Najam brodova Trapani

Sandwiched between the sea and Mount Erice, the ancient Drepanon born around its port as originally Sican village, then as a small fortified city, where they lived for centuries, fishermen, merchants, artisans of different populations, such as the Elymians, who populated Erice, or as a small group of Ionians. A small seaside town, founded by the Phoenicians, who sailed the seas of the Mediterranean and made ??Trapani a trading center. From the ninth century BC the Phoenicians lost their independence, they settled in the western Mediterranean, founded Carthage strengthening Trapani, transforming the city into a major port for the control of various commercial ports. In this period, the history of Trapani is inextricably linked to that of Carthage.