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How to split 4 nights between Trapani and Favignana/Levanzo

Hi everyone.

As part of our 21 night Calabria/Sicily summer vacation in June/July, we will be in the Trapani/Favignana area for 4 nights (before driving to Palermo) and we have two options that we are considering (in each option, we would take a day to visit Levanzo, which is only a 10 minute ferry ride from Favignana):

  1. Staying in Trapani the first night (arriving in Trapani at around 3-4 in the afternoon) then ferrying to Favignana the next morning for three nights. This would give us a few hours to walk Trapani's old town in the late afternoon and evening and have dinner there and then we would have almost three full days in Favignana as we would take an early morning ferry from Trapani

  2. Staying in Favignana for the four nights (arriving in Favignana at around 5-6 in the afternoon) and taking a day trip to Trapani by ferry (about a 30 minute ferry ride). This would give us a more time to see Trapani but reduce our time in Favignana to about two days.

  3. Staying in Favignana for three nights (arriving in Favignana at around 5-6 in the afternoon), forgetting Trapani and spending a day and night in Erice on our way back to Palermo, which would also give us more time in Palermo as we would arrive earlier in the day.

We will be landing in Naples then driving and staying in Tropea, Ortigia, Noto/Ragusa, Trapani/Favignana and Palermo during our road trip so staying a few nights on the beautiful island of Favignana sounds wonderful.

Which would you choose?

Thanks

Posted by
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Are you spending any time in the beautiful town of Erice? I recently spent three nights in Trapani, using it as a base from which to visit the area (Erice, Segesta, salt pans, but not the islands). Erice was definitely the most scenic and enjoyable day (actually about 6-7 hours).

Posted by
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Hi,

We were going to visit Erice for a few hours on our drive to Palermo from Trapani.

Would you forget about Trapani altogether (staying in Favignana for three nights) and then staying one night in Erice (arriving in early afternoon) on our drive back to Palermo?

Thanks

Posted by
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It's a difficult decision when you have so few days available. I think it depends what you want to do in those days. Did you choose Favignana to have a look at the island or to relax and stay on the beach? It's interesting to walk or cycle around Favignana to see the Mediterranean landscape but beaches are very few and small so will be crowded that time of the year, although there are lots of rocky areas with access to the sea.
https://slowtravelitalyspain.blogspot.com/2019/02/west-coast-sicily-day-2-favignana-east.html
Erice is well worth a visit but so is Trapani....
You could even base yourselves in Trapani and day trip from there.....
https://slowtravelitalyspain.blogspot.com/2019/03/trapani-october-2016-trip-report.html
Book the ferry for Favignana in advance, don't expect to find tickets on the day..