Trapani & Favignana Island

Today we decided to have separate days. Janet & Sinclair really wanted to do a full day tour of the islands off Trapani - we wanted to take only half a day so that we
could spend more time in Trapani. So after a lovely breakfast here at the Salamurecci Camere we walked down to the lovely port area and took a Liberty hovercraft to Favignana Island. Of course, Craig loved being on a boat again and it was very smooth. Favignana is one of the bigger of the Egadi islands nearby. It had a very cute fishing port and a fishing market upon arrival. The town was small, easily walkable and many people hired bikes and scooters. We checked out the centre, saw a church being prepared with gorgeous flowers for a wedding and we also liked the Florio town square along with the palazzo that this very wealthy entrepreneur set up. It was full of photos (and a video) of the owners, their history, and family life. Florio was responsible for part of the salt mining, and lime/earth mining, plus wines and marsala south of here. Most importantly he set up the 'tonno' which is the tuna processing factory which was hugely important here. His sons continued with these industries and the second son also invested in sports, especially car racing. We came back and had lunch along the sea boulevard at a cheaper place with yummy mozzarella & prosciutto, salads, and cheesy, peppery meatball - quite delicious. We also saw a wedding and some cool fashions?Read more