Trapani town faces west and is a good place to view wonderful sunsets. The surrounding coastal plain is dotted with the windmills

San Vito lo Capo, a charming coastal town north of Trapani town below Mount Cofano has a great beach and is near the Zingaro Nature Reserve.

Scopello is a beautiful small tunny-fishing port with a shingle beach.

Castellammare del Golfo is a big agricultural and trading center dominating the wide bay of the same name. The city is located on the slopes of the Stagnone mountain.

There is a small airport at Trapani with flights to Palermo, Lampedusa and Pantelleria.