The city of Trapani extends towards the sea, with its sickle-shape, thus allowing the it to be literally surrounded by water, on the north coast by the Tyrrhenian Sea and on the southern coast by the Mediterranean. The presence of the port and industrial areas, makes the area south of the city not possible for bathing. In contrast, the north coast, thanks to a clever works which have included the containment of the waves and the replenishing of "> ...
The thermal river of Segesta can be found about 20 minutes´ drive from Trapani. To be honest, I did not even want to go, because I did not have very good memories of the place. It had been over 20 years since I visited the hot river and, like all "free" things, what came to my mind were the crowds and people´s uncouth habits and customs that often annoy me. Don´t take me for a snob, but the memory of the melon rinds floating like boats, c"> ...
Low cost travel is possible if you know some "tricks" to avoid some common pitfalls. Every region in fact has a dual nature, the one reserved for the tourist and the one for the residents. It is common, in fact, that the so-called "tourist" area has costs slightly above the area where the local inhabitants live and work and learning to identify and use this area obviously helps. In addition, try to avoid any urgent situations. When you fin"> ...
The Pepoli tower is a fascinating monument built on a rocky ridge visible from the castles of Erice which overlook it. Built in the nineteenth century, the building has attracted politicians, artists, writers, historians to its rooms. All invited by Count Agostino Pepoli, owner of the property. After several decades of neglect, the town of Erice has decided to renovate the building and make it accessible to the public again. With the hig"> ...
The province of Trapani is one of the Italian provinces with the lowest degree of variation between summer and winter. In fact, the winters are never too harsh, followed by hot, but often windy summers. In the table of average temperatures, shown below, it can be seen that the minimum temperature in January, the coldest month, is 8 ° with a maximum of 15 °. And this in the coldest month of the year! It goes without saying th"> ...
What you immediately notice about Mozia is its smell. People like me who were born in this territory immediately recognize this smell, which is a mixture of earth, clay and salt. And the smell of the salt, the makeshift football pitches on the dried up land, the cycle rides in noman´s land, far away from home, yet only 100 m"> ...
Favignana is the largest of the Egadi Islands. Very popular for its sea and its lush greenery, the island is visited by tens of thousands of tourists every year. La ragione di questo successo č da ricercarsi nel sapiente progetto turistico intrapreso dall´amministrazione del comune di Favignana nel rendere il pių "naturale" possibile l´esperienza turistica sgravando il visitatore da tutte quelle sovrastrutture"> ...
Legend has it that the city of Trapani was founded shortly after the fall of Troy by the Elymians (about 1260 BC) Aeneas, in fact, after leaving burning Troy, with his dying father on his shoulder, heads towards what will be the future city of Rome, but during the voyage , he is forced to land in the area north of Trapani (the current Pizzolungo) to bury his father. As recounted in the Aeneid, Acestes , the warrior king who ruled "> ...
The province of Trapani is well served by public transport, especially in its most popular destinations. Among the major and most used carriers to point out are the buses that connect theairport of Trapani to the port of Trapani, and the historic centre of Trapani, with the cable car connection to Erice and of course with the tourist town of ...
Today we interview Anthony Sammartano who is the curator of a small but exciting art gallery in the heart of the historical center of Trapani named "Warehouse of Contemporary Art" Why did you choose to create this art gallery in via Custonaci? After living many years in Milan I returned to Trapani with the idea of creating artistic projects related to Contemporary Art. The gallery was a natural consequence. After discussing "> ...
Today featuring an interview with the person who is behind some of the events in the province of Trapani most beloved. The most famous is certainly the Festival of Kites of San Vito lo Capo, but recently has also organized the music festival " ...
Here is an interview with Paolo Salerno, owner of Ps Adverts and president of the association Trapani Welcome, who recently organized the food and wine event "Rosso aglio, Bianco Sale" (Red Garlic, White Salt) in Paceco that we talked about in our previous article. Q: Could you tell us how t"> ...
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