Trapani

Trapani is the name of a city and province in the western part of the Italian island of Sicily, of 68,346 inhabitants (2001).

The ancient name of Trapani was Drepana, it's placed on the western corner of Sicily, just out into the Mediterranean Sea in the shape of a sickle.

Over the centuries the salt-pans and the salt industries have created a unique environment of great cultural and economic relevance. This route is called Via del sale (the salt road). On this road there are several mills.

The province of Trapani alone produces more wine than the entire regions of Tuscany or Piedmont or such nations as Hungary, Austria or Chile.

Other places of interest in the province include Segesta, Gibellina, Erice, Alcamo, Marsala, Mazara del Vallo, Castellammare del Golfo, and Mozia. The nearby island of Pantelleria is also administratively a part of Trapani province.