City Trapani Italy,

Trapani Italy
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	Trapani, Information and images Trapani is the seventh largest city in the Italian region of Sicily and capital of the province of the same name and is home to about 70 000 inhabitants.. <9> Sickle-shaped, the city slides into the sea, giving it the Greek name Drepanon in its ancient time (= crescent moon) <9> <9> <993> The city is located in the extreme northwest of Sicily on a promontory at the foot of the Monte Erice.. Off the coast runs the border of the Tyrrhenian Sea and the Mediterranean;. Trapani is therefore called Città tra due mari (city between two seas).. <9> <9> <993> History <9> <9> The city´s history goes back to Greek mythology.. In the place named Drepanon Anchises, the father of Aeneas after Troy´s case is said to have died here.. <9> <9> Sicy, Elymer and Ionians founded the village before it was around 9th century.. v.. Chr was extended by the Phoenicians.. This made development one of the most important trade and port centers in Sicily.. <9> <9> <993> Historical outline <9> <9> * 1st Punic War, c. 260 BC. = Carthage´s base <9> * 249 BC. Battle of Drepanon, victory of the Carthaginians over the Romans <9> * 241 BC. Chr., End of the 1st Punic War, conquest by the Romans, loss of autonomy and increase of taxes, consequently loss of importance <9> * 827 AD, Arab occupation, new upswing through expansion of the port, strengthening of the city walls, expansion trade relations (sale of salt to Italy, France, England) <9> Artistic upswing through coral processing and goldsmithing <9> <9> <993> Trapani´s image is still characterized by Arabic architecture, art and culture.. <9> * 1097 Norman conquest by Roger I. Harbor gets duty free, further upswing.. The Roman Catholic religion became an official religion under the Normans.. <9> * popular uprising (´Sicilian Vespers´) vs. Charles I of Anjou, under whose high tariffs the population had to suffer.. <9> Sicily fell to the house of Aragon and Trapani entered a new phase of urbanization.. <9> * 14th century. most important port city in the west of Sicily under Charles I. <9> * 1817 provincial capital <9> * World War II, heavy air raids with destruction of San Pietro, the oldest quarter of the city <9> * 1950 - 1965 Reconstruction and renewed footing of the economy < 9> * Fall 2005 Hosted regattas of the America´s Cup.. <9> <9> <993> Trapani today has problems with illegal drug trafficking and still with the mafia <9> <9> <993> Trapani is also the center of salt production.. Even today, the salt mines south of the city produce around 200,000 tons of mineral-rich salt of good reputation every year.. <9> <9> Similarly, Grillo and Nero d´Avola wines are grown.. <9> The fishing still has its place, as well as the fish processing.. The farmers around Trapani grow olives, citrus fruits, vegetables, cereals and almonds.. <9> Trapani is also a banking city with 57 branches of major banks <9> <9> <993> Greenways <9> <9> * Villa Margherita, Viale Regina Margherita, named after Queen Margaret of Italy.. City Park of Trapani.. Accessible to the public since 1890, on the eastern border of the historic old town.. <9> It offers playgrounds, bird aviaries and many native plants, as well as a remarkable <9> palm avenue (Phoenix canariensis).. <9> Under four large fig trees, cultural and political events with up to 2,500 spectators take place during the summer.. <9> In the southern part is a pond, with 5 Doric columns of the former Teatro Garibaldi.. <9> <9> <993> Festivities <9> <9> * the Mattanza, a traditional and highly bloody <1001> tuna hunt, a controversial and very bloody affair that takes place every year at the end of May in the waters of the island of Favignana < 9> <9> * the Easter processions, especially on Good Friday, the so-called Processione dei Misteri di Trapani, which has existed for over 400 years and in which, from the Chiesa del Purgatorio, through 20 groups of myolies, the Passion of Christ is portrayed.. The figures from the 16th century.. weigh several hundred kilograms and are dragged through mourning marches through the entire Old Town.. <9> The procession lasts from the early afternoon of Good Friday all through the night until noon on Holy Saturday and is one of the most impressive festive processions in Sicily.. <9> <9> Celebration of the feast of the patron saint of Trapani, Albertus Siculus, 7th August <9> <9> <994/10853> <994/23000> <994/23004> <9> <9> < 993> Sights <9> <9> Churches <9> <9> * Basilica-Santuario di Maria Santissima Annunziata, Via Conte Agostino Pepoli 178, called the Madonna di Trapani, built from 1315 to 1332 <9> * San Lorenzo Cathedral, Corso Vittorio Emanuele, Baroque building from the 17th century <9> * Chiesa e collegio dei Gesuiti, Jesuit monastery of Natale Masuccio in the style of Sicilian Baroque.. Today Liceo Ximenes High School, Corso Vittorio Emanuele <9> Santa Maria del Gesù, Via Elisabetta, Franciscan church of the first half of the 16th century <9> * Chiesa di Sant´Agostino, via Ruggero di Lauria Ammraglio <9> * Chiesa della Badia Nuova - Baroque church, Via Garibaldi <9> * Chiesa di Sant´Alberto - Baroque building with circular nave, today Gallery of Contemporary Art, Via Garibaldi <9> * Chiesa di San Francesco d´Assisi, Via Tartaglia, 11, consecrated 1672 <9 > * Dominican church with remains of the original 14th century building <9> * Chiesa del Purgatorio, 17th century church with the mystery groups, Via San Francesco d´Assisi <9> <9> <993> Architectural <9> < 9> Buildings <9> <9> * Palazzo D´Ali, Town Hall, Piazza Vittorio Veneto <9> * Grand Hotel in Piazza Garibaldi, built in 1890 <9> * Monument to Giuseppe Garibaldi, Piazza Garibaldi, built in 1890. <9> * Monument to Vittorio Emanuele II. <9> * Fontana di Saturno, Piazzetta Saturno, fountain, built 1342 <9> * Fontana di Trit. one, Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II, Triton Fountain <9> * Castello della Colombaia, fortress on rocky island, one of the city´s landmarks, origins in the 3rd century BC.. <9> * Palazzo della Giudecca, Via Omonima also Palazzo Ciambra, home of the Ciambra family in the Jewish quarter;. late Gothic, built in the 16th century <9> * Palazzo Lucatelli, Piazza Lucatelli, former hospital, Piazza Lucatelli <9> * Palazzo del Governo, Piazza Vittorio Veneto 1, seat of the provincial government <9> * Palazzo Riccio di Morana, Provincial Council, Corso Vittorio Emanuele, early 17th century <9> * Palazzo della Vicaria, art gallery, former prison <9> * Palazzo Cavarretta, Baroque facade, former Senate building, now seat of the municipal council, Via Torrearsa <9> * Palazzo delle Poste e Telecomunicazioni, post office with Art Nouveau ticket office, built in 1923 <9> <9> <993> Traffic <9> <9> Trapani has an airport.. You can also take a ferry to <1002> Tunisia from here <9> <9> <994/23005> <994/23009> <994/23024> <994/23023> <994/23022> <994/1673938> 1345596 \| Town Trapani Altstadt Duomo [000.41] - Motorhome place Wohnmobil-Parkplatz Fischereihafen 91100 Trapani Sicily Italy without charge open Januar until Dezember Motorhome place Trapani Piazza Vittorio Emanuele 91100 Trapani Italy without charge open 1.Januar until 31.Dezember Motorhome place Trapani Via Ilio 91100 Trapani Italy without charge open 1.Januar until 31.Dezember Motorhome place Capitaneria 91100 Trapani Italy without charge open 1.Januar until 31.Dezember Motorhome place Area de Egadi 91100 Trapani Italy Pay for use site 10 Euro open 1.Januar until 31.Dezember Motorhome place Le Saline 91100 Trapani Italy Pay for use site 10 Euro open 1.April until 31.Oktober Selected parking spaces \| Parking suitable for campers over 5 m Parkplatz Largo Tonnara italien 91019 Tonnara di Bonagia Largo Tonnara Small fishing port north of Trapani. Daytime parking in the harbor in front of an old Saracen tower. How to get there: driving north from Trapani, staying straight along the coast, turn off at Tonnara di Bonagia for the port of Bonagia. \| general parking lot island 235 arrondissement de Menara Ø§Ù„Ù…Ù†Ø§Ø±Ø©, Haltern-Mitte, Haltern-Mitte, Haltern-Mitte, Haltern-Mitte, Haltern-Mitte, Haltern-Mitte, Haltern-Mitte, Haltern-Mitte Kjs³avöllur Large parking lot, which is also suitable for overnight stays. According to the signs, parking should be prohibited on Thursdays from 00.00 - 16.00. \| Parking suitable for campers over 8 m Parkplatz Casa Santa italien 91016 Casa Santa Strada Provinciale 31 1b Ideal day parking for visiting Erice Direkt at the valley station of the cable car up to Erice. \| Parking suitable for campers over 8 m Parkplatz am kleinen Hafen italien 91027 Paceco Gravel site at the port, on the edge of the salt flats \| Parking suitable for campers over 5 m Parkplatz für Wohnmobile und PKWs italien 91019 Erice Viale Nuncio Nasi Parking in Erice Selected sights \| building Piazza Mercato del Pesce italien 91100 Trapani Via Mura di Tramontana Ovest 1 The Piazza Mercato del Pesce is a curved building that houses the old-style fish market, which is well worth seeing. It is a must to see this building and watch the hustle and bustle. Local fishermen sell and advise very well on buying fish. \| viewpoint Blick über die Insel Italien 91016 Erice Strada Provinciale Trapani-Erice great view over the island, although parking is limited \| nature park Villa Margherita - Park italien 91100 Trapani Via Spalti 17 Villa Margherita - Park \| building Porta Oscura - Torre dell´Orologio italien 91100 Trapani Piazza Notai \| building Porta Trapani italien 91016 Erice Via Esposito \| Castle Castello della Colombaia italien Trapani \| lighthouse Faro di Scoglio Palumbo italien Trapani Via Catulo Lutazio \| lighthouse Faro di Scogli Porcelli Selected service points \| Charging station Elektro-Ladstation italien 91100 Xitta \| Charging station Elektro-Ladstation italien 91100 Xitta \| Charging station Elektro-Ladstation italien 91100 Trapani Selected gastronomy \| restaurant Ristorantino Pegaso Italien 91016 Casa Santa Strada Provinciale 20 Italian restaurant with good cuisine. motorhome places Trapani in these books General Pois \| church Santa Maria dell´Assunta italien 91016 Erice The Chiesa Matrice, also known as the Church of Santa Maria Assunta, is a Romanesque church in Erice, Sicily. The church was built in the 14th century and has an impressive facade with a bell tower an. . . FURTHER . . . \| church Chiesa di Sant´Agostino italien 91100 Trapani Via Sant´Agostino The Chiesa di Sant´Agostino is the starting point for Trapani´s traditional Easter processions. They are designed by the craft guilds. Very worth seeing. \| Ferry Faehre Car ferry from Trapani to Cagliari and from Trapani to Favignana \| hospital Presidio Ospedaliero S Antonio Abate italien 91016 Erice Via Cosenza 2150231_Beschreibung \| Kathedrale Kathedrale von Trapani italien 91100 Trapani Corso Vittorio Emanuele Trapani Cathedral T: 39 0923 23362 Country and towns in the vicinity