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Vista su Trapani dal castelo

Erice

The Erice municipality (Monte San Giuliano until 1934) and located in the Trapani free municipal consortium, borders the towns of Trapani, Buseto Palizzolo, Paceco, Valderice. The name of Erice comes from Erix, a mythological character, Aphrodite and Bute’s son, killed…

Trapani

Trapani

Trapani is an Italian town of 68 370 inhabitants chief town of the homonymous free municipal consortium in Sicily. Trapani has developed over time a flourishing economic activity linked to the extraction and sale of salt, taking advantage of its…

Cefalù

Cefalù

Cefalù is an Italian town of 14.323 citizens, in Palermo district. It is in northern Sicilian cost, around 70 km far from Palermo, on the foot of a rocky promontory. It is one of the main beach center in the…

Mondello

Mondello

Mondello is a touristic place in Palermo district, between Monte Pellegrino and Monte Gallo. Detached from Palermo through the Favorita Park, is reachable thanks to the several trees lined avenues or through secondary connections. Mondello is caracterized by a sandy…

Cattedrale di Palermo

Palermo

Palermo has 671.042 residents and it is the Sicilian Regional seats. The city has a multi millennial history and it has a very important position in Mediterranean and European events. It was founded by the Phoenicians between the VII and…

Isola di conigli

Isola dei Conigli

The island of the Rabbits is an Italian island belonging to the archipelago of the Pelagie islands, in Sicily. The islet, just 4.4 hectares, is located within a bay chosen by TripAdvisor users, as part of the Travelers’ Choice Awards,…

Linosa: Costa Vulcanica

Linosa Island

Linosa is an island in Italy belonging to the archipelago of the Pelagie islands, in Sicily. It has an area of 5.43 km² and is 42 km NE from Lampedusa, together with which it forms the municipality of Lampedusa and…

Isola di Lampedusa

Lampedusa Island

Lampedusa (Mpidusa in Sicilian language) is an island of Italy belonging to the archipelago of the Pelagie islands, in Sicily. It is the largest of the Pelagie archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea and is part of Agrigento district. Administratively, together…