Some island cruising - The Canaries and Sicily, then Milan

[RooFlyer]

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).

 

[RooFlyer]

No history lecture today - just views around Trapani







Triton fountain, 1890



The 1688 Church of the Holy Souls in Purgatory.

 

[RooFlyer]

Later in the afternoon, a tasting and explanation of Sicilian wines led by the French sommelier lady and the Sicilian wine 'academic' Davide Puca. Some good notes to go with them.









More Malvasia - like the Canaries.







And then, a tasting of cheese as supplied by Ponant's cheese and butter suppliers, Maison Bordier

Bordier - Artisan Butter Maker and Cheese Ripener

Artisan Butter Maker and Cheese Ripener since 1985, we cultivate in our workshops a taste for the finest raw materials, inspired by the best that nature offers us.

www.maisonbordier.com

And then dinner!!