San Martino delle Scale
San Martino delle Scale
Distance from Camping La Playa: 29 km. Look at the directions on Google Maps.
San Martino delle Scale is a fraction of the town of Monreale in the province of Palermo. The village of San Martino delle Scale is located at 589m above sea level and has 440 inhabitants. The hamlet rises near the monumental aggregate that includes the Benedictine monastery and the abbey Basilica of San Martino delle Scale. The structures house the Academy of Fine Arts, a restoration school and a gift shop.
The mountainous and wooded landscape has made it a particularly popular holiday destination for the people of Palermo, thanks to the coolness it offers in summer.
The buildings are not concentrated in a single urban agglomeration, but are scattered among the dense woods. Because of the dense vegetation, in the hottest seasons many fires have broken out from San Martino delle Scale, reaching the outskirts of the city.