TRAPANI - The turquoise waters, the unspoiled nature, the villages rich in history and architectural treasures: traveling in the province of Trapani, in western Sicily, means taking a leap into beauty and art and discovering that land and sea offer authentic flavors and unique.
For this reason, the "Torri e Tonnare del Litorale Trapanese" Foundation organizes 4 taste itineraries that allow you to appreciate traditional and local cuisine with villages and cities such as Custonaci, Erice, Marsala, Mazara del Vallo, Paceco, Petrosino, San Vito lo Capo, Trapani and Valderice.
The itineraries mainly enhance the 200 kilometers of coastline with the four marinas of Marsala, Mazara del Vallo, San Vito lo Capo and Trapani. On the other hand, the sea and the salt flats are the great attraction for those who choose the Trapani area as a destination for their holidays; but they are only one of the peculiarities that the territory offers: among these stand out the suggestive medieval village of Erice, the museum of the Satyr of Mazara del Vallo, the archaeological museum Baglio Anselmi of Marsala with the only example of a Punic ship in Italy. There are also the Saline di Trapani and Paceco integral nature reserve and the museum of the Prehistory of the Sea of Trapani. On the other hand, in this area the seafaring culture is rooted over the centuries and today it is above all an economic resource, with a fleet of 250 fishing boats.
The food and wine tradition of the territory based on tuna, local fish and red shrimp is an internationally recognized excellence, thanks also to the numerous productions with a protected, geographical and typical designation of origin and to some Slow Food presidia. The itineraries, which can be purchased online from September on the itineraridelgustotrapani.it website, allow you to make slow and sustainable excursions, on foot or by bicycle, in the most beautiful places with stops related to the food and wine specialties of the Trapani area, enhanced by the wine and 'oil and from the "Food Districts", which contain high quality products such as Val di Mazara dop oil, Valli Trapanesi extra virgin olive oil, Marsala doc wine and Erice doc, passing through the ancient tumminia, russello and biancolilla grains. It's still,the red prawn of Mazara, the bluefin tuna of the Mediterranean, the Ericina pastry, the sea salt of Trapani IGP, the red garlic of Nubia, the pizzutello tomato of the Ericine valleys and the cartridge melon of Paceco.
Numerous activities are planned during the excursions: cooking lessons on couscous, busiate and Trapani pesto; the discovery by bicycle of the integral nature reserve of Saline di Trapani and Paceco and that of the Stagnone. Or, again, you can go to the discovery of the Salt Museum or the wine making traditions of Marsala with its famous wines; or in Erice you can taste the small delights of the local pastry. We visit the traps of the coastal area to taste the bluefin tuna of the Mediterranean and take a tour of the fish market in Trapani.
