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Trapani originated from a village inhabited by the Sicani, the Greeks called Drepanon, which means sickle, because it indicates the arched shape of the promontory on which the ancient city stood, finished with the current Tower of Ligny.
emporium and a strategic call on Mediterranean trade routes with the Phoenicians in the eighth century. BC, later became one of the main bases of the Carthaginians. It was conquered by the Romans in 241 BC and it began a slow decline that lasted until the end of the Byzantine period.
Enclosed into quadrangular walls, the city knew a period of great economic prosperity with the Arabs who also continued under the Normans, who raised it to the royal city. Industry flourished and coral, as well as maritime and trading activities.
became a stage on the way to the Crusades at the end of the century. XIII with Peter of Aragon, and in 1817 was named the provincial capital. In 1860 he gave a large number of volunteers who participated in the expedition of Garibaldi.
Valuable and famous is the marble statue of the Madonna and Child, called "Madonna di Trapani", inside the Shrine of the Annunciation. There are many beautiful churches in this city. addition to the aforementioned sanctuary, there is to be announced Cathedral "San Lorenzo", built in 1635 on a previous church of 1300 with the elegant baroque front porch.
One of the wonders of Trapani is the Procession of the Mysteries , which takes place on the night of Good Friday, where are represented the various episodes of the Passion and Death of Jesus is an event very charming, where twenty groups (Mysteries) wooden century. XVIII parade all night through the streets of the city, accompanied by the faithful in sailor suits and marching bands.
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