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Trapani: Where Sea and Salt Shape the Soul

Sicily's western edge holds secrets often overlooked by travelers racing between famous landmarks. Here, where Africa feels closer than Rome, a different pace governs daily life. The Tyrrhenian Sea stretches endlessly westward, its waters transformed by human hands into geometric pools of white and pink. This corner of the Mediterranean has been shaped by commerce, conquest, and the eternal rhythm of tides—a place where civilizations have collided and merged, leaving traces in stone, cuisine, and collective memory.