Trapani Cruises

Marsala is a dry or sweet wine, produced in the region surrounding the Italian city of Marsala in Sicily. There are two styles of Marsala commonly used for cooking - dry and sweet, but Marsala is so much more than a cooking wine. It can be made dry and fine enough for sipping,and can rival sherry or madeira in quality. Marsala wine has a unique taste for the following reasons: the use of only Sicilian indigenous grapes and a complex winemaking process. Flavours of Marsala wine can include; apricot, vanilla, tamarind, brown sugar, tobacco.

Riserva Naturale Saline Di Trapani E Paceco is a diverse nature reserve featuring Mediterranean plant life and wildlife, as well as a museum in an old salt mill, teachingf visitors about the history of extracting salt from the sea and the changing processes used over time. Keep an eye out for flamingos, egrets, herons, cattle, and many other animals. Founded in 1995, its area of 987 hectares consists of two zones (Zona A and Zona B). The halophyte flora which is adaptable to the salt marshes and the soils with high salt concentrations is represented by some of the rarest plants of Sicily, such as the sea marigold.

Situated in green and peaceful countryside, and located about 40km from Trapani is the city of Segesta. An ancient city of the indigenous Elymians, this historic archaeological site contains an exquisitely preserved Doric temple and a theatre. The temple is possibly the finest surviving example in the world.