Erice

Medieval Erice watches over the port of Trapani from its giddy mountain perch atop the legendary peak of Eryx, spectacularly set 750m above sea level. It's a mesmerising, walled 12th-century village whose peculiar history, mountain charm and sensational sea-and-valley views are only enhanced by frequent unpredictable changes in weather that take you from brilliant sunshine to thick fog in the space of minutes.

Venere castle, Erice, Sicily

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The Other Italy: a Grand Tour of Sicily's Taormina, Syracuse, and Palermo
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The Other Italy: a Grand Tour of Sicily's Taormina, Syracuse, and Palermo

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The Other Italy: a Grand Tour of Sicily's Taormina, Syracuse, and Palermo

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  1. 1 Visiting Taormina’s Greek Theater to imagine the sights and sounds of Hellenistic Sicily
  2. 2 Walking along Mount Etna’s volcanic terrain and scenic craters
  3. 3 Cruising to Sicily’s Egadi Islands on a Favignana and Levanzo Boat Tour
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