The infiorata in Trapani: Art&Fiori

Trapani is one of the most fascinating cities in Sicily, overlooking the two Tyrrhenian and Ionian seas, located on a crescent-shaped peninsula nicknamed Depranon. the "Trapani and Paceco Salt Pans Nature Reserve” is the symbol of a city with an Arabian appearance, with the salty wind that creeps through the alleys caressing ancient palaces and sumptuous churches.
There are many events that enliven Trapani throughout the year and Art&Fiori is one of them: it is theInfiorata in Trapani, which literally colors one of the most picturesque corners of the city, namely the stairway of San Domenico.

The infiorata in Trapani: the event

The most famous Infiorata in Sicily is that of Noto, which takes place on the occasion of the Corpus Domini celebrations. For just over ten years, thefloral display in Trapani has become a great attraction on the island: it is dedicated to the Virgin Mary and involves all the young people of Trapani, who undertake to create a real carpet using leaves and flowers, arranged on the stairway leading to the Church of San Domenico.

With these plant elements religious scenes, decorations and sacred images are depicted, giving life to a work of art that everyone can admire, as if it were an open-air museum. The atmosphere in those days is festive, with musicians, flag-wavers in medieval clothes and the characteristic Trinacria drummers.
The theme of the Infiorata in Trapani is different every year: the past editions have, for example, been dedicated to Pentecost, Christmas or the Madonna who unties knots.

Infiorata in Trapani: historical notes

The first edition ofInfiorata in Trapani it took place in 2011: since then it has been organized by Rectory of San Domenico and anyone who admires these plant installations cannot avoid visiting it Church of San Domenico. It dates back to 1289 and was built by the Dominicans during the rule of Giacomo D'Aragona. Beyond the facade with a beautiful fourteenth-century rose window, there are very ancient interiors, embellished with a Byzantine fresco depicting the Our Lady of the Milk and from fourteenth-fifteenth century frescoes in the Chapel of the Crusaders. In Chapel of the Crucifix an 700th century crucifix considered miraculous is kept.

When does the Infiorata take place in Trapani

L'Infiorata in Trapani it tends to take place in the month of May, even if in 2022 it took place between 7 and 11 December.

Where the Infiorata takes place in Trapani

L'Flower Festival in question takes place in Trapani: although it is a celebration that involves the entire historical centre, the focal point of the Infiorata is the Stairway which leads to the Royal Church of San Domenico. In the same cloister of the church, in the year 2022, the demonstration also took place Trapani History, complete with figures in the medieval clothes of jesters, fire eaters and merchants.

What to do during the Infiorata in Trapani

L'Infiorata in Trapani is the perfect opportunity to visit the beauties of the city, whose main symbol is represented by the Saline: it is a natural area populated by pink flamingos and buildings set in a blinding white landscape, especially the windmills, in one of which is based on Salt Museum.

La Church of San Domenico is just one of the places of worship to visit in Trapani: not to be missed are also the Church of St. Nicholas, among the oldest in the city, the Church of S. Maria del Gesu with a terracotta by Della Robbia depicting the Madonna degli Angeli and the Cathedral of San Lorenzo, built in Baroque style in the 300th century. Just outside the historic center of Trapani there is also the Sanctuary of Maria Santissima Annunziata, with its splendid chapels within and the adjacent "Agostino Pepoli Museum" rich in coral objects and archaeological finds.

Il Castle of the Dovecote it is another of the most representative places in Trapani and includes a watchtower of the same name which is part of that defensive complex from the Phoenician era which, with other towers, occupies the Trapani coast.

Recommended activities for a tour in Trapani and its surroundings

How to get to Trapani

To enjoy the showFlower Festival, you have to reach Trapani.
coming by car from Palermo, you have to take the E90 up to Alcamo, and then take the SS113 which leads directly to Trapani.
Those coming from Catania must first reach Palermo via the A19, following the above indications.