Parrocchia Maria SS. del Paradiso. The land for its construction was donated at the initiative of the Jesuit priest Ignazio Roberti. Inside, a statue of Saint Ciro stands on the main altar. It is set in a decorated niche beneath a shell-shaped half-vault. For visitors interested in religious furnishings, the main altar, the decorated niche and the shell-shaped half-vault are the specific architectural details of the church interior that take center stage in the Chiesa di San Ciro.

The Basilica di San Miceli in the Surrounding Area

In the surroundings of San Ciro-Ulmi-Filci lies the Basilica di San Miceli, a funerary church in whose floor a total of 58 graves were found. Two superimposed floor coverings characterize the archaeological findings: the lower one is mosaic-like. In the eastern area, there are Greek and Latin inscriptions bearing the names of benefactors of the church. Visitors interested in archaeology can focus here on the floor findings: 58 graves, two superimposed floor coverings, and Greek and Latin inscriptions in the eastern area.

More Ideas for Places to Visit

If you would like to extend your travel plans beyond San Ciro - Ulmi - Filci, you will find more places here: Macari Di San Vito Lo Capo, Paceco, Fulgatore, Custonaci, Partanna, Baglio Todaro, Granitola Torretta, Alcamo.

To the higher-level travel overview: Trapani.