From the Harbour to the City. The Process of Urban Renewal in Trapani

Amongst the most important historical centres we find Alcamo, Erice, Trapani, Marsala, Mazara del Vallo, Castellamare, Salemi, Castelvetrano, and Calatafimi.

Regional Interdisciplinary Museum A. Pepoli, Archaeological Museum Baglio Anselmi, Satyr Museum, Prehistoric and Sea Museum Torre Di Ligny, Foundation G. Whitaker, Civic Museum for Contemporary Art (Gibellina), Museum of the Granaio al Baglio Di Stefano—Foundation Orestiadi of Gibellina, Museum of the Mediterranean Plots (Gibellina), Museum En Plein Air (Gibellina), Foundation Buccellato (Castellammare del Golfo), Museum Laboratory of the Peasant Civilisation(Paceco), Erice Montagna del Signore, Museum “A. Cordici” and Library “V. Carvini” (Erice), Museum “Casa Del Pellegrino” (Custonaci), Agro forestry Museum of San Matteo (Erice), Civic Museums of Calatafimi-Segesta, Partanna, Castelvetrano, Salemi, Museum of the Sacred Paramenti and Argenti (Salemi), Museum of the Pani ex Chiesa of S. Bartolomeo (Salemi), Museum of the Mafia (Salemi), Museum of the Sea (Castellammare Del Golfo), Museum of the Sanctuary (San Vito Lo Capo), Museum of the Salt Civilisation(Paceco), Museum of the Local Civilisation(Buseto Palizzolo), Museum of the Prehistoric Civilisation (Paceco), Museum of the Peasantry Civilisation (Petrosino), Diocesan Museum (Mazara Del Vallo), Etno-anthropological Museum (Poggioreale), Etno-anthropological Museum of the Peasantry Work (Gibellina), Etnographic Museum (Campobello Di Mazara), Museum Nino Cordio (Santa Ninfa), Ornithological Museum (Mazara Del Vallo), Museum Axis “La Memoria del Mediterraneo” (Castellammare Del Golfo).

Some of the main fishing establishments are the ones in Favignana, the Vecchia fishing establishment, the Bonagia fishing establishment, the del Secco fishing establishment, the dell’Uzzo fishing establishment, the Scopello fishing establishment.

The PRP was prepared by the Harbour Authority, incorporate in Trapani in 2003 and then suppressed for 4 years.

President of the Province of Trapani in those years he was the D’Alì Senator, instrumental in bringing the Act’s of the Vuitton Cup to Trapani (preliminaries of the 32nd America’s Cup).

Framework Programme Agreements, sealed by the President on the 26 July 2006 between the Minister for the Economy and Finance, the Sicilian Region, Regional Office for Tourism, Communications and Transport for the regional Province of Trapani.

For the activation of the above mentioned agreement the following amounts were approved: € 3,000,000.00 referring to the balance B.3.5. of the CIPE Resolution no. 3/2006; € 1,200,000.00 referring to the balance C.2.3. of the CIPE Resolution no. 35/2005. The total balance of euro 4,200,000.00 include: a systemic action, to start the new programme 2007–2013, for an amount equal to euro 3,000,000.00 in relation to the strategic research study, follow-up and support to the planned interventions and initiatives to be carried out in the territory in Trapani; a programme of initiatives and events for territorial promotion in the nautical sector with an amount equal to € 1,200,000.00 denominated as “Activity for promotion and support to “The wheels of Development”, which includes the sailing events and activities of international calibre.

The first objective has been reached through the re-qualification of the old port, southern seafront, with the realisation of a new sewage system for the dark waters which flowed directly into the harbour basin from the historical centre, making it impossible to remain in the harbour, especially for leisure boats; the remaining exchange parking in Ilio Square that optimises the utilisation of public transport (electrical) for access to the historical centre; the acquisition of electric public transport to remove the pollution in urban areas.