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Trapani, Italy (Sicily)

Missed Trapani due to weather on a previous cruise. Thrilled to see it this time. I saw new lighthouses on the way to the port, then salt mines, then city. Docked right in the city harbor. Headed to the "Misteri" 17th & 18th century wooden statues at Chiesa Anime Sante Del Purgatorio 4 blocks from cruise terminal. Church was open, almost completely deserted, and the 20 statues were on display around the church walls. Each had a plaque indicating what's portrayed & which town group (bakers, pasta makers, seafarers, metallurgists, etc.) gets to carry the statue in a Trapani procession during Easter Week. Next I explored things on my "visit" list - Torre de Ligny, bastion and seafront walk, fish market, former fish market, Orological Clock, etc. Trapani was a very pretty city. Howard took a shorter, straighter walk from the ship to the waterfront and back. I didn't get to Erice, a hilltop town next to Trapani, but probably could have it I hadn't spent so much time in Trapani itself.

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Italy here we come! We passed lighthouses & salt pans on our way to Trapani, Sicily.
Italy here we come! We passed lighthouses & salt pans on our way to Trapani, Sicily. 		Castello Colombaia lighthouse (see files for other LHs)
Castello Colombaia lighthouse (see files for other LHs)		 Salt flats coming into Trapani port
Salt flats coming into Trapani port 		Beautiful view of city from starboard side veranda
Beautiful view of city from starboard side veranda		 17th & 18th century Misteri at Holy Souls in Purgatory church
17th & 18th century Misteri at Holy Souls in Purgatory church		 The 20 wooden statues are carried in a procession in Trapani Easter Week
The 20 wooden statues are carried in a procession in Trapani Easter Week
Selling fish off boats near fish market
Selling fish off boats near fish market		 Pick your fish!
Pick your fish!		 Grafitti on marble columns
Grafitti on marble columns		 Torre del 'Orologio astronomical clock in Palazzo Senatorio
Torre del 'Orologio astronomical clock in Palazzo Senatorio		 Bastion walk curvy with beach
Bastion walk curvy with beach		 Along the bastion walk was a grafitti wall
Along the bastion walk was a grafitti wall
Street near the fort Torre de Ligny
Street near the fort Torre de Ligny		 Fort from end of bastion walk
Fort from end of bastion walk		 San Lorenzo dome & bastian toward fort
San Lorenzo dome & bastian toward fort 		Wall decorations in area near Torre
Wall decorations in area near Torre 		Can walk from harbor to sea like Howard did
Can walk from harbor to sea like Howard did		 I walked along the seafront
I walked along the seafront
Kids on the beach
Kids on the beach		 Hunting for sea glass?
Hunting for sea glass?		 Mercata del Pesca
Mercata del Pesca 		On separate walks Howard & I passed this vending & charging building.
On separate walks Howard & I passed this vending & charging building.		 Detail of Torre del Orologia
Detail of Torre del Orologia		 I see you Big O!
I see you Big O!
Pretty alley scene center city Trapani
Pretty alley scene center city Trapani		 A strange place to sunbathe
A strange place to sunbathe 		A flag in need of replacement
A flag in need of replacement		 Sirena in port outside terminal
Sirena in port outside terminal		 From open in city walls found this fishermen spot
From open in city walls found this fishermen spot		 Next day, sea day on way to Barcelona. I used my free spa money to get a haircut! Was very happy with results.
Next day, sea day on way to Barcelona. I used my free spa money to get a haircut! Was very happy with results.
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