Trapani city
It has been founded by the Phoenicians who sealing the Mediterranean seas made Trapani a major trading centre. Since the ninth century BC the Phoenicians settled in the western Mediterranean, founded Carthage strengthening Trapani. Trapani's history is linked to Carthage one, the city witnessing the great naval battles between Carthaginians and Romany: BATTLE PUNICA ( 249 BC) which saw the defeat of the Roman fleet, one of the Egadi (241 BC), which allowed the Romans to occupy Trapani. The Roman Era significantly penalizes the city, which loses its political autonomy. In 395 Sicily and Trapani go to the Roman Empire. These are hard years, even for the many barbarian invasions. The town is reborn with the ARAB domination, starting in 827 and deeply marking the city with its presence, architecture, art, agriculture, fisheries, language, culture. In 1097 Trapani is conquered by NORMANNI. It 'another period of great prosperity for the territory. The SVEVO Era, starting in 1194, sees Trapani confirmed the importance of its port. With the Charles of Angiò reign, Trapani lives a difficult period. The Vespri Siciliani, 1282, involving many notables Trapani, lead to the end of the domination ANGIOINA in Sicily. Thus the ARAGONESE domination starts. Charles V gave a further increase to business activities and crafts. The SPANISH domination ends in 1713. By the second half of the eighteenth century begins the BORBONICO kingdom, which governs Sicily until 1860. The Second World War marked the city, with the destruction of St. Peter district, the oldest district of Trapani, and Garibaldi Theatre, built in 1849.
City between two seas, Trapani is the old "DREPANON" and stretches to the Mediterranean sea with his sickle form which is the Ligny tower, a sighting tower of 1761, now the Museum of Prehistory. The sea has always been a source of life and wealth, with the fishing with the coral in the past. A beautiful collection of coral works is preserved in the Pepoli Museum next to the the Our Lady Shrine, where you can admire the marble statue of Our Lady of Trapani of the fourteenth century . Walking through the streets of the old town you have the perception of various cultures which have left strong signs in the urban and architectural monuments of the city. Just remember Cavarretta Palace, former seat of the senate Trapani, the Hebrew district with the Giudecca building, the church of the college, the St. Lorenzo Cathedral, the Purgatory church, where the sacred groups of "MYSTERIES" are held
Other informations:
-> Procession of the Mysteries
-> Saline and windmill
-> Tuna Fishing