Erice
Erice is a hilltop town in western Sicily, Italy, perched on Monte Erice above the city of Trapani. Once a religious and strategic centre for the ancient Elymians, Carthaginians, and Romans, it is known today for its narrow lanes, cobbled streets, and sweeping views of the coast and Aegadian Islands.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Monte Erice and Castle of Venus.
Monte Erice
Peak
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Monte Erice is an isolated mountain on the western coast of Sicily, overlooking the Tyrrhenian Sea. It rises to 751 m, with the historic centre of Erice at its summit and the lower slopes occupied by its modern and rural settlements, as well as by parts of Trapani and Valderice.
Castle of Venus
Castle
Photo: GiorgioGaleotti, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castle of Venus is a medieval fortress in Erice, built around the site of an ancient sanctuary of Venus Erycina at the summit of Monte Erice in western Sicily.
Chiesa Matrice, Erice
Church
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chiesa Matrice, formally titled the Chiesa Madre di Erice, is the principal Roman Catholic church in Erice, Sicily. Commonly referred to as the Duomo di Erice or Real Duomo, it was built in the early 14th century during the reign of King Frederick III of Aragon and is dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Trapani and Santa Casa, Erice.
Trapani
Photo: WiDi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Trapani stretches out like a crescent moon between two seas — the Tyrrhenian and the Mediterranean — its historic centre reaching into the water with salt-scented elegance.
Santa Casa, Erice
Town
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Erice is a comune contiguous with the provincial capital Trapani, in western Sicily. Its historic core occupies the site of the ancient city of Eryx, one of the most significant archaeological and religious centres in pre-Roman western Sicily. Santa Casa, Erice is situated 4 km southwest of Erice.
Erice
- Type: Locality with 27,500 residents
- Also known as: “081008”
- Location: Trapani, Sicily, Italy, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.037° or 38° 2′ 13″ northLongitude
12.5865° or 12° 35′ 12″ eastPopulation
27,500Elevation
748 metres (2,454 feet)Open location code
8FCJ2HPP+RJGeoNames ID
6539112
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In Other Languages
“Erice” goes by many names.
- Italian: “Comune di Erice”
- Italian: “Erice”
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Erice”. Photo: Michal Osmenda, CC BY-SA 2.0.