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Nuovo Russo Via Tintori 4 0923 22 163, nuovoalbergorusso@gmail.com.
Trapani’s oldest hotel has a great position on the main Corso, just a few minutes’ walk
from the port. There are 36 rooms, all of them different, and corridors sprinkled with a
random assortment of family heirlooms. Rooms have been recently restored, mighty
shutters cut out most of the street noise, and there are plans afoot to create a roof

terrace. €90
Residence La Gancia Piazza Mercato del Pesce 0923 438 060, lagancia.com.

Smart, if slightly sterile, contemporary rooms and mini-apartments (with and without
cooking facilities), a great roof terrace (where breakfast is served) and a superb
position on the northern seafront right above the town beach at the head of Via

Torrearsa. Rooms €130; apartments €115
CAMPSITE

Villa Maria Via Torre di Mezzo, Lido Marausa 0923 841 363 or 340 556 4225,
villamaria.marausa.it. With a basic but clean and shady campsite and six apartments
to rent, this rural spot may be in the middle of nowhere but it’s the nearest
accommodation to the airport, and one of the two closest campsites to Trapani (12km
away), and 200m from the sea. Facilities are clean and reliable, and the lovely old
couple running it are tops. You’ll need your own transport though – it’s off the SP21.

Camping €12 per person including tent and car; apartments €50

EATING AND DRINKING

Eating out in Trapani is a real treat – you can get fresh fish and couscous almost
everywhere, while the local pasta speciality, alla trapanese, is terrific – either

spaghetti or home-made busiate served with a pesto of fresh tomato, basil, garlic and
almonds. There are quite a few lively bars around, too, good for breakfast and snacks,
and bustling at night with people stopping off from the clamorous passeggiata that
fills Via Torrearsa and the bottom end of Corso Vittorio Emanuele.

RESTAURANTS

Angelino Via Ammiraglio Staiti 87 0923 26 922. Examine the mouthwatering

displays in this fashionable pasticceria/tavola calda, take a ticket, order at the bar
and grab a table in the conservatory. You’re spoiled for choice – involtini of
aubergine rolled around spaghettini, stuffed sardines, rosemary-roast potatoes,
lasagne and focaccia, all at extremely reasonable prices. Wine by the glass and coffee
and delicious dolci to follow, if you can manage it. Aug daily lunch & dinner; rest of
the year closed Mon.

Le Baccante Via Garibaldi 56 (no phone). This recently opened little restaurant/bar
has appealing candlelit tables on atmospheric Via Garibaldi and in the stepped