Location: Province of Trapani
Top Things to do in Province of Trapani
10 Ancient Ruins in Province of Trapani That You Shouldn't Miss
Trapani (Italian: Provincia di Trapani, Sicilian: Pruvincia di Tràpani) is a province in the autonomous island region of Sicily in Italy. Its capital is the city of Trapani. It has an area of 2,460 square kilometres (950 sq mi) and a total population of 436,150 (2013). There are 24 comunes (Italian: comuni) in the province (see Comuni of the Province of Trapani).
Restaurants in Province of Trapani
1. Ipogeo di Crispia Salvia
2. Tempio di Segesta
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 2,888 reviews
This unfinished fifth-century Doric temple has everything but a roof and an interior, and the huge structure seems unaffected by time. A small theater atop a nearby hill offers visitors a stunning view of green hills and the deep blue hues of the sea below.
Reviewed By M2334NTgaryk - London, United Kingdom
I visited the Segesta Site yesterday the 18th of June 2019. I had read all the whining reviews about the free car park at entrance that drivers were being directed away from, and decided to test this. I drove straight to the front gate of the site carpark. I was stopped by a uniform security guard... This car park at site entrance is for disabled drivers or archaeological site staff and is also the drop off point for the shuttle bus. all the cars parked here have staff or disabled passes displayed on their dashboards. I was then politely directed to the tourist carpark at bottom of hill. The facilities at the car park (toilets etc.) are free and clean. 5 euros to park car, free bus shuttle to (and return) site entrance every 15 mins (prompt) 6 euros per person entrance to the site, the temple is a 250m short walk from entrance, the amphitheatre is a long slog up a winding road, you would be mad not to take the theatre shuttle which is only 1.50 euro a person each way. and again runs back and forth about every 15 mins.. The amphitheatre is fabulous and provides a wonderful view, there are also other fascinating ruins dotted about the hillside. The Temple at the bottom of hill is breath-taking and wonderfully preserved, this area is a must see if you are holidaying local. The site was immaculately clean, there are bins for different variations of rubbish everywhere. The tourist car park, the shuttle and the site were efficiently run and clean, the staff were friendly … using all available shuttles, you can (at a leisurely amble) see everything in under 3 hours. ------- reviewers should check their facts before making false and stupid statements that could affect local’s livelihood! --------------
3. Teatro Greco di Segesta
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 775 reviews
Reviewed By borninthebronx54 - Greenville, United States
My wife and I visited the Teatro Greco di Segesta with a private small Group Tour (11 of us) and a English speaking guide. Our Guide was a wealth of information. The theatre of Segesta is from about fourth century BC (some sources place it at the second century BC) It islocated at the top of Mount Barbaro in the direction opposite to the temple. The theatre of Segesta held a maximum of 4000 spectators. The architectural characteristics of the theatre is a Greek theatre but its style differs from the usual structure of Greek theatres, because the tiers of seats do not rest directly on the rock, but were specially built with two entrances.
4. Parco Archeologico Selinunte
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4.5 based on 3,643 reviews
Reviewed By SilapInua - Galway, Ireland
Breath-taking archaeological park; the largest of its kind in Europe, even more spectacular than the better known Valley of the Temples, 95 kms to the south east. Parco Archeologico Selinunte is a vast, captivating place covering over 650 clifftop acres and requiring a 3 to 4 hour visit. Once a Greek outpost city of 30,000 people, today its scattered, razed footprint contains a stunning assembly of ancient temples. The very best way to see the famous Acropolis, the Agora, Temple of Hera and the other temples described simply as E.F. & G. is by electric buggy which you pick up at the entrance. It charges about €10 per person; on warm summer days it’s a Godsend. The hop on- hop off buggies wends their way around the huge clifftop site allowing visitors to spend as much time as they wish at the seven surviving Doric temples and the different archaeological locations. Selinunte, the city, was twice destroyed; first in 409 BC and the finally c250 BC when it was levelled by a Carthaginian army. Its historic importance remained largely unknown until a Dominican monk, Tommaso Fazello, began to probe its story in the 16th century and two English archaeologists, William Harris and Samuel Angel, began excavations which continue to the present day, in 1825. Their work and Dom. Tommaso’s allow us a dramatic window on 2,500 years of Greek/Sicilian/Carthaginian history. Well worth the visit and don’t miss the opportunity to reflect on the magnificence of it all over a tub of glorious Sicilian ice cream at the clifftop café.
5. Mura Ciclopiche
6. Cave di Cusa
7. Insula Romana di Piazza della Vittoria
8. Castello di Venere
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4.0 based on 1,003 reviews
Reviewed By V8981UNdanm - Tel Aviv, Israel
Absolutely stunning Landscapes, don't miss this place If you've paid the 9euros for the round trip with cable car, and if you're up there then missing this spot would be a massive Fomo. You can reach it strolling in the narrow and beautiful streets of this village and eventually get there at the end of the village, or go straight from the Cable car by taking the southern street boarding the village to its end. You'll reach then 3 interesting places: the Garden of Balio, the Castello del Balio o Pepoli and last the Castello di Venere with this spot to see the landscapes tens of kilometers around. Really beautiful and actually might be more the purpose of this trip than the village itself.
9. Parco Archeologico
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 392 reviews
Reviewed By RichardW5805
We travel only by bus and train. It's really hard to get timetable information in western Sicily. Here is a great half day trip from Scopello, available from June to September. The Tarantola bus departs the Scopello bus stop at the entrance to the old town promptly at 9.10 am and travels to Castellommare del Golfo (it also picks up passengers here: at the main bus station and outside the Tarantola company bus depot). It then proceeds directly to the entrance to the archaeological park at Segesta, arriving at about 10am. The same bus returns to Scopello, departing the archaeological park at 12.20 pm. The fare is 4.80 euro return. The bus is air conditioned. You have more than two hours to explore the marvellous theatre, ruins and temple. There is a little bar for coffee and food. It's an amazing, comfortable, half day excursion at low cost. There is a second bus that departs from Scopello at 15.10, returning from Segesta with a departure at 17.50. This would leave a little less time for the visit to the archaeological park.
10. Le Postierle Di Via Rabata'
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