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Trapani is a city on the west coast of Sicily in Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Trapani. Originally founded by ancient Greeks, the city is still an important fishing port and the main gateway to the nearby Egadi Islands.

The west of Sicily is a land apart. Skirting around the coast from Trápani – easily the largest town in the region – it looks immediately different the cubic whitewashed houses, palm trees, active fishing harbours and sunburned lowlands seem more akin to Africa than Europe; and historically, the west of the island has always looked south.

Out on something of a limb, Trapani is an attractive enough town, though with little to keep you long – more a stopover, perhaps, en route to the offshore Égadi Islands or inland to Érice. A rich trading centre throughout the early Middle Ages, halfway point for Tunis and Africa, Trápani has suffered years of decline since then, and today suffers from its remote position on Sicily's western tip, despite the revitalization of the huge salt pans to the south of town.

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