Sicily: Trapani – 19.-31.1.26

The hill of Erice is visible from afar when travelling towards Trapani. In addition, the first thing we noticed was that the roads are very wide (compared to roads in the south-east). There are also bicyle lanes! Giuseppe Garibaldi is a name that’s omnipresent in Italy, and certainly in Sicily. He was a famous freedom fighter in the 19th century.

After storm „Harry“ a lot of repairs had to be done, e.g. fixing roofs. At the roadside we often saw vans with veg or fruit.

There was a big strange ship in the harbour.

The ruins of a tuna factory, seen from the Lungomare Dante Alighieri, in different weather conditions. After rough seas the road was in a terrible state. Looking the opposite way (inland) Monte Erice can be seen.

On the same Lungomare: these palm trees were an interesting photo subject, depending on the weather conditions.

The name Trapani originates from the Greek word for „crescent“ – after the crescent-shaped rock reef in the sea. Every now and then we saw houses with interesting ornaments, and sometimes residents were cleaning the road in front of their house!

Impressions from a windy day.

And impressions from the old part of Trapani.

The harbour.

Tiny little streets, and they were actually called „via“ (street)!

Doors and entrances that caught our eye 🙂

The more touristic part of Trapani.

Snacks can often be purchased from vending machines in small shops like this one. The flag of Sicily shows a triskeles symbol.

The church of San Pietro is famous because of its organ. We never saw its inside, and from the outside it’s not very good-looking 😉

More impressions of the town.

They spared no effort in paving.

Piazza del Mercato del Pesce (fish market).

Are these trees properly cut ? I ask myself what Christian would say 😉

A different meaning of „Cappuccino“ !

Salt works are important businesses in this area.

After storm „Harry“ the park „Villa Regina Margherita“ was closed due to the danger of breaking branches. We walked around it.

Some other details. We noticed a lot of older men wearing tracksuit bottoms and trainers.

A few days later the park was open. There are some fascinating trees …

… and a playground …

… and some flowers …

… und einige Blumen …

… and some artful things. A lilac bench for Luna 😉

There is also a little pond and a nicely ornated building. A little rain and a rainbow was to be expected.

There are memorials to Mafia atrocities.

Sicily is known for its „dolci“ (sweets) ! You can buy them in every bar, café, bakery and ice cream parlour 🙂

It’s always handy when there’s a café near a laundrette 🙂

A few photos of the sunset in Trapani.

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