Discover 11 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Trapani (Italy). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Museo regionale Agostino Pepoli, Riserva naturale integrale Saline di Trapani e Paceco, and Madonna of Trapani. Also, be sure to include Ligny Tower in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Trapani (Sicily).
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Museo regionale Agostino Pepoli
Museum in Trapani, Italy. The Museo regionale Agostino Pepoli is an art, archaeology and local history museum in Trapani. It is one of the most important museums in Sicily.
Established in 1906-1908 as the civic museum by count Agostino Pepoli and initially based on the private collection of count Sieri Pepoli and Neapolitan paintings donated by general Giovanbattista Fardella, it is based in a former 14th century Carmelite monastery next to the Basilica-santuario di Maria Santissima Annunziata. In 1921 it acquired count Francesco Hernandez di Erice's collection of cribs, ceramics and archaeological objects
In 1925 it became the Regio museo, after the Second World War it became a national museum and finally in 1977 (when responsibility for cultural assets was devolved to the Italian regions) it was again renamed, this time the museum of the Sicilian Region. In the meantime its displays had been redesigned in the 1960s by the architect Franco Minissi, who for his work won the 1969 IN.ARCH. a regional prize.
In 2010 it was renamed the Museo Interdisciplinare Regionale Agostino Pepoli. It is also the museum with oversight of the Museo del Satiro danzante in Mazara del Vallo, the Tonnara di Favignana in Favignana and the Salt Museum in Nubia.[1]
Address: Via Conte Agostino Pepoli 180, 91100 Trapani
Riserva naturale integrale Saline di Trapani e Paceco
Nature reserve with a mill and museum. Riserva naturale orientata Saline di Trapani e Paceco is an Italian nature reserve in the Province of Trapani between the municipalities of Trapani and Paceco on the west coast of Sicily. It was founded in 1995 and in the framework of the Ramsar Convention entrusted to WWF Italy. Its area of 987 hectares consists of two zones. Besides remarkable Mediterranean flora and fauna, there is a saline work museum in an old salt mill.[2]
Madonna of Trapani
The Basilica-Sanctuary of Maria Santissima Annunziata is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica, dedicated to Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Trapani, in Sicily.
It is included in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Trapani.[3]
Address: Via Conte Agostino Pepoli 178, 91100 Trapani
Ligny Tower
Also known as: Torre di Ligny
Museum in Trapani, Italy. Ligny Tower is a coastal watchtower in Trapani, Sicily. It was built between 1671 and 1672 at a strategic position on the city's western coast. Today, the tower is in good condition, and it is open to the public as an archaeological museum.[4]
Address: Via Torre di Ligny, 91100 Trapani
Scoglio Palumbo Lighthouse
Scoglio Palumbo Lighthouse is an active lighthouse located on an islet 102 metres long and 67 metres wide just 0.6 nautical miles west of the entrance to the port of Trapani on the Sicily Channel.[5]
Castello di Terra
The Castello di Terra is a castle in Trapani, Sicily. It was originally built in the late 12th century, and was modified over the years until the 19th century. The castle is now in ruins.[6]
Trapani Cathedral
Also known as: Cattedrale di San Lorenzo
Cathedral in Trapani, Italy. Trapani Cathedral, otherwise the Basilica of St. Lawrence the Martyr is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Trapani, dedicated to Saint Lawrence. It is located in Trapani, Sicily, Italy.
The church was built by order of Alfonso the Magnanimous in 1421 and was elevated to a parish in the second half of the fifteenth century. In 1844, when the Diocese of Trapani was created, the church was made its episcopal seat.
Over the following centuries, the building was modified several times and its current appearance dates from the restoration of the eighteenth century by the architect Giovanni Biagio Amico.[7]
Address: Corso Vittorio Emanuele, Trapani
Castello della Colombaia
The Colombaia, also known as the Peliades Tower or Sea Castle, is a medieval fortress, of very ancient origins, located on a small island at the western end of Trapani harbor. First built for military reasons, it is, in fact, attributed by historian Diodorus Siculus, around 260 BC to Hamilcar Barca during the First Punic War.
The tower is 32 meters high, consisting of four superimposed floors, with the first used as a cistern, while the original entrance was on the second floor. It is one of the best examples of military architecture in Sicily.
Ex chiesa di Sant'Agostino
The church of St. Augustine is one of the oldest churches in Trapani. It is located in the historic center of the city, in Piazzetta Saturno. It has been home to the diocesan museum since 2008.
Chiesa delle Anime del Purgatorio
Church
Address: Via San Francesco d'Assisi, 91100 Trapani
San Pietro Church
Sacred and religious sites, Church
Address: Corso Italia, 77, 91100 Trapani