City, Coast & Today
The sickle of the old town reaching into the sea, the Ligny tower, the cable car to Erice, the beaches and reserves of the Zingaro and San Vito, and the working port-city of western Sicily today.
Part of Trapani
6 moments in this segment.
- — The Ligny Tower. The 17th-century watchtower at the very tip of the Trapani sickle, where the Tyrrhenian and the Mediterranean meet — now a prehistory museum.
- — The old town. The narrow baroque heart of Trapani reaching out into the sea — the Corso, the Rua Nova, the fish market and the seafront promenade.
- — The Zingaro Reserve. Sicily's first nature reserve, a roadless stretch of coast between Scopello and San Vito lo Capo — dwarf palms, hidden coves and clear turquoise water.
- — San Vito lo Capo. The white-sand bay under the great limestone cape of Monte Monaco — the province's most famous beach and home of the Cous Cous Fest.
- — The Erice cable car. The funivia opened in 2005 that lifts visitors from Trapani up the mountain to Erice in ten swaying minutes, with the salt pans laid out below.
- — A walk through Trapani. A real-time stroll through the old town — the Corso, the baroque churches, the fish market and the seafront of the sickle city.
