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Erice is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Casa Santa, 21km from Lo Zingaro Nature Reserve.
Erice is a town located in Sicily, Italy. With a population of 565, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Erice sits in Italy, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Rome time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Erice to your route.
Erice (Italian: [ˈɛːritʃe]; Sicilian: Èrici [ˈɛːɾɪʃɪ]) is a comune (municipality) 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 ofRead more
the western Mediterranean. The mountain has remained an important centre of religious devotion from antiquity to the present day.
The historic centre retains its ecclesiastical architecture, medieval urban layout, and Elymian-Punic fortifications, with few modern interventions. Its elevated position made it a strategic stronghold overlooking the western Sicilian coastline and the Agro Ericino, its historic territory stretching from Monte Erice to the Gulf of Castellammare.
Erice is home to the Ettore Majorana Foundation and Centre for Scientific Culture, an international centre for advanced scientific education and research associated with the Erice Statement on scientific responsibility and peace. The city's economy combines conference and educational activities with cultural, heritage and wine tourism, alongside agriculture in the surrounding area.
The municipality includes both the hilltop centre and a number of modern lower districts along the Tyrrhenian coast and contiguous with the provincial capital Trapani, as well as hamlets in the Erice DOC wine-producing foothills. Erice is a member of I Borghi più belli d'Italia (The Most Beautiful Villages of Italy).
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Erice is located in Sicily, Italy, Europe. The coordinates are 38.0378 latitude, 12.5878 longitude.
Erice has a population of approximately 565 people, making it a town in Italy.
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ACI roadside assistance: 803 116. ZTL (limited traffic zones) in city centres are camera-enforced.
Full driving guide for Italy3 notable places within an hour's drive.
beach
Arc of white sand and shallow turquoise water beneath the bare pyramid of Monte Monaco, at the end of a dead-end road past the Zingaro reserve. Hosts the Cous Cous Fest each September: a legacy of Sicily's Arab kitchen.
20 km · about 25 min drive
national park
Sicily's first nature reserve, a wild coastal path linking pebbly coves of crystal water near San Vito.
21 km · about 25 min drive
photogenic
Ancient tuna fishery on a cove guarded by faraglioni sea stacks and crumbling watchtowers, in use from the 13th century until the 1980s. The anchor-strewn terraces above gin-clear water are one of Sicily's most painted and filmed corners.
21 km · about 25 min drive
April to October
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