Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Museo Archeologico Baglio Anselmi
( 092 395 25 35; Lungomare Boeo; adult €4, EU citizen 18-25yr or over 65yr €2; 9am-8pm Tue-Sun,
9am-1.30pm Mon)
Marsala's finest treasure is the partially reconstructed remains of a
Carthaginian
liburna
(warship) sunk off the Egadi Islands during the First Punic War. Dis-
played alongside objects from its cargo, the ship's bare bones provide the only remaining
physical evidence of the Phoenicians' seafaring superiority in the 3rd century BC and of-
fer a glimpse of a civilisation extinguished by the Romans.
MUSEUM
Whitaker Museum
( 092 371 25 98; adult/child €9/5; 9.30am-1.30pm & 2.30-6.30pm Mar-Sep)
On the island of Mozia,
10km north of Marsala, this museum displays archaeologist Joseph Whitaker's unique
collection of Phoenician artefacts, assembled over decades. The museum's greatest treas-
ure (on loan to the Getty Museum in Los Angeles at research time) is
Il Giovinetto di
Mozia,
a marble statue of a young man in a pleated robe, suggesting Carthaginian influen-
ces.
MUSEUM
Sleeping & Eating
Marsala has few hotels within the historic centre.
Il Profumo del Sale
( 092 3189 0472;
www.ilprofumodelsale.it
; Via Vaccari 8; s €35, d €50-60; )
A dream B&B in every
imaginable sense, Profumo del Sale has a perfect city centre location and three attractive
rooms - including a palatial front unit with cathedral views from its small balcony - all
enhanced by welcoming touches like almond cookies and fine soaps. Sophisticated owner
Celsa is full of great tips about Marsala and the local area.
B&B
€
Hotel Carmine
( 092 371 19 07;
www.hotelcarmine.it
; Piazza Carmine 16; s €70-105, d €100-130; )
This lovely
hotel in a 16th-century monastery has elegant rooms (especially rooms 7 and 30), with
original blue-and-gold majolica tiles, stone walls, antique furniture and lofty beamed ceil-
ings. Enjoy your cornflakes in the baronial-style breakfast room with its historic frescoes
and over-the-top chandelier, or sip your drink by the roaring fireplace in winter. Modern
perks include a rooftop solarium.
HOTEL
€€
San Lorenzo Osteria
SICILIAN
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