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BOOK HOTEL ROOMS & ACCOMMODATIONS HERE NOW! Hotel Rooms & Accommodations with Fast Secure Reservations engine Provided by our Partner Booking.com @no extra costs! South Italy and most of its little villages, is an area so little known to the European tourism yet in a delightful land wealthy of natural beauties, such as the Arch of Arcomagno, a natural arch of rock, entrance to an attractive coved beach, with calm turquoise sea; the Faraglioni of Capri, beautiful sea rocks in the sea of Capri, one of many in the Amalfi Coast; or the Etna Volcano, still active and one of Sicily's biggest tourist attractions. History and architecture are also very important factors of southern Italy's culture and tourist attractions, like the temple ruins of Agrigento - Sicily; Capri offering one of Italy's most beautiful piazzas (town square) in the middle of town, Piazzetta, completely closed up, giving the impression of a courtyard, surrounded by many shops and cafes and the Torre dell'Orologio (Tower of Clock); or the over 40 mt. high statue of the Christ in Maratea situated on a hill over 300 mt. high offering a most breath-taking site over the port of Maratea. Another great piece of southern Italy history, from Calabria to be exact, is the Bronzi di Riace: two magnificent bronze, human-size, male statues, found in the gulf of Riace, now showing in the museum of Reggio Calabria, representing the Greek conception of heroism and beauty for their classical composure and dynamic vitality. Great tourist attractions for both rural and coastal holidays are also the town of Rivello, based on the graceful Basilicata mountains with its typical hystorical houses that can be found in all old parts of most of southern Italy's towns, and the Trulli, typical Apulia houses with cone shaped roofs. Not to mention the delicious cuisine and friendly people, all part of a world waiting to be explored and taken advantage of.













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Trapani - Travel and Holiday to south Italy, accommodation by the sea or rural

TRAPANI - SICILY - SOUTH ITALY

Placed between the sea and Mount Erice, the ancient Drepanon, born around its port as originally Sican village, then as a small fortified city where, for centuries, fishermen, traders, artisans of different populations, such as the Elimi, lived.
The city has undergone many changes over the centuries, still retaining its characteristic sickle shape.

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To visit the city of Trapani is like stepping back in different historical periods. Each corner is characterized by monuments, churches, palaces, telling the life of the city in different centuries. The most important part of Trapani continues to be represented by the port in the center. The port of Trapani has undergone several changes, still at work, ongoing renovation of the docks and adjustment. The tip of the city is characterized by Ligny Tower, now home of the Museum of Prehistory. To get there walk along a narrow street, surrounded on both sides by the sea of intense blue, populated by many bathers in summer. Nearby is the fishing port, with boats of fishermen who continue to work to renew a tradition handed down for centuries from father to son. In the fishing port you can admire the Villino Nasi cottage, recently restored to the enjoyment of the community and former Lazzaretto, today houses the local branch of the Italian Naval League. Nearby, in the sea, the Colombaia, a symbol of the city of Trapani.
Entering into the historic center, you can admire the ancient buildings, monuments, churches of different eras. The city is characterized by the presence of four watchtowers, the Tower Old, the Tower of the Land Castle, Torre Pali and Dark Gate Tower or Clock Tower