 |
|||||||||||
Home
Journey in the province of Trapani
|
|
||||||||||
JOURNEY IN THE PROVINCE OF TRAPANI |
|||||||||||
TRAPANI: The capital city of the province, the ancient Drepanon, sicana ancient city of origin, the ancient Carthaginian stronghold, its waters were the scene of the defeat of the Roman fleet. A beautiful collection of coral is preserved in the Museum Pepoli, adjacent to the Shrine of the Annunciation, where you can admire the marble statue of the Madonna of Trapani, dating from the fourteenth century. Also you can appreciate the cathedral of San Lorenzo, within which is retained a Crucifixion attributed to the Flemish painter Van Dyck. Fascinating are the 20 groups sculptors inspired by scenes from the Bible, very interesting are the salt marshes and cultivation of salt (VIA SALT).
MARSALA: Old Lilybeo, rich of Punic, Roman, Norman, Arabic, Spanish. Visitors to the city of Marsala can not overlook the Duomo, which houses works by Pagani and 8 precious Flemish tapestries 500, the Baglio Anselmi Archeological Museum, where is the Punic Ship of the second century BC establishment of Marsala wine, famous in the world and beams. Do not forget the youth of Mozia.
EGADI ISLANDS (Favignana, Levanzo and sea). Favignana is important from a historical and archaeological point of view because during the first Punic War took place on the water front in 241 BC, the naval battle between the Carthaginians and Romans. Noteworthy are the coves: Cala Rossa, Cala Azzurra, Grotta Perciata, Cala Rotonda, in May we repeat the ancient rite of tuna fishing. The ancient origin of Levanzo it turns visiting the Grotta del Genovese and observing the Neolithic paintings of 5000 years ago. Maritime is the farthest and wildest of the islands, with its beautiful grottoes and country lanes offering visitors the chance to meet in perfect harmony with nature.
MAZARA OF VALLO: Mazara famous Arab-Norman city derives its name from the native word meaning "castle" in Arabic "port" an existing city in pre-Hellenic age, overlooking the Strait of Sicily, at the same site which the Carthaginians in 409 BC employment, as garrison by sea of Selinunte. Thanks to its geographical position has gained importance as a trading center and as a fortress. Had a certain flowering during this period the Romans and there are some vestiges (sarcophagi and mosaics in the Cathedral of St. Nicholas Roman villa in Regal). Great splendor reached during the Muslim name. The Arabs disembarked for the first time in Sicily, Mazara del Vallo, June 14 's 827 AD and became the administrative capital of the vast territory called the Val di Mazara. In 1072 Mazara passes under Norman rule, and becomes royal city and was enriched with churches, convents and monasteries. The cathedral was built in place of the Great Mosque. Was equipped with a castle by the sea and the mighty walls, and with the Normans in 1093 Mazara becomes the seat of the bishopric. Numerous accounts of the period remain, including the church of S. Nicolò Regale (Niculicchia), built in 1124 to plant Centrica, with three apses and the remains of the castle overlooking the waterfront Mazzini. Mazara del Vallo has a rich heritage of artistic and cultural heritage, among the most important churches include: the Cathedral, built in 1093, the Church of St. Catherine of 1318, the St. Michael's Church with its convent of cloistered 1093, The church of Santa Venerable in 1680, the church of San Francesco was built by the great Count Roger, in 1703 turned into Baroque style by Bishop Francis Graffeo, the church of S. Nicolò Regale, plan Centrica Centrica which was built by Great Count Roger, today remains the only evidence of a Moorish-Norman church of Our Lady of Alto, founded by Count Roger and donated much to his daughter, the only evidence of the Norman style. In addition to churches, between the artistic and cultural goods must be counted the bishop's palace, the seminary, the College of Jesuits, the palace of the Carmelites, the existing museums and usable by visitors are the Museum Episcopal gathering of religious art works and objects of various ages and the museum of the satyr, allocated in the former Church of St. Egidio, within which one can admire the magnificent bronze statue of Satyr.
CALATAFIMI-SEGESTA: Calatafimi, the two thousandth anniversary suburb segesta survived the mother Egesta or Segest stands where once flourished the ancient Acesta, founded by the Trojan Acestes. Acesta to its geographical position was very important so that it was given a load or sobborgoLo Langara built on the foot of another hill, now called "We Had. Once the hill "We Had" was combined with that of Acesta but after a deep chasm will remain separate. At the turn of the seventh and eighth centuries the city was equipped with a new castle Castrum Phimes ie Phimes Castle, built on the area and on the ruins of another ancient castle. Under the Arab domination (827) Latin name Castrum Phimes was renamed Kalat-al fimi, from which his Calata-Fimi and then Calatafimi. Among the important cultural heritage of Calatafimi include: the Cathedral Church dedicated to St. Sylvester sort in the first half of the thirteenth century., The church of SS crocofisso, built between 1741 and 1759, the church and convent of San Francesco, built in the thirteenth century. Four miles from Calatafimi, after a short uphill road, and west of the ancient town, stands the archaeological park of Segesta, characterized by the presence of two spectacular architecture: the Doric temple and theater.
BUSETO PALIZZOLO: Buseto Palizzolo, former village of Trapani, became independent administrative entities with the regional law n. 61 of 15 July 1950. Its name derives from Bushit, later converted into Buseto and Palizzolo surname of a wealthy landowning family, and then for centuries called Buseto Palizzolo. Among the important cultural heritage of Buseto Palizzolo remember: the mother church in Piazza Principe Umberto and the churches in the village Badia, in the village of Pianoneve, in the Village of Bruce, annexed to the convent chapel of the Salesian Sisters Oblates of the Sacred Heart. There is also a museum with items reflecting ancient civilization of the ancient local farming and handicraft. Another source of cultural heritage are the many Bagli representing the aggregate rural serving a capitalist economy that exploited the land into fiefdoms identified and used as living quarters for owners and users of the fund.
SALEMI: The urban center of Salemi lies on a hill in the center of the province of Trapani. In ancient times the geographical location of the place, had to exist on the center of Alice, whose origin dates back to the Elimo. Among the important cultural heritage of Salemi remember: the Norman-Swabian Castle, which was built before 1130. The Mother Church (XVII century), destroyed by the earthquake of 1968 which today remains the churchyard and the apse, the church of the former Jesuit college (XVII Century), now the Cathedral Church of Salemi, a former Jesuit college ( seventeenth century) house museums, the Church of St. Augustine with the adjacent Convento (thirteenth century), the Church or Oratory of San Bartolomeo (XVII century), the Church of San Clemente or Santa Ana (XVII century), the Community Library former church of Santa Chiara (tenth century), the Church of St. John the Baptist (XVI century), the Church and Convent of the Immaculate Conception (eighteenth century), lala Church and Convent of the Capuchins (eighteenth century), the Church and Convent San Francesco di Paola (XVI century), the Reformed Church and Monastery of the Fathers (thirteenth century), village and prehistoric cemeteries in the district Mokarta, the early Christian basilica in the San Miceli.
SAN VITO LO CAPO: San Vito Lo Capo is the major center of tourist activity in the province of Trapani. Born as an independent town in 1950, but settlements are attested already in IV - III century BC C. date from the Neolithic to the first forms of life who settled in Uzzo cave, placed today, in the Natural Reserve of the Zingaro. The country has developed around the Church of San Vito Martire, whose core structure dates from the thirteenth century. In the sixteenth century, the towers were built to defend the territory and traps that were lowered into the sea of the gulf from the incursions of pirates. In 1790, with the censuazione land to settlers and their expectations, the nuclei were created by San Vito Lo Capo and its fractions Castelluzzo and Macari. Being a very young country, San Vito Lo Capo is not particularly artistic and architectural; Among them: The castle church dedicated to San Vito Martire (XIII-XVI century), the chapel dedicated to Saint Crescentia, nurse of San Vito (Century XVI), the towers of avvistanento (XVI century), the Trap of Secco (XVII Century) between the archaeological sites, however, remember: the Uzzo cave (Neolithic period), the caves of Cala Mancina, several shipwrecks sunk in the fifth century BC C. the seventeenth century. Every year in September there is an event of major importance to the "Cous Cous Fest" that draws in San Vito Lo Capo people from all continents, many cooks Sicilian, Egyptians, Moroccans, Palestinians, Algerians and Tunisians participating in a tender for the package "Cous Cous" which ends with a public degutazione the dishes themselves.
VITA: The Country Life was founded by Baron Vito Sicomo in 1607. At that time the Spanish rule favored the foundation of new settlements in order to restore agricultural production. The main economy of the country was and remains predominantly based on agriculture. In 1968 the country was hit by the earthquake which affected the whole valley of Belice. The earthquake that damaged the houses without victim brought a big change from the perspective of social, cultural and construction: in fact there are numerous construction firms and a Paint. Among the major cultural note: the three churches of which has been renovated but not yet consecrated, the Institute of the Daughters of Mercy and the Cross, a multipurpose facility, the center where the auditorium is used for meetings, conferences, shows ETC. As part of the natural resources Life boasts the presence of the Barony Woods.
VALDERICE: With the Regional Law 5, 28 January 1955, was born Valderice as independent administrative entities. Neolithic tools, relics of Roman, Byzantine and Arabic place names of origin, witness ancient presences that have changed and enriched the country. Before an official from the town of Erice, and then it became autonomous, distributed in several villages of the valley for churches, rural farms and villas. Among the cultural Valderice boasts the Teatro San Barnaba converted from an old abandoned quarries of sand, which annually during the summer valdericina recalls, with cultural and artistic events of considerable value, crowds of spectators from across the province. In the small shrine of Mary S.S. of Mercy dating from the seventeenth century, one can admire paintings and marble Carreço of considerable value.
DISTANCES FROM MAJOR PLACES TRAPANI 40,00 Km;
|
|||||||||||
Photo Events |
|||||||||||
|
|||||||||||
