Bastione dell’Impossibile

Bastione dell’Impossibile is an archaeological site in Trapani, Trapani, Sicily. Bastione dell’Impossibile is situated nearby to the church San Pietro Apostolo, as well as near Trapani railway station.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include San Pietro Apostolo and Trapani railway station.

San Pietro Apostolo

Church

Photo: Andrea Albini, CC BY-SA 3.0.

San Pietro Apostolo is a church, which is situated 200 metres west of Bastione dell’Impossibile.

Trapani railway station

Railway station

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Trapani railway station is situated 450 metres northeast of Bastione dell’Impossibile.

Sant’Agostino

Museum

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Sant’Agostino is a museum, which is situated 570 metres west of Bastione dell’Impossibile.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Santa Casa, Erice and Nubia.

Santa Casa, Erice

Town

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Erice is a comune in the Province of Trapani, Sicily, Italy. Situated on the summit of Monte Erice, the town's historic centre occupies the site of the ancient city of Eryx, whose Temple of Venus Erycina made it one of the principal religious centres of the western Mediterranean. Santa Casa, Erice is situated 3 km east of Bastione dell’Impossibile.

Nubia

Village

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Nubia is a village, which is situated 4 km south of Bastione dell’Impossibile.

Salt Pans of Trapani and Paceco

Photo: Angelo Petrozza, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Salt Pans of Trapani and Paceco form a coastal nature reserve in western Sicily, known for traditional salt harvesting, flamingos, and historic windmills.

Bastione dell’Impossibile

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Trapani, Trapani, Sicily, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

38.01456° or 38° 0′ 52″ north

Longitude

12.51626° or 12° 30′ 59″ east

Elevation

6 metres (20 feet)

Open location code

8FCJ2G78+RG

OpenStreetMap ID

way 717426564

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

GeoNames ID

10376063

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