The notebook of Trapani, Erice et iles Egades
Go where the days smell of salt.
Sicilian west of saline, perch villages, clear islands, ancient sites and turquoise seas.
At your own pace
Identity summary
3 to 7 days
Spring · Summer · Autumn
Recommended car
Coast · Island · Heritage · Nature
Variable accessibility
Modular rhythm
General presentation
Trapani, Erice et iles Egades
Sicilian west of saline, perch villages, clear islands, ancient sites and turquoise seas.
To understand what Trapani, Erice and Egades are, you have to look at Trapani, Erice and Salines de Trapani. These places give you the opportunity to see a territory marked by the coastline, island landscapes, heritage and natural spaces and allow you to move from emblematic sites to more intimate stages.
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For a stay of 3 to 7 days, it is better to balance visits and travel times. Also to anticipate: ferries and boats to organize and wind possible. A car is usually the easiest way to connect different sectors. Accessibility varies from site to site and deserves to be checked step by step.
Strengths and constraints
Strengths
- Trapani
- Erice
- Trapani salins
- Egades Islands
- Segeste
- San Vito Lo Capo
Before you choose
- Ferries and boats to organize
- Possible wind
- Useful car
Places worth visiting
A selection to start dreaming and organizing the stay — not an exhaustive list of everything there is to see.
Place
Trapani
Trapani between two seas, with an ancient flat centre, clear streets, baroque churches and quays facing the Egades Islands. The city is well revealed at the end of the day, when the facades take the light and the promenade towards the Torre di Ligny opens its eyes to the water.
Place
Erice
Erice stands above Trapani In a cooler air, between paved alleys, stone walls and diving views of the saltwaters and the sea. The fog can sometimes tighten the village in an almost closed atmosphere; in clear weather, the gazebos give a spectacular depth to the Sicilian west.
Coast
Iles Egades
The Egades islands offer three close but distinct atmospheres: Favignana and its light coves, Levanzo more picked up, Marettimo more mountainous and wild. The sea imposes the rhythm, between short crossings, swimming in the rocky coves and white villages where the boat returns animate the end of the afternoon.
Place
Segeste
Segeste It is mainly read by its insertion into the landscape, with structures that frame the view and mark a clear historical rhythm. The site gains to be visited in several times, to distinguish what is monumental from what is traffic frame. The stone details then become very legible.
Practical tips
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