Trapani

In the heart of the city of the two seas

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The most ancient nucleus of the city cuts the sea in two, like a scythe. This is the origin of its name, Drepanon, from Greek.
And the sea for Trapani has been the most important element, always a crossroads of people and trade. Beginning with salt, one of the main resources since ancient times.
Thanks to its past as a flourishing city of the Mediterranean, Trapani is, today, a city with many monuments, noble palaces, churches of great historical value, majestic convents located in a monumental peninsula to be discovered on foot, surrounded by the blue sea, where a special light meets the golden stone of buildings with multiple layers of ages, dominations and commissions. In the cultural centre of the city, at the ancient Borgo Annunziata, the sanctuary of the same name, dedicated to the Madonna of Trapani and the Regional Museum “Agostino Pepoli” are essential stops, both for the intrinsic value of the building that houses it and for the importance of the collections of sculptures, corals and paintings, one of which is even attributed to Titian.

After a walk that replenishes the eyes with beauty, you can stop and have a good meal in one of the many restaurants with one of the many typical dishes. An example are the delicious “busiate”, a typical twisted pasta dressed with the traditional Trapanese pesto or with a fish sauce.
The charm of Trapani also explodes in the nature, with the city beaches and those just outside or with the Natural Reserve of Saline di Trapani e Paceco, a WWF oasis where you can make an exciting encounter with pink flamingos and come across the traditional windmills.

In Trapani, nature unfolds in many different ways: the sea that surrounds it in blue and gives it a unique light, its sandy shores with white beaches with crystal clear waters, the exceptional variety of plants of Villa Margherita, a true botanical garden of the city.
Nature dominates in the expanse of the salt pans that reveals a flat and poetic landscape before reaching Trapani along the Sp21, in a unique landscape and natural context. All these elements make this city a place to enjoy the outdoors and relax by the sea or with walks of naturalistic discovery.

Church of Santa Maria del Soccorso

Badia Nuova

This church has ancient origins that have their roots in the Byzantine era’s Greek rite; the rebuilding fifteenth century (1461) dates back to the annexation of the monastery of the Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine, and to the 1640 ca. the change in Bar...

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Sanctuary of Maria SS. Annunziata

The cult of the sea.

In this magnificent church, with 14th century origins, you can understand the powerful link between the city and its sea. This sanctuary – which houses the sacred and precious marble simulacrum of the Madonna of Trapani – is an expression of t...

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Zabbina

Salemi

Vastedda del Belice PDO

Salemi

“Gambero rosso” (giant red shrimp)

Mazara del Vallo

Atlantic bluefin tuna

Favignana

Valli Trapanesi Olive Oil PDO

Trapani

Nocellara del Belice olive

At the origins of the Mediterranean triad

Trapani Sea Salt PGI

Trapani

“Pizzutello” tomato

Paceco

“Cartucciaru” yellow melon

Paceco

Nubia red garlic

Paceco

Erice DOC

Erice

Moscati di Pantelleria

Pantelleria

Zabbina

Salemi

This name, of Arabic origin, means sheep’s milk ricotta and whey. A ricotta so fresh that it has not yet firmed up, as it has just come to the surface of the whey. Savouring this soft and sweet-smelli...

Vastedda del Belice PDO

Salemi

The only Italian PDO stretched curd cheese produced from sheep’s milk, Vastedda is made from the milk of the Belice sheep, an indigenous breed that is found in the area between Trapani, Agrigento and ...

“Gambero rosso” (giant red shrimp)

Mazara del Vallo

The aristaeomorpha foliacea – the “gambero rosso” or giant red shrimp – a delicious crustacean that is appreciated by chefs all over the world, is strongly linked to the history of the town of Mazara ...

Atlantic bluefin tuna

Favignana

The Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) is the most valuable of all tuna species. This large pelagic predator was once the king of the Mediterranean, and its fishing in this sea has ancient roo...

Valli Trapanesi Olive Oil PDO

Trapani

The landscape of the west of Sicily is characterised by the foliage of the olive trees that dot the countryside; an ancient, typically Mediterranean tree that spread to this part of the island under t...

Nocellara del Belice olive

At the origins of the Mediterranean triad

The Nocellara or Castelvetrano olive, has a green colour and intense taste, a fleshy, dense shape and texture and a delicious flavour. It has two PDO designations and is used as an aperitif olive and ...

Trapani Sea Salt PGI

Trapani

Considered “white gold” since ancient times, salt is one of the oldest minerals formed on Earth and has always been valued by humans: for preserving and seasoning food, as a remedy against certain end...

“Pizzutello” tomato

Paceco

The “Pizzutello” tomato thrives in the salinity of the red, clayey soil in which it is planted, in the Ericine valleys that stretch down to the sea towards Trapani and Paceco. An agricultural product ...

“Cartucciaru” yellow melon

Paceco

Cultivated in rotation in the distinctive soil of the Saline di Trapani and Paceco nature reserve, which is characterised by its firm, clayey texture, the Cartucciaru yellow melon is a Slow Food presi...

Nubia red garlic

Paceco

A dominant ingredient in Sicilian cuisine, and indeed western cuisine in general, garlic is an almost alchemical ingredient in recipes with unmistakable flavours, where its strong smell and aroma help...

Erice DOC

Erice

Erice DOC was born in an area with a very ancient winemaking vocation, the functional elements of the bagli, from the millstone - where the grapes were pressed - to the press to the cellar, are archit...

Moscati di Pantelleria

Pantelleria

Perfect for rounding off a dinner with friends or to accompany a dessert, Moscati di Pantelleria wines encapsulate the wild essence of the sun-drenched and fascinating island of Pantelleria. Moscat...