Trapani

Some of the sites around Trapani. If You are looking to visit Sicily, Trapani is worth about 2 days of touristing about, especially the old town.

 View from the beach towards Sardinia.

A few pictures of the fishing boats in Trapani.

Do-it-yourself anchor.

Apparently red and blue are the colors of the day.

Three fishermen having a chat.

They bring their catch into the fish markets in those wooden boxes located on top of the boat.

View from the port back towards town.

St. Augustine's church in the old town.

Huge strangler fig trees in this park!

They engulf whatever is around them.

Torre di Ligne. Fortress used to defend Trapani from the likes of Roughwater John, the Pirate.

Fiat 500! Our favorite little wind-up car.

The wind was howling, blowing from the north, when we went to look at the salt flats. Notice my hair is blowing straight back.

The wood is used to chip at the salt, which is almost as hard as a rock.

In the early days, the windmills were used to draw the water from the sea into the holding pens so the water could evaporate.

One of the holding pens.

Looking out over another salt pen towards what was once a windmill.

Some of the salt mounds are covered in tiles.

Another Fiat 500!

Peace my friends!