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In the afternoon, I took an extended walk around Trapani.
The history of Trapani mirrors that of much of Sicily - the indigenous peoples (Elmyians, here); Greeks; Romans; Ottomans; Normans; Venetians, Aragonese (Spanish); Barbary states; Bourbons; Garibaldi/Italian.
G'won - read it all here.
Some of the coastal fortifications passed at the end of the excursion.
I took along the north-western coastal wall. Unfortunately I completely missed the ancient salt works to the south.
Garibaldi - statues of him everywhere. Father of the unified Kingdom of Italy (1861).
The history of Trapani mirrors that of much of Sicily - the indigenous peoples (Elmyians, here); Greeks; Romans; Ottomans; Normans; Venetians, Aragonese (Spanish); Barbary states; Bourbons; Garibaldi/Italian.
G'won - read it all here.
Some of the coastal fortifications passed at the end of the excursion.
I took along the north-western coastal wall. Unfortunately I completely missed the ancient salt works to the south.
Garibaldi - statues of him everywhere. Father of the unified Kingdom of Italy (1861).
