Best of Trapani
wonderful Sicily
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Second World War bombing on Trapani
A blockhouse from Second World War On the road along the coast of Trapani, we can see a blockhouse from Second World War between grass and sand. In general, the blockhouse is a place of fortification, closed inside and bomb-proof…
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Pepoli Museum and the shrine of Our Lady of Trapani
A few kilometers from the centre of Trapani town there is a sanctuary to Our…
Pepoli Turret in Erice: an observatory for peace
The Pepoli family We will tell the story of Count Agostino Pepoli, who built the…
The Spanish Quarter at Erice, amazing view and museum
You can easily reach the Spanish Quarter after crossing Porta Spada. The Spanish Quarter is…
Erice museum and the city library
The “Antonio Cordici Museum” at Erice There is a nice museum in Erice. It is…
Aeneid, the story which links Troy, Erix and Rome
Virgil and the Aeneid Virgil was a famous Roman poet, best known for his national epic, the Aeneid. Actually Romans regarded him as as their greatest poet. His fame rests chiefly upon the Aeneid, which tells the story of Rome’s legendary founder and…
Erice churches: the town of one hundred churches
Erice was known as the town of one hundred churches. Even today many are visible…
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Movies shot in Trapani and surroundings
There are several movies shot in Trapani and its nearby. I will mention a few…
Daedalus, one of the most popular Greek myth
What has the architect Daedalus to do with Erice? He was likely the architect who…
Aprhodite and Venus Erycina: from Erice to Rome
Romans worshipped the greek goddess Aphrodite as Venus. Aphrodite had many equivalent deities in others…