Trapani

The Sicilian city of Trapani which is located on the western coast of the island and is the capital of the Province that uses the same name was originally founded by the ancient Greeks as a fishing port as well as the gateway to the Egadi Islands.

The city of Trapani was originally named Drépanon meaning sickle due to its crescent shaped harbor which was founded by the Elymians as a port to the city of.

There are two ancient legends that speak of the mythical origins of Trapani which in the first one the city stemmed from the sickle which was dropped by the goddess Demeter while she was looking for her kidnapped daughter Persephone and the second was about the god Saturn, who killed his father Cronus with a sickle that fell into the sea and created Trapani.

Most of Trapani, which is an old town, dates back to the later medieval but there are no intact remains of the ancient city but most of the Trapani's historical buildings were designed under the Baroque style and include such notable monuments as the Church of Sant'Agostino which was built in the14th century, the Church of Santa Maria di Gesù which was built during the 15th century to 16th century, the magnificent Basilica-Sanctuary of Maria Santissima Annunziata which is sometimes called the Madonna di Trapani was originally during the 13th century and was rebuilt in 1760, the Fontana di Tritone, the Baroque Palazzo della Giudecca 'or Casa Ciambra and the Cathedral which was constructed in 1635.