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City of the sail
charming place rich of history and valuable
cultural places. Here is possible to visit the
"Torre di Ligny" with a wonderful view of the
city and the Egadi Islands. Not far from there is
the "Colombaia" or sea Castle one of
the City's symbols. The local culinary offers a
wide range of typical dishes, from "Cous-Cous"
of arabic origin to the "Busiate" fresh hand
made pasta with "Trapanese" pesto sauce. The
"Bottarga", The "Ragł di Tonno", the
ice cream and the jasmine "Granitas" all
marvellous and tasty typical foods. In many
shops is still pratictied the art of coral
hand-crafting. Other specialities are the wines,
the oranges, the olive oil and the garlic. |
Every
year for Easter the Hoply week festivities
take place in all the neighboring towns with
the suggestive religious processions of the
"Misteri" along the towns center streets.
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From
Trapani to Marsala has also to be mentionned
the making of marine salt which is produced
in the "Saline" and the refined in the local
factories.
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Famous for its temple and the ancient
theatre where are showed important plays
all year around. |
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Selinunte |
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Famous for its archeological park. |
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Marsala |
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Suggestive
for its town center, "Porta Garibaldi", the fish
market, "Quartiere Spagnolo". "Santuario
dell'Addolorata", "Chiesa Madre", "Santa
Cecilia's auditorium", the "Civic and the
Archeological Museum" and the "Punic Ship". All
these places have testified the ancients wars
between Romans and Carthaginians. |
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The
"Stagnone" lagoon is today a protected Natural
Reserve with its small island of "Mothia", that
also testified the passage of the Romans and the
Carthaginians. Not to be missed the Whitaker
Museum. |
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Erice |
Is a mountain (750mt a.s.l.) with a
triangular shape. Full of mith and
history here the architecture melts
with nature, flowing in the typical
stone roads along its town. Not to
be missed is the "Venere Castle", the
"Matrice" church, the "San Domenico"
church, the agro-forestry museum and
the "Martogna" natural reserve.
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Erice is also home of the
prestigious "International
Scientific Center "Ettore Maiorana".
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Also, not to be missed a visit to
the local shops with their typical
handcrafted ceramics and carpets and
their tasty cakes and almonds sweets.
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With its
breathtalking white sanded beach it's also
famous for its iron handcrafted works, the hand
made straw chests and of course the Sicilian
culinary with the very own specialty: the
Cous-Cous. |
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Zingaro
Natural Reserve - Scopello |
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Dream
oasi for crystal blue sea and white
sanded beaches lover's. Here you can
spend your time excursionning, hiking or
just relax in the barbeque equipped
areas. Divers can enjoy the breathtaking
views of the many submarine caves and
the colorful sea-beds. Bird-watching is
also an option. In the museum of the
Marine and Farming activities you just
need to close your eyes to revive those
ancient times. You'll also be admiring
the beautiful handcrafted ceramics.. |
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Isole
Egadi |
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Favignana is the most known among
the Egadi Islands for its splendid sea
and its small hidden bays such as "Cala
Rossa and Cala Azzurra", and also for
the "Santa Caterina Castle" where every
year takes places the "Mattanza" an
ancient method of tuna fishing that hasn't
been changed over the centuries.. |
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Levanzo Egadi's smaller island has
become famous for the "Grotta del
Genovese" where there traces of ancient
populations. |
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Marettimo last but not least is the
farthest islands with its marine caves
and its ancient tower once being used
from the arabs as a spotting towers. |
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TRIP SUGGESTIONS:
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1st Day
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Morning: |
walk
and hiking on Monte Cofano with a dive in
Cornino's bay waters. |
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Afternoon: |
sightseeing
of Custonaci with stop at the "Matrice"
church and visit to "Grotta Mangiapane". |
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Morning: |
trip to "Zingaro Natural Reserve" |
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on your way back from Zingaro it's
possible to stop in "Scopello" to
enjoy its suggestive coast and sea. |
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Morning: |
day trip to San Vito Lo Capo.
You can just relax on the white sanded
beach, taste the Cous-Cous |
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Afternoon:: |
and take a trip on the glass bottom
ship. |
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4th
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Morning: |
day trip to Trapani with
its historical centre, "San Lorenzo
Cathedral", "Pepoli Museum" The Church of
the "Virgin Mary" and a stop to taste the
famous "Granita con Brioche". |
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Afternoon: |
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possible to visit the Middle-Age town of "Erice"
with its ancient Punic walls, the "Castle of
Venere", a walk in the gardens of the "Balio"
and in the town centre where is possible to
visit the "Ettore Maiorana" centre and taste
the typical "Genovesi" cakes and "Ericino"
liquor. |
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5th
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Morning: |
visit
to the "Saline" where the marine salt
is make and the salt museum of Nubia. |
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Afternoon: |
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trip continue to the Island of "Mothia"
in the "Stagnone" lagoon to visit the
Whitaker museum. |
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6th
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Morning: |
destination
Egadi Islands: Favignana, the most
touristic one, Levanzo the quite one and
Marettimo the most uncontaminated among the
other. Here is possible to take small boat
trips around the island to admire its coast
and to watch the fishermen fishing. |
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7th
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Morning: |
day
trip to Segesta to visit the Temple
and the Theatre and a Visit to Selinunte's
Necropolis.. |
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Finally after all this going around you could
relax in the beach just a few meters away from
the BB Mare |
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We hope that all the above suggestions will
be useful to fully enjoy a pleasant stay at our BB Mare.
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BBMARE -
Baglio
Macarese - localitą CORNINO - 91015 CUSTONACI - (Trapani) - SICILY - ITALY |
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created by:
DLG.62 |
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