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4–7pm, Sun 9am–1pm; winter hours are changeable; 339 599 8645,

stradadelvinoericedoc.it), and has bike rental as well as info on B&Bs and
agriturismi. There’s also a little kiosk at the foot of Via Torrearsa, near the port
(same hours).

Tours Egatour, Via Amm. Stati 13 (daily 5.30am–8pm; 0923 21 754,
www.egatourviaggi.it), run boat tours to Favignana and Lévanzo (€39) and to
Favignana and Marettimo (€45), as well as a fascinating bus tour of the nearby salt

flats (€15).

ACCOMMODATION

HOTELS AND B&BS

Ai Lumi Corso Vittorio Emanuele 71 0923 540 922, ailumi.it. Five small but

pristine rooms entered through a flower-filled courtyard. In summer, street-facing
rooms can be noisy. €90

Almaran Via San Cristoforo 8 0923 549 847 or 349 611 0211, almaran.it.
Clean and pretty B&B close to the hydrofoil port; rooms have private bathrooms and

a/c. The English-speaking owner is friendly and helpful, but breakfasts are basic. €65

Casatrapani Via Livio Bassi 196 333 532 2010, casatrapani.it. In the modern
town, but just a 10min walk from the station, this friendly B&B offers great rates, a
pick-up from the airport or station, clean, colour-themed en-suite rooms with a/c, and
the use of a kitchen with a washing machine. No credit cards. €85

Maccotta Via degli Argentieri 4 0923 28 418, albergomaccotta.it. Smart and
friendly place behind the Palazzo Senatorio. The spacious modern rooms have

comfortable beds and a/c, but bathrooms are small, and it can be noisy. No breakfast.
€75
Messina Corso Vittorio Emanuele 71 0923 21 198. The city’s cheapest option
occupies the first floor of the eighteenth-century Palazzo Bernardo Ferro, and is

entered through the same courtyard as Ai Lumi. Something of an endangered species
these days, it’s an unrepentant, basic one-star hotel with shared bathrooms. It can be
noisy, especially in summer, when the street- and bar-life of Corso Vittorio Emanuele

is in full swing. €40
Moderno Via Ten. Genovese 20 0923 21 247, hotelmoderno.trapani.it. As you
might imagine, the Moderno is no such thing, though it does have more character than

some, housed in an old palazzo with a courtyard where limited parking is available.
The simple rooms have a/c and some have little balconies over the street. No
breakfast. €55