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We were really looking forward to visiting the "European Caribbean", but in the end we left a little disappointed. The town of San Vito Lo Capo itself is very clean compared to many other places in Sicily. It offers a wide variety of bars, restaurants, and attractions, but fortunately, it still does not feel overly touristic or overcrowded. The beach itself has some great advantages. It is very wide, with easy access to shallow, crystal-clear water, making it perfect for families with children. I also appreciated that the beach was cleaned every evening. However, our biggest disappointment was the overcrowded beach, especially during the weekend. The areas marked as "Spiaggia libera" (free beach) are quite limited and become extremely crowded. Next time I would personally avoid visiting this place in July or August. There are plenty of facilities available at private beach clubs, but if you choose the public part of the beach, the situation is much worse. We found no public toilets, no changing cabins, and even showers required an additional payment. I was desperately looking for a toilet, but when I finally found a public one, it was locked and abandoned. I also tried asking nearby restaurants if I could pay to use their toilets, but unfortunately, I was refused. After realizing that thousands of people spend the entire day on the beach without proper access to toilets, it became clear why the nearby park had such an unpleasant smell and why the sea water, which was beautifully clear in the morning, became noticeably less appealing by the afternoon. San Vito Lo Capo has beautiful scenery and great potential, but the lack of basic public facilities on such a popular beach was a major disappointment for us.

The beach in San Vito Lo Capo is absolutely stunning! We loved spending time there: walking by the sea, relaxing under the sun, and enjoying the beautiful scenery. The sand is soft and white, and the water is crystal clear, perfect for swimming and cooling off on hot days. The only downside was the situation with the beach chairs and umbrellas - it was quite difficult to find a free spot on the sand without paying, which took away a bit from the experience. Apart from that, it’s truly one of the most beautiful beaches we’ve ever visited: relaxing, refreshing, and unforgettable.

Beautiful town, full of life at night. Easily walkable, flat streets. Beach is nice and long, with multiple free areas. It's a gorgeous scene with the huge mountains, and lighthouse at the other end. It is definitely more of a touristy feel, as we went in August. Definitely explore up and down the peninsula, as there's excellent beaches and coves to swim at as well!

Lovely old town with wonderful beach and crystal clear water. Vast amount of restaurants to choose from but the more popular ones you need to book in advance. Our son's have allergies and most of the restaurants could not cater for them, but a big thank you to La Chimera restaurant who did. If you plan to visit the nature reserve or walk along the coast make sure to have decent walking footwear as it is very uneven and rocky.

This beach town has been one of the best we have visited. It has a very relaxing vibe with lots of bars and good restaurants to choose from. There is lots to do including boat tours and hiking the nature reserve close by. The people were really friendly to us despite being non-Italian, we found that there were a lot more Italian tourists around. It would be best to rent a car to be able to explore areas around like Marsala etc. since there are only limited tour offers. We would highly recommend following restaurants for quality of food, price and service: Allantica Osteria, Bottega Sugameli, Pizza Marghe and Trattoria Du Lantirneri. We also loved the Bakery Laboratorio pasticceria Peralta for cornetto, coffee and granita with a brioche. The best bars were Bik Bak for cocktails and their amazing team, La Casina Enoteca for their great cocktails and vibes and I Giorgini Ristorante Giardino for drinks and live music.

We liked that we could do everything on foot - go to the beach and the town centre, where there are lots of cafés and restaurants. Our favourite restaurant where we ate twice is Dal Cozzaro. The service was perfect, not too fast, not too slow. The staff were so friendly and the food was very good.