Until a decade ago, Sampieri was a small fishing village with a lovely center consisting of a maze of paved streets that run along the side of the seafront that accompanies the beach.

Even today it is a fascinating village inhabited by less than a thousand people during the winter who multiply in the summer.

There are still a few stubborn fishermen left, but today the main economic activities are agriculture and tourism.

In summer Sampieri turns into a very lively place full of tourists.

The very long beach extends to the end of the Scicli area protected by a long row of dunes and a pine forest.

On the cliff, at the end of the beach, stands the Fornace Penna, a wonderful ruin of industrial archeology that ideally closes Sampieri and its beach.