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We visited Erice, the hilltop town but the Funivia was closed for maintenance and we had to pay for an expensive taxi. The buses were few and far between so there were long queues for the bus and a fight to get on in order to return to Trapani in the afternoon. Erice is well worth a visit. You can buy a ticket there which gives you access to all of the places if interest. They charge to use the public toilets. Allow around 4 hours.

We stayed in the old city part of Trapani and it is gorgeous and easy to get around. It's largely flat, or what slopes the roads have are very gentle. Getting around on foot was easy (definitely worth downloading the map of Sicily so you have offline access to it, if you haven't budgeted for roaming data during your trip). We never felt unwelcome. There were always a few folks who might look at us, or take a second glance, but no one was rude or mean to us at all. We didn't try anyone's patience by holding hands. My spouse was usually identified by most folks as femme (which is completely fine and to be expected) though they weren't doing anything in particular to present that way (just wore shorts and teeshirts, no skirts). Also, because of our size, we're used to folks taking a second glance at us. So we're never sure if it's because of our size or my spouse's ambiguous gender presentation, anyway. It's just another part of what it's like moving through the world as us. There were many restaurants, bars, cafes, pastry bakeries, gelaterias, and little shops selling doodads. Finding a grocery store for buying a few provisions (like bottles of soda) for a reasonable price was a little challenging but we did find places to go. The main pedestrian ways were very easy to find and get around in. Prices were a bit higher in certain places, but that's to be expected in a tourist area. They were still lower than I'd budgeted for. All of the restaurants had armless chairs that were sturdy enough to support our large bodies. Because it's such an old place with old buildings, places of business tend to be smaller and moving through the spaces can be a little challenging when you're big, but nothing we were trying to do/see was inaccessible to us.

We only stayed four days, but could easily have stayed two weeks and really explored Sicily and the islands around it. We sailed for a day, visited the amazing medieval town on the mountain close by. Taprani itself has two coast lines due to the nature of the thin spit of land it is built on. The North shore has gorgeous beeches, the south has a fabulous port with sailing, power craft and ferries to the islands. The old town center at night is not to be missed with a gentle but humming atmosphere. Affordable, the only advice is parking in town is almost absent, or costly but public transport is so cheap; 1 euro anywhere!!!. so find a car park out of town and either walk or bus to your appartment.

Lovely town by the sea. Perfect for 2 nights, or to be used as a base to explore the surronding areas. We love Sicily and Trapani was a great experience! There are lots of good restaurants and people are lovely.

The beach directly around the town of Trapani, ok , water warm small beach which is rocky sandy beach. The 8 hour egadi island excursion I took with Get your Guide, however was the best out of 8 beach/ boat excursions I took . Take any tour that offers Favignana and levanzo( an island 1 hour free time stop ). The Aegadian islands are the prettiest offerings Tripani has . I walked around town late at night (11:00) and found a fun music thing happening at a plaza. It’s a good city to take excursions from.

Beautiful beaches for swimming. Great to be amongst Italians vacationing. Street food and other options for dinner. Supermarkets to sort yourself out. Lots of nearby and good drive places. We stayed 6 nights but could have done more. We walked everywhere. Erice was so busy and touristy that we didn’t really get much out of it. Went to Grotta Mangiapane - do that!! Big drive to a Therme which was cool. Day trip to Favignana where we hired electric bikes. Don’t go to the first stand - we only paid €25 for the day and they were charging €40! Also - be smart and ask for a helmet. Don’t ride in the slippery inner town roads - I fell three times (yes I’m clumsy).