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Mozia

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Selinunte

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Trapani

Italy
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Trapani

Trapani is a port city and the capital of Trapani province in the north-west corner of Sicily, Italy. Trapani has a lively atmosphere due to its position as the capital and its economic activities as a port. It has a rich history and many historical buildings have been preserved. Old traditions are cherished. Thanks to the presence of an international airport, the city with its marina and beaches is increasingly popular as a tourist destination. The number of cruise ships calling at the city increases every year. For the individual traveler Trapani is a great base for day trips or for traveling further afield in Sicily.

The city is renowned for its Easter related Holy Week activities and traditions, culminating between Good Friday and Holy Saturday in the Processione dei Misteri di Trapani, colloquially simply the Misteri di Trapani (in English the Procession of the Mysteries of Trapani or the Mysteries of Trapani), a day-long passion procession organized and sponsored by the city's guilds, featuring twenty floats of wood, canvas and glue sculptures, mostly from the 17th and 18th centuries, of individual scenes of the events of the Passion.

Much of the old city of Trapani dates from the later medieval or early modern periods; there are no extant remains of the ancient city. Many of the city's historic buildings are designed in the Baroque style. Notable monuments include:

  • The Church of Sant'Agostino (14th century), with the splendid rose-window
  • The Church of Santa Maria di Gesù (15th–16th centuries)
  • The magnificent Basilica-Sanctuary of Maria Santissima Annunziata (also called "Madonna di Trapani") originally built in 1315–1332 and rebuilt in 1760. It houses a marble statue of the Madonna of Trapani, which might be the work of Nino Pisano, and with the museum Agostino Pepoli.
  • Fontana di Tritone ("Triton's Fountain")
  • The Baroque Palazzo della Giudecca or Casa Ciambra.
  • The Cathedral (built in 1421, but restored to the current appearance in the 18th century by Giovanni Biagio Amico). It includes an Annunciation attributed to Anthony van Dyck.
  • Church of Maria SS. dell'Intria, another notable example of Sicilian Baroque.
  • Church of Badia Nuova, a small Baroque church.
  • Castello di Terra, a ruined 12th-century castle.
  • Ligny Tower, a 17th-century watchtower housing an archaeological museum.

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Climate

Average temperatures

Jan

15°C8.1
Precipitation: 56.3 mm

Feb

15.3°C8
Precipitation: 45.8 mm

Mar

16.6°C8.6
Precipitation: 44.9 mm

Apr

19°C10.2
Precipitation: 36.9 mm

May

23.1°C13.2
Precipitation: 16.8 mm

Jun

26.7°C16.6
Precipitation: 4.7 mm

Jul

29.7°C19.4
Precipitation: 2.4 mm

Aug

30.1°C20.2
Precipitation: 8.7 mm

Sep

27.7°C18.4
Precipitation: 41.6 mm

Oct

23.7°C15.4
Precipitation: 60.8 mm

Nov

19.4°C12
Precipitation: 64.7 mm

Dec

16.2°C9.3
Precipitation: 65 mm
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