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Trapani
Trapani
City between the sea and the mountain, whose beauty characterize the province. The splendour of which we can enjoy today are the influences left from many colonies in the history of Trapani, there were colonies Phoenician, Roman colonies, Arabian colonies and others. The harbour was built during the Phoenician domination, and today is one of the tourist attraction. During the time has undergone several changes, nowadays, the work is still in progress. Visiting Trapani is like diving in different historical eras, walking through the historic center and admiring the monuments, churches and palaces that reveal the life of the city. The extreme tip of the city is characterized by Torre Ligny, today it is the Museum of Prehistory. To reach the tower you just walk the way between the waters of the sea, frequented during the summer by bathers. Not far away is the porto peschereccio where fishermen with their boats every day renew a tradition, a job that has been handed down from father to son for centuries, the night away with their screens in the morning and return with boats full of fish of any kind. Also here you can admire Villa Nasi, ex hospital Lazzaretto wich become nowadays the headquater of the Italian Navy League. Farness from the sea you find the Colombaia , a symbol of Trapani. Moving southward along the Via Del Sale you can admire the Saline Windmills, some are still functioning. In most seasons you can assist to the extraction of salt, this work is handed down from generation to generation. In Nubia surrounded by salt and a reserve is placed Museum Of Salt. Moving towards the city, one important stage to visit is the Shrine dell'Annunziata warded by by the Carmelite fathers who venerates the Simulacro Prodigioso Mary SS Padrona of Trapani, which is famous for its artistic beauty and the countless miracles. Around the end of the thirteenth century, the Knights Templars from Tolemaide brought it to Trapani, The saint became the patron of the town in its defence. Cardinals, bishops, kings came to to this Shrine offering gifts. Alongside the Church, you will find the Museum Pepoli, in this museum you can find beautiful workings in coral. |
