BRIEF ON CITY OF TRAPANI AND HISTORICAL CENTER OF MONUMENTS
The ancient Drepanum you into the Mediterranean Sea with its form of sickle extremity which stands the majestic Tower Ligny, ancient tower sighting of 1625, now used as headquarters of the Museum of Prehistory. A few steps from the old town you can visit important sites such as The Palace of Giudecca, Palazzo Cavarretta, Palazzo Riccio of St. Joachim, the Church and the Jesuit College, The Cathedral of San Lorenzo (in which is kept a Crucifixion attributed to Flemish painter Van Dyck), the Church of St. Mary of Jesus (which receives a Madonna and Child by Andrea della Robbia). Also in Old Town, the Church of Purgatory with the facade designed by G. B. Friend, where the winds are kept Groups of Sacred Mysteries of Trapani that every year, the Holy Friday renewed the passion of Jesus Christ in an impressive procession that runs for 24 consecutive hours, the streets of the Old Town. On the sea, are notable Castle of Colombaia.

NOT TO BE MISSED
One of the most beautiful collections of the world Works coral is preserved in the Museum Pepoli obtained inside the Carmelite Monastery near the Shrine of the Annunciation, where you can admire the marble statue of the Madonna of Trapani dating from the fourteenth century. Features are the Saline and cultivation of salt with suoimulini, some of which recently restored, heaps of salt covered with terracotta tiles and the Museum of salt. From here Reserves of Saline in Trapani and Marsala Stagnone.

ROUTES
Archaeological, naturalistic, and prehistoric monuments:

March
Among the festivity religious they are to remember the Denner of S. Joseph that they annually develop him in the island of Marettimo, to Salemi and in the valley of the Belìce. The party has distant traditions until in the past centuries. For the occasion are arranged games , melodious demonstrations, musical and evening shows. Some days before the commemorative day (19 March) the houses can be visited in which the altars are prepared devoted to the Saint and decorated with the typical ones "panuzzi" (typical bread). The festivity also includes typical lunches and ritual processions.

April
Church of Saint Maria of the Jesus (it contain a Madonna with child of Andrew of the Robbia) . In the historical Center, the Church of the Purgatory with the front planned by the architect G. B. Amico, where are guarded the twenty Sacred Groups of the Mysteri in Trapani. Every year, the Friday Saint they renew the passion of Jesus Christ in an imposing procession that crosses, for 24 consecutive hours, the roads of the Historical Center. On the slope sea, are notable the Castle of the Colombaia.

May
Tie customary religious place, every five years, the feasts of Sts. Crucifix in Calatafimi whose parade of floats to relive the events biblical. On the place of Favignana have artistic and cultural events related to its rite of tuna fishing, the mattanza.

August
In the month of August These are held annually both religious celebrations in honor of Madonna of Trapani and the ancient feast of San Vito, the patron protector of the city.

September
During the second week of September, in San Vito Lo Capo takes place Couscous Festival, an International Visitor culture and gastronomy of the Mediterranean, with permanent exhibitions and tasting of typical Sicilian products and exhibition of artefacts related to tuna fishing.

November
During the festivities of the "dead", the windows of most bakeries in Trapani will decorated with the "pupi" with sugar and fruit martorana that gived as a present from parents to children during this holiday, would be taken instead, according to an ancient belief, right from the dead during the night deposit, together with these other gifts for children as a sign of an emotional bond that lasts beyond earthly life.

Dicember
The first announcement of Christmas is a Erice with ciaramellari who come from all over the province for the review of the premium Zampogna gold; in Trapani are the fruit announce that the holiday selling to the families of every kind of spice and flavour (laurel, rosemary, moss) for the home decoration of the crib. On the evening of 12 December another famous custom want you prepare the old pet food based on wheat, seasoned cooked with wine, sugar, chocolate and cinnamon in homage to Saint Lucia, holidays that renews itself every 13 December. A Custonaci the last months of the year is devoted entirely to the reconstruction of the birth of Jesus in prehistoric cave Scurati living with the crib.

useful links: Annual demonstrations (www.apt.trapani.it)