Erice
Eryx was an ancient Elymian city in western Sicily, known in Greek and Roman sources as Eryx. The settlement occupied the northern sector of the summit plateau of Monte Erice, distinct from the sanctuary of the Temple of Venus Erycina, and forms part of the site of the modern town of Erice.Photo: Civa61, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Locality with 565 residents
- Description: ancient city of Sicily
- Also known as: “Eryx” and “Monte San Giuliano”
Places of Interest
Highlights include San Pietro, Erice and Cordici Museum.
San Pietro, Erice
Church
San Pietro is a Roman Catholic church in the historic centre of Erice, Sicily. It was historically attached to the adjoining monastery of the Clarisse, whose buildings are now part of the Ettore Majorana Foundation and Centre for Scientific Culture.
Cordici Museum
Museum
The Cordici Museum is a civic museum in Erice, Sicily. It houses archaeological finds, art works, ethnographic objects, arms and modern paintings illustrating the history of Erice and its community across the centuries.
Vito Carvini Municipal Library
Library
The Vito Carvini Municipal Library is the public library of the town of Erice, Sicily. The library preserves manuscripts, rare volumes, and works relating to the history of the city, and is named in honour of the 17th-century archpriest and local historian Vito Carvini.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Milo and Bonagia.
Milo
Hamlet
Milo is a frazione of Trapani, located 4 km southeast of Trapani city on the slopes of Monte Erice on the west coast of Sicily in Italy. Milo is situated 3 km south of Erice.
Bonagia
Village
Photo: Leop81, Public domain.
Bonagia is a village, which is situated 3 km north of Erice.
Pizzolungo
Village
Photo: Giovanni-Bianco, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pizzolungo is a small Italian seaside village in western Sicily. It is situated just north of the city of Trapani. Pizzolungo has white, sandy beaches and hills and cliffs surround the coastline, making for a scenic view. Pizzolungo is situated 3½ km northwest of Erice.
Erice
- Category: ancient city
- Location: Erice, Trapani, Sicily, Italy, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swahili—“Erice” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “إيريكس”
- Asturian: “Eryx”
- Bulgarian: “Ерикс”
- Catalan: “Erice”
- Catalan: “Èrix”
- Corsican: “Èrici”
- Dutch: “Erice”
- Dutch: “Eryx (Sicilie)”
- Dutch: “Eryx”
- Esperanto: “Erice”
- Esperanto: “Erikso”
- Finnish: “Eryks”
- French: “mont Éryx”
- French: “Mont Éryx”
- German: “Erice”
- Hebrew: “אריקס”
- Indonesian: “Eryx”
- Italian: “Erice”
- Italian: “Eryx”
- Japanese: “エリュクス”
- Neapolitan: “Erice”
- Persian: “اریکس”
- Polish: “Erice”
- Portuguese: “Erice”
- Portuguese: “Monte Érix”
- Russian: “Эриче”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Eriks”
- Sicilian: “Èrici”
- Slovenian: “Eriks”
- Slovenian: “Eryx”
- Spanish: “Erice”
- Spanish: “Érice”
- Swahili: “Eriksi (Sisilia)”
- Swahili: “Eriksi”
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Notable Places Nearby
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