Trapani

Italy

Trapani is a port city on the western tip of Sicily, Italy, beneath Mount Erice. The sickle-shaped city — named for a scythe — prospered on salt, coral, and tuna. Attractions include the medieval hilltop town of Erice reached by cable car, the salt pans and windmills of the lagoon where flamingos feed, the old town's baroque churches, the tuna fishery heritage, and ferries to the Egadi Islands' coves and the prehistoric cave art of Levanzo.