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Text and Direction Giovanni Montanti In the historical and artistic culture of Trapani faith has played a key role. In the early '800 the city had more than sixty churches, eight monasteries and fourteen convents, and several oratories. What is left of the precious masterpieces stored in them? Discover and learn about the works that artisans, sculptors and painters have created in the '500, the '600 and '700, thus deserving to Trapani the name of "Florence of Sicily", is like walking back in the history of the city that had protagonists enlightened priests, wealthy nobles, talented craftsmen. This documentary is meant to be an invitation for people to look at Trapani discerning a sculpture, a painting, an altar, that have never seen or have seen only pausing for a moment. It aims to promote the recovery of a lost relationship with the city, he wants help fill a lack of knowledge and be an antidote to the "collective not-memory". A sober text with striking images that stimulate emotions and thoughts and that help us to better understand Trapani, its people and its glorious history.
Trapani Amore Mio
Author and Publisher: Turi Calvino "Trapani Amore Mio", is due to two main wishes of Turi Calvino: - to personally photograph his city; - to let the people know the natural beauties of a territory regretfully ill-treated today. The work consists of 11 lithographic photographs in sepia tones representing the most particular and interesing corners of the town of Trapani. Each photo is 44 x 54 cm. including the passpartout. The photo here presented refers to the Fish Market, with typical stalls and tents so to defend the goods from the sun rays and to obtain a fresh environment.
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Authors: Maria Rosaria Falcone and Romilda Nicotra "The territory of Trapani has numerous characteristics tied one to the other that constitute the same spirit of this province. Ecology, traditions, architecture, beaches, gastronomy, archaeology, mystery, history, adventure, handicraft, culture represent a single chain connecting all the centers and all people. The monumental, artistic and archaeological patrimony of this earth is immense. Prehistoric coves, rests of mysterious people, Punic locations, Byzantine, Arab, Norman, Baroque, Renaissance and modern architecture. A sweet, wild, gorgeous nature surronds the human work. Beautifulst gulfs, golden beaches, wild water reefs, course, sweet valleys, imposing mountains, lacustrine sites, natural reservoirs, salt magical yields from the games of the sun, volcanic islands. The only true defect of the province of Trapani is that it does not enter all in a suitcase." The authors collected in this volume the genuine soul of this splendid location, along with beautifulst pictures and a lot of useful information such as timetables, lodges, restaurants, stores and a calendar for events covering each month of the year.
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Trapani, le origini
Text Antonino Filippi Available in Italian language. Trapani and its seas: a history begun five millenniums before the advent of the Christian era when the navigators landed on its shores to exchange obsidian for the fruits of its fertile territory. From the myth of Saturn to the bustling marketplace of Erice, from the naval battles of the Romans and Carthaginians, to the dynamic Imperial epoch, down to the crusades in the Holy Land, the origins of Trapani are bound up with its port, visited through the centuries by the world's seagoing people and referred to by the geographers and travelers of every period. The commentary of the ancient historians, the archaeological finds, the places, the signs and events of a town called by the Romans "Drepanum" provide the history of a city which, even if continuously torn between love and hate, thanks to the sea was a constant protagonist in the events taking place in the Mediterranean. The text, which is the fruit of an exhaustive research culminating from a review of the written record and fascinating images available, makes this documentary a work of inestimable value - from both the educational and popular standpoint - as well as a valuable testimony for what Trapani and its port provide and a stimulus for what it can become.
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Trapani, i monumenti
Text and Direction Giovanni Montanti Available in Italian language. The glorious story of Trapani from the VIII to the XIII century as told through a text book rich with news and suggestive imagination of the historical centre, its treasures architecture and enchanting glimpse: The bastion, towers, palaces, churches, antique streets and portal courtyards. Fascinating journey at the time and space of discovery of whatever remains of the previous population and culture. What they did to Trapani, one of the most beautiful cities in Italy. Precious instrument to acquaint studious students and simple passionate travellers, this documentary will become an object for studies. Finally, for new deepening and above all, an invitation to Trapanesi until they become tourists in their own city and explore the Trapani to discover and rediscover to recuperate a connection with their own origin.
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Trapani, the works of art.
Perle di Sicilia