Between churches and palaces…there is no shortage of things to see in Trapani!

There are many churches in the city. At the east end of the city center, on Pepoli Street, stands the largeAnnunziata complex, which is the city’s main monument. Behind the main altar is the Chapel of Our Lady, which is accessed through a beautiful Renaissance arch, closed by a bronze lattice dating from 1591. Nearby is also the former convent that now houses the city’s main museum, the “Pepoli Museum.”

The historic center is lined with a series of remarkable churches: the Church of St. Francis of Assisi, the Church of the Capuchins, the Church of St. Peter and That of Purgatory, located in the small square of the same name.

The Cathedral, on Corso Vittorio Emanuele, dedicated to St. Lawrence and built in the 17th century on an earlier 14th-century building, is very beautiful.

One of the city’s most attractive streets is Via Garibaldi lined with eighteenth-century palaces and churches, among which emerge Palazzo Riccio di Morana, crowned with statues, Palazzo Milo and the Badia Nuova(S. Maria del Soccorso) one of the city’s oldest churches.

The palace that scenically closes the street is Palazzo Senatorio (or Cavarretta), whose facade is on two orders marked by columns and statues and is crowned by two large clocks. Next to it is the Clock Tower of thirteenth-century origin.

Also worth visiting is Via Libertà, where the Renaissance-style Carmine Church founded by the Carmelite Fathers, Palazzo Fardella and Palazzo Sanseverino are located.

The main streets, destinations for long walks, are Via G.B. Fardella, which runs through almost the entire city, and Corso Vittorio Emanuele. Especially in the evening, the streets become crowded with people spending hours in the various clubs.

Also worth visiting: the Museum of Prehistory and Marine Archaeology, located in the Tower of Ligny, and the Nature Reserve of the Salt Pans, which run along the coastal stretch between Trapani and Marsala in a truly incredible setting where silence and tranquility reign.