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Sleeping
The most convenient - and nicest - place to stay is in Trapani's pedestrianised historic
centre, just north of the port.
Ai Lumi B&B
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B&B
€
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( 092 354 09 22;
www.ailumi.it
; Corso Vittorio Emanuele 71; s €40-70, d €70-100, tr €90-125, q €100-150; )
Housed in an 18th-century
palazzo,
this centrally located B&B offers 13 rooms of varying
size. Best are the spacious apartments (numbers 33, 34 and 35), with kitchenettes and bal-
conies overlooking Trapani's most elegant pedestrian street. Upstairs apartment 23 is also
lovely, with a private balcony reached by a spiral staircase. Guests get discounts at the
hotel's atmospheric restaurant next door.
Le Chiavi di San Francesco
( 092 343 80 13;
www.lechiavidisanfrancesco.com
;
Via Tartaglia 18; d €80-110, ste €140; )
Opposite the
Chiesa di San Francesco, this popular hotel has 16 rooms featuring cheerful colour
schemes and small but clean bathrooms. Angle for one of the superior rooms up front,
which offer more space, better light and optional kitchen facilities.
HOTEL
€
Eating
Sicily's Arab heritage and Trapani's unique position on the sea route to Tunisia have made
couscous ('
cuscus'
or '
kuscus'
as they sometimes spell it around here) a local speciality.
La Rinascente
( 092 32 37 67; Via Gatti 3; cannoli €1.80; 9am-1pm & 3-7pm, closed Sun afternoon & Wed)
When you
enter this bakery through the side door, you'll feel like you've barged into someone's kit-
chen - and you have! Thankfully, owner Giovanni Costadura's broad smile will quickly
put you at ease, coupled with some of the best
cannoli
on the planet, which you can watch
being created on the spot.
PASTRIES & CAKES
€
Al Solito Posto
( 092 32 45 45;
www.trattoria-alsolitoposto.com
; Via Orlandini 30; meals €20-35; closed Sun & 15-31 Aug)
A
15-minute walk east of the centre, this wildly popular trattoria is a well-deserved wearer
of the Slow Food badge. From superb
primi
(try the trademark
busiate con pesto alla
SICILIAN
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