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Trapani [url=http://www.comune.trapani.it/turismo/index.htm]]is a medium-sized city near the North-West corner of [[Sicily[/url]], [wiki=1007e1b7f894dfbf72a0eaa80f3bc57e]Italy[/wiki].
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By plane
Vincenzo Florio Airport [url=http://www.airgest.it/en/default.asp]]also known as Trapani-Birgi Airport
The airport is served by Ryanair, Alitalia and Air One. Air One flies to Milan. Ryanair operate low cost routes direct to Trapani from [[Malta[/url]], Italy, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Austria, Poland, the UK, Ireland, Spain, Denmark, Norway, Slovakia, Sweden and Finland. Four Ryanair B737-800s are based in Trapani, meaning delays are shorter than average due to aircraft being based on site.
As of May 2012 the following routes are served by Ryanair:
Beauvais, Bologna, Brussels/Charleroi, Cagliari, Genoa, Girona, Hahn, Malta, Milan/Bergamo-Orio al Serio, Parma, Pisa, Rome-Ciampino, Treviso, Trieste, Turin, Verona.
Seasonal: Ancona, Billund, Cuneo, Eindhoven, Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Kraków, Leipzig/Halle, London-Luton, Maastricht, Memmingen, Perugia, Stockholm-Skavsta, Tampere, Valencia.
TPS airport is about 15km from the center of Trapani. There's a bus ('AST') that costs about €2, leaves every 45 minutes and takes about 40 minutes [http://www.aeroportotrapani.com/ita/arrivare.asp].
Sometimes Ryanair attendants propose you to buy tickets for the bus on the flight. Don't even think of it - it’s much more expensive and inconvenient than AST buses. -
By train
Frequent trains run from [wiki=8191692ba6c002b14b07549113e62125]Palermo[/wiki], with a few stopping at [wiki=29453351c8e1ef2b48f391f19eb1917e]Segesta[/wiki]. Local trains also run to [wiki=b56609a1602a4501dc3e81dc20af7023]Marsala[/wiki], [wiki=16e1d094c8af042f6cee909c891648b0]Mazara del Vallo[/wiki] and [wiki=e08944f50d06f7bf5d06c4fb26345702]Castelvetrano[/wiki] (for the ruins of [wiki=95cb7f2a540d09702b509bb554814903]Selinunte[/wiki]).
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By bus
Frequent buses run from [wiki=8191692ba6c002b14b07549113e62125]Palermo[/wiki]. Less frequently they go to [wiki=b56609a1602a4501dc3e81dc20af7023]Marsala[/wiki], [wiki=16e1d094c8af042f6cee909c891648b0]Mazara del Vallo[/wiki], [wiki=e08944f50d06f7bf5d06c4fb26345702]Castelvetrano[/wiki] (for the ruins of [wiki=95cb7f2a540d09702b509bb554814903]Selinunte[/wiki]), [wiki=b96d6106a8b454ea814fcbb85a1af141]Sciacca[/wiki], [wiki=27bb8a59c01e1f9f7484aaf9fafa2ca1]Agrigento[/wiki] and [wiki=29453351c8e1ef2b48f391f19eb1917e]Segesta[/wiki].
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By boat
Trapani is the port for frequent boats and hydrofoils to [wiki=3d0cb4381b30cfac8fdd0ef1548bb65f]Egadi Islands[/wiki]. Nightly boats (and hydrofoils in summer) also run to [wiki=ea93a549873e9242650bc1447ea751a7]Pantelleria[/wiki], with weekly (or so) ones to [wiki=044c0f755d7e410a0da4c7d2b1a52263]Tunis[/wiki]. See SIREMAR [url=http://www.siremar.it/]]and Ustica Lines [http://www.usticalines.it[/url]
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filter_dramaGet aroundTrapani is small enough to walk around. Buses pass the ferry port and the adjacent bus station and railway station are on the edge of the city centre.
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filter_dramaSeeThe magnificent Basilica-Sanctuary of Maria Santissima Annunziata (also called Madonna di Tràpani) originally built in 1315-1332 and rebuilt in 1760. It houses a marble statue of the Madonna of Tràpani, which might be the work of Nino Pisano
*The Baroque Palazzo della Giudecca 'or Casa Ciambra
*The Fontana del Tritone (Triton's Fountain)
*The Baroque Palazzo della Giudecca or Casa Ciambra
*The Cathedral (1635)
*The fine buildings on the main Corso Vittorio Emanuele
*Enjoy the bustle of the port. See the Italians shouting and gesticulating as they load the large ferries to Tunis
The city is renowned for its Easter procession, I Misteri, when the town's guilds parade a groups of sculpted 17th century and 18th century religious statues through the streets in a procession lasting for 16 hours on Good Friday and Holy Saturday. -
filter_dramaDoTrapani has two main beach areas. [wiki=f0c5a8fbd3e0d6e165b0fed5c662f190]Marausa[/wiki] Lido and Lido San Giuliano. San Giuliano lies about 20 minutes walk from the busy city centre and many of the rental apartments. It features a couple of bars, changing rooms, sun-loungers, umbrellas and lifeguard service. Parking is Pay & Display during peak months alongside the main road.
*Children's Adventure Playground for birthday parties and special events.
*The museum is sited inside the seventeenth-century Tower of Ligny. The museum has two sections: the preserved prehistoric artifacts from the territory of Trapani (archaeological section) and objects discovered in the seabed: amphorae, anchors, ornaments of ancient Greek, Roman and Punic (sea section). The most significant piece is a helmet shell, dating from the first Punic War (241 BC). Visitors are also allowed out on the roof to enjoy the stunning views and splendid panorama of the Gulf of Trapani, overlooked by Mount Erice.
*A fully working salt pan and mill until the 1964 floods, the Museo Ristorante "Trattoria del Sale" is a semi-working museum that informs visitors about the age old Trapani tradition of salt production and refining. Preserved equipment and exhibitions depict how the job was done before the arrival of modern machinery. Attached is a small restaurant that makes use of the salt in its recipes. -
filter_dramaLearnItalian Language School: year-round Italian language classes, summer intensive group courses, Italian/Sicilian cookery lessons, excursions.
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filter_dramaEatCalvino, Via N.Nasi, +39 0923 21464. Excellent pizza - you'll have to come early or book ahead if you want to eat in. The locals flock here for take-aways.
*Da Salvator Via N.Nasi. Fairly good, cheap food.
*Trattoria Ai Solito Posto [http://www.trattoria-alsolitoposto.com/chisiamo.html] Via Orlandini 30, A trattoria serving traditional Trapanese cuisine. Comes highly recommended in the slow food guide to Italy. The spaghetti with sea urchins (ricci) and timballo of sardines are incredible. -
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filter_dramaSleepIn a residential area of Trapani, a 5-minute drive from the center of the city and the sea. It offers free Wi-Fi, free bicycles, and rooms with a balcony.
Each room is classically furnished, with tiled floors and wooden furniture. All rooms feature air conditioning and a private bathroom. Breakfast is a generous buffet.
* Maccotta, Via del Argentieri (+39) 0923 23348. Attractive, clean and cheap at €30.
* Crystal Hotel, [http://www.nh-hotels.com/nh/en/hotels/italy/trapani/nh-crystal.html] Piazza Umberto I, Tel. + 39 0923 20000, Fax: + 39 0923 25555. The hotel is a modern design and is in the city centre, next to the central station on the main road.
*The house, which dates from the end of the nineteenth, is a old rustic style situated near Trapani. The geographical location makes it an ideal starting point for daytrips to numerous places. Italy Ecolabel Award 2006 for environment.
*Romantic B&B with an amazing seaview in the historic centre.
*True B&B: the owner lives in the house and a full vegetarian breakfast is served on our terrace, free bicycles, free internet.
*A self catering accommodation that sleeps up to 5, rich of amenities and everything you need; At walking distance to the Beaches, Shopping, terminal bus
*Agritourism and farm house in an ancient fortified building, dating back to year 1000. Organic and traditional food and cooking, fully featured rooms and WiFi connection. -
filter_dramaGet out[wiki=f778f5410aea469e6abd82e35a2e03b3]Erice[/wiki] is well worth a visit. Regular buses go to this nearby precipitous hilltop town, but the best way to get there is by the new cable-car. Wander around and soak in the atmosphere.
*The Egadi islands ([wiki=3ea4cf24b080fdf6212be6c5e53e2f3c]Favignana[/wiki], [wiki=1c93c6708b6654f0e0dcc2ddc220ac61]Levanzo[/wiki] e [wiki=88d05692ad180440c6057a1db8b5bc3f]Marettimo[/wiki]) are very close and well worth a visit, with their wonderful beaches and bays.
*[wiki=c09a992a6a8c6c6e055170fa81d79ff9]San Vito Lo Capo[/wiki] is a wonderful beach 40 km from Trapani, with white sand and crystal blue sea.
*Visit the Greek temple, theatre, and ruins at [wiki=29453351c8e1ef2b48f391f19eb1917e]Segesta[/wiki] on a day trip, or en-route to Palermo.
*The beaches of Scopello are not to be missed (featured at the end of the movie Ocean's Twelve).
*The long sandy beaches of lido di Marausa [url=http://www.lidomarausa.com]]and Trapani are within 9km and 1km of the town. There is a salt museum in Nubia on the way to [[Marausa[/url]], detailing the history of the salt pans in the area, and Trapani's important position on the 'Salt Road'.
* San Vito lo Capo, Zingaro Reserve, Scopello, [url=http://www.occhioalboma.it/trips-a-excursions.html].]- Do not miss a boat sail trip along the coast in the Reserve of the Zingaro, Tonnara del Secco, San Vito lo Capo and tonnara Scopello.
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