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ERICE
- A medieval town, able to bring you in a dreaming atmosphere with
its towers and castles, its stone's routes. Even its smell tells
you about original unchanged recipes from the past: an incomparable
place which the science planted its roots ... (click
here)
TRAPANI
- The mythic Cerere's : a slide of ground on the sea's hug. Trapani
is been the scene of ancient battles, guests and enchantment. Today
Trapani is the beating heart of an earth generous of traditions,
history, nature and archaeology.
The uncountable alternatives in order to give life to your vacation
... (click
here)
SEGESTA
- A rich and complex combination of civilities which, one after
another in the centuries, have left on this place the immortal jewels
of their artistic expressions the result is a beautiful landscape
made unique thanks to the fascinating ancient architectures still
standing toward the sky, offering us the emotion of their imposing
... (click
here)
SELINUNTE
- Selinus is derived from the Greek name for the sweet-smelling
herb they called Selinon: wild celery (heleioselinon – Apium
graveolens) as well as mountain parsley (Oreoselinon – Petroselinum
from which the English term is corrupted) ... (click
here)
PANTELLERIA
- Is the largest of Sicily’s satellite islands with a surface
area of 83km2; it is also the most westerly, lying a mere 84km from
the African continent, at the same latitude as Tunisia. Its warm
climate, however, is constantly being tempered by ever-present strong
winds blowing in from the sea, hence the justification for the islands
Arabic name Qawsarah or Bent el Rion, meaning Daughter of the Wind
... (click
here)
LE
ISOLE EGADI - The three islands that form a mini-archipelago
off Trapani are called Favignana, Levanzo and Marettimo; they count
some 4,600 inhabitants. All three are blessed with lovely coastlines
immersed in glorious crystal-clear water. The islands which are
known to have been inhabited since prehistoric times (indeed, it
is thought that Levanzo and Favignana formed part of the main island
of Sicily in the Palaeolithic times), witnessed a very important
event in Antiquity ... (click
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MOZIA
- This tiny island in the middle of a lagoon is so small as not
to arouse the least suspicion that it might have played any role
in the history of its larger neighbour Sicily. Yet, San Pantaleo
– its modern name, was chosen by the Phoenicians as a suitable
site for a vital and later prosperous colony ... (click
here)
SALINE
- The road from Trapani to Marsala skirts round the edge
of the lagoon and the island of Mozia (see MOZIA) providing fine
views of the local saltworks: panels of mirror-like water, held
by thin strips of earth, synchronise to form an irregular and multicoloured
scene ... (click
here)
SAN
VITO LO CAPO - San Vito is a well-known seaside resort,
noted in particular for its beautiful coastline. This opens out
into a bay lined with wonderful beaches lapped by limpid water that
seems tinged with ranges of blues and greens, from aquamarine to
navy. In the 18C, the small town comprised simply a collection of
whitewashed houses clustered around the Chiesa Madre ... (click
here)
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