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Erice

If the origins of Erice have become lost in the fog of time, walking through the cobbled streets of the medieval town on the summit of Mount San Giuliano, that same fog allows the discovery of signs, symbols and legends which originated long before the Punics and Romans who erected a sanctuary dedicated to the Goddess of Love here. Visiting Erice means, in fact, losing oneself amongst thousands of glimpses of cobbled streets, fortifications, ancient churches (the Mother Church and Sant'Orsola), monasteries, craft shops (producing ceramics, typical pastries, rugs), pine woods and gardens to then lose oneself on the edge of the town, in breathtaking views towards the Egadi Islands, the Stagnone, the salt pans and the cultivated fields of  the whole of the province of Trapani.

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The beauties di (en)Erice

Kneeling-stool Erice
INGINOCCHIATOIO PER LA MADONNA DI CUSTONACI
A monolithic block situated in the direction of the sanctuary of the Madonna of Custonaci
Kitesurfing Erice
LIDO SAN GIULIANO
A stretch of sandy beach, equipped in summer with bathing stations.
Spanish Quarter Erice
QUARTIERE SPAGNOLO
A construction destined for the Spanish troops (XVII century), and never finished.
Playground Erice
CAMPI DI CALCETTO E TENNIS
In Erice there are football grounds, tennis courts and boules areas.
“Ettore Majorana” Centre for Scientific Culture Erice
CENTRO DI CULTURA SCIENTIFICA "ETTORE MAIORANA"
Built in 1542 as a monastery next to the Saint Peter’s Church. The building was used a...
San Cataldo Church Erice
CHIESA DI SAN CATALDO
It has an eighteenth century appearance and holds fine works of art.
Aeneas Myth Erice
LEGGENDA DEI LUDI DI ENEA
The particular and deeply mysterious atmosphere which is breathed in Erice has favoured the...
SS. Salvatore monastery Erice
MONASTERO DEL SS. SALVATORE
It holds the remains of palazzo Chiaramonte, later a monastery (1290).

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