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The old town of Trapani seen from Torre di Ligny, with the walkway along the point leading back to the houses and the north gulf on the left

Where to stay in Trapani

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Places to stay in Trapani

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About Trapani

Trapani sits on a spit between two seas, with the hydrofoils for the Egadi islands at its quay and Erice on the hill above. The areas differ in which comune taxes the stay and where the car can wait.

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Facts and rules

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Airport
Trapani Birgi "Vincenzo Florio", run by Airgest in the comune of Misiliscemi; the operator puts it about 15 km from Trapani, and the road run from the terminal to the old town is about 16 km. Source
Airport car park
P1, opposite the terminal, 672 spaces, open 24 hours: EUR 15.00 for up to one day, EUR 35.00 for up to three days and EUR 8.00 for each further day. Source
Tourist tax
Per person per night since 1 January 2024: EUR 2.50 in 1 and 2 star hotels, holiday flats of categories A/3 to A/6 and agriturismi; EUR 3.00 at 3 stars and in B&Bs and affittacamere; EUR 3.50 at 4 stars; EUR 4.50 at 5 stars. Paid to the host by departure. Source
Tax cap and exemptions
Charged on at most five consecutive nights in the same lodging, on guests not on the Trapani register. Children under 10 are exempt, and from 2026 so are stays from 21 to 31 January. Source
Short-term rental rules
Sicily issues a regional code, the CIR, for accommodation and for homes let to tourists for under 30 days; hosts, agents and portals publish it in adverts and bookings. The penalty is EUR 500 to 5,000. The national CIN sits alongside it. Source
Limited traffic zone
The old town is a ZTL, but the comune publishes no current ordinance or hours, so they are unverified as of September 2026. The 2020 ordinance let lodging businesses get authorisations for guests to unload luggage and then park outside the zone. Source
Parking with a rental car
ATM blue bays: red EUR 1.00 an hour, yellow EUR 0.70, grey EUR 0.20, Monday to Saturday 08:00 to 13:30 and 15:30 to 20:00. From 1 June to 30 September the historic-centre streets are charged 08:00 to 24:00 every day. Standard rates on ATM's page; a summer increase reported in the press is unverified as of September 2026. Source
Egadi islands
Liberty Lines runs hydrofoils from Trapani to Favignana, Levanzo and Marettimo. Source
Erice cable car
From the valley station on the SP31 at via Capua in Trapani to Erice Vetta on via delle Pinete, a 10 minute ride. Source
Monthly stays
Up to 30 days a flat is a short let. Beyond 30 days in the year the lease is registered with the Agenzia delle Entrate within 30 days, and an unregistered lease is void. Source
Short stays for non-EU visitors
90 days in any 180 across the Schengen area. The EU Entry/Exit System has been fully operational since 10 April 2026. Source
Currency
Euro (EUR) Source
Emergency number
112 Source

Areas of Trapani

Corso Vittorio Emanuele in the old town of Trapani, a paved street between baroque palace fronts with the twin clocks of Palazzo Senatorio at the far end
Photographed in 2008. Photo: Martin Kroetz (Traktorminze at de.wikipedia), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Centro storico

The old town on the spit between the two seas, with baroque church fronts along Corso Vittorio Emanuele and a walkway out to Torre di Ligny at the tip. It suits a stay on foot, a first visit and an early hydrofoil, since the port is about 2 km away by road.

Trapani airport
about 16 km
The ferry port
about 2 km

Car and parking

The old town is a limited traffic zone, and the comune publishes no current hours. The 2020 ordinance that extended the zone told the Polizia Locale to give lodging businesses authorisations so guests can drive in to load or unload luggage and then park outside the zone; ask the property whether it holds one. ATM's blue bays cost EUR 1.00 an hour in the red band and EUR 0.70 in the yellow band, Monday to Saturday 08:00 to 13:30 and 15:30 to 20:00, and from 1 June to 30 September the historic-centre streets are charged from 08:00 to 24:00 every day. Those are the standard rates on ATM's page; a summer increase reported in the press is unverified as of September 2026. A camera fine runs EUR 83 to 332.

The ferry terminal on the quay at Trapani, a long low glazed building with the harbour behind
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The port and via Ammiraglio Staiti

The quay along via Ammiraglio Staiti, with the ferry terminal, a long low glazed building on the waterfront, and the hydrofoils for the Egadi islands. It suits island day trips, an early sailing and travellers who want the old town a walk away without parking inside it.

Trapani airport
about 15 km
The old town
about 2 km

Car and parking

Via Ammiraglio Staiti is one of the streets in ATM's summer scheme, charged every day, Sundays and holidays included, from 08:00 to 24:00 between 1 June and 30 September. The rest of the year the standard hours apply, Monday to Saturday 08:00 to 13:30 and 15:30 to 20:00.

The Tramontana beach below the sea walls of Trapani, with painted boats on the sand and bathers in the shallow water
Photographed in 2011. Photo: TrapaneseEricino, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The Tramontana seafront

The north side of the spit, where the town beach lies under the sea walls with painted boats pulled up on the sand. It suits a stay with a swim before breakfast and the old town streets behind the walls.

Trapani airport
about 16 km
The old town
about 2 km

Car and parking

Lungomare Dante Alighieri and viale Regina Margherita are both in ATM's summer scheme, charged every day from 08:00 to 24:00 between 1 June and 30 September, and on the standard hours the rest of the year, Monday to Saturday 08:00 to 13:30 and 15:30 to 20:00.

A narrow cobbled street in Erice between stone houses, with a shop display of painted ceramics on the left
Photo: Terry Kearney, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Erice

The walled hill town above Trapani, cobbled streets between stone houses, 10 minutes up by the cable car from the SP31 in Trapani. It is a separate comune, so its tourist tax is set by Erice, not by Trapani. Airgest gives Erice vetta as 23 km from the airport; the road run from the terminal is about 32 km. It suits a night above the plain and travellers happy to leave the car outside the walls.

Trapani airport, by road
about 32 km
Trapani old town
about 15 km

Car and parking

Erice's red and green ZTLs are closed to circulation and parking without a pass, and between 15 July and 15 September pass holders may enter the red zone only from 02:00 to 11:00. Accommodation service vehicles may carry guests into the green zone, but guests' own cars are not on the list of vehicles allowed in. Paid bays outside the green zone are reserved to residents and to non-resident owners with passes in the paid season, and motorhomes, caravans and coaches are banned from Piazzale Porta Trapani along viale Conte Pepoli.

Heaps of harvested sea salt beside the road through the salt pans of Trapani and Paceco
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Nubia and the salt pans

The flats south of the city, where the Riserva Naturale Saline di Trapani e Paceco covers 1,000 hectares, is managed by WWF Italia, has been a Ramsar wetland since 2011 and records over 240 bird species. Nubia is in the comune of Paceco, so its tourist tax is set there. It suits birdwatching and a quiet base near the airport.

Trapani airport
about 10 km
Trapani old town
about 9 km

Car and parking

A car is needed here. No municipal parking scheme or tariff was found for Nubia or the reserve, so ask the property about parking before booking.

The cut tufa cliffs above the blue water at Cala Rossa on Favignana, with old quarry faces in the rock
Photographed in 2012. Photo: Pizzodaniele, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Favignana and the Egadi

The largest of the Egadi islands, with cut tufa cliffs above clear water at Cala Rossa. Favignana, Levanzo and Marettimo form their own comune, so the tourist tax there is not Trapani's. It suits a few nights on an island without a car.

Trapani port, by sea, straight line
about 19 km

Car and parking

The islands are reached by Liberty Lines hydrofoil from the Trapani port. Whether a visitor may land a car on Favignana in summer is unverified as of September 2026, so plan on leaving the car on the mainland.

Guides

Questions

How much is the tourist tax in Trapani?

Per person per night, on at most five consecutive nights in the same lodging: EUR 2.50 in 1 and 2 star hotels and in holiday flats of cadastral categories A/3 to A/6, EUR 3.00 in 3 star hotels, B&Bs and affittacamere, EUR 3.50 at 4 stars and EUR 4.50 at 5 stars. Children under 10 are exempt.

What does street parking cost in Trapani?

ATM charges EUR 1.00 an hour in the red band, EUR 0.70 in the yellow band and EUR 0.20 in the grey band, Monday to Saturday from 08:00 to 13:30 and 15:30 to 20:00. From 1 June to 30 September the historic-centre streets are charged from 08:00 to 24:00 every day. These are the standard rates on ATM's page; a summer increase reported in the press is unverified as of September 2026.

Can a car drive into the Trapani old town?

The old town is a limited traffic zone, and the comune publishes no current hours, so they are unverified as of September 2026. The 2020 ordinance let lodging businesses obtain authorisations for guests to drive in, load or unload luggage and then park outside the zone.

How do visitors reach Erice and the Egadi islands?

Erice by the cable car from the SP31 at via Capua, a 10 minute ride to Erice Vetta, or by road, about 15 km. The Egadi islands by Liberty Lines hydrofoil from the Trapani port to Favignana, Levanzo and Marettimo.