 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
The woods surrounding the ancint town create a calm landscape for a relaxing holidays.
You must visit the numerous churches and convents, the cyclopic walls, the pleasent garden of the "Balio", with the castle of "Venere"(Venus), and the cobbled alley ways.
Walking through the town you can admire local arts and crafts, and taste the famous marzipan cakes, handed down by the nuns of seclusion convent.
In this town, in a quiet alley, a short walk from the main square, four cozy flats have been built on the ruins of ancient dwelling. Chestnut rafters and local rooftiles were used in the rebuilding of "Pietre Antiche".
Erice is linked to Trapani by cable-car all the year round and by three panoramic roads. Several places of historical interest can be easily reached from Erice, such as Segesta, Selinunte, Cave di Cusa, Calatafimi and Mothia.
You can also easily go to holiday resorts, such as San Vito Lo Capo, Egadi islands, and further-off Pantelleria.
Nearby cultural places are the "Pepoli" museum in Trapani, the "Giovinotto di Mothia" and the dancing satyrium in Mazara del Vallo. Nature reserves are the "Zingaro", the salt pan reserve and the "egadi islands" sea reserve.
