Excursions - Trapani Tours

"A city of ancient foundation and situated on the sea, which surrounds it on all sides and home to abundant and superior sources of fish such as the enormous tuna and the precious coral: directly in front of the gate of the city one finds a saltpan". ...

 

On the summit of Mount San Giuliano, high in the sky, sits the town of Erice, which has breathtaking views of the province of Trapani. Erice was once inhabited by the Elymians, who built a temple dedicated to the worship of the goddess of fertility a ...

 

Segesta is situated on Mount Barbaro overlooking a picturesque valley and was, alonside Erice, one of the most important cities for the Elymians. Legend says that the name derives from the nymph Egesta who gave hospitality to Aeneas during his wander ...

 

Mozia is small (forty hectares), but historical island which, along with Isola Lunga, Santa Maria and Isola della Schola, forms a small archipelago in Stagnone, the biggest lagoon in Sicily and one of the most humid zones in Europe. Mozia became one ...

 

Marsala was famed for its important port, firstly by the Carthaginians and later by the Romans. It was known as Lilybaeum and resided on Cape Boeo. Founded by the survivors from Mozia, it became the most important and best-defended naval base in Si ...

 

At Selinunte one finds a succession of columns and huge Greek temples surrounded by beautiful green countryside and the turquoise blue of the sea. Selinunte is situated at the mouth of a river where wild celery (selinon) grows and from which was name ...

 

The promontory of San Vito lo Capo shares its name with the beach and the fishing village which developed around an old Saracen fortress that was later turned into a shrine dedicated to San Vito. Today, the principal activity is tourism. The climate ...

 

Castellammare del Golfo is a town and comune in the Trapani Province of Sicily. The name is roughly translated "Sea-Fortress (castle [on the] sea) of the Gulf", deriving from the medieval fortress in the harbor. The body of water it sits upon also ...

 

It is perched on the slope of Monte delle Rose between the Mazzaro and Grande rivers. This was the site of the ancient Sicanian town of Halicyae, allied with Segesta. The main attractions of this medieval town are the superb Norman castle, the baroq ...

 

Between Segesta and Selinunte lies Santa Ninfa. Here one can see the 1350 metre-long cave that is unique in Europe for its bizarre concretions and gypsum crystal, a real heaven on earth for speleology enthusiasts. ...

 

The Egadi islands are located in front of the port of Trapani. Almost close enough to touch by hand, you can reach them in a few minutes yet you feel miles away from everything. Immerse yourself in the uncontaminated beauty of the islands. Favign ...