A Day Among the Clouds in Erice, Erice, Italy

Some of my favorite travel experiences have been daytrips, and in Sicily nearly every day felt like a daytrip as we drove around the island, sampling a fraction of the many riches it has to offer. One day in particular that stands out to me was the day we visited the medieval hilltop town of Erice. It felt like we had been transported to a land far, far away from the beaches (and heat) that had occupied the previous few days.

Located near Trapani on the northwest coast of Sicily, the star attraction in Erice is the聽Castello di Venere, a 12th聽century Norman castle that juts over the side of the mountain like a siren on the bow of a ship. Built on top of a temple to Venus, it鈥檚 long been a site of importance that鈥檚 outlasted several different civilizations (including a cult that practiced a form of sacred prostitution!). The town has had various names of the years, its current name coming from the Greek hero聽Eryx, and what I found particularly interesting is that it was one of several Italian cities that was renamed in the 1930s under Mussolini in honor of its ancient past. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).

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Guide Name: A Day Among the Clouds in Erice
Guide Location: Italy » Erice
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Jessica Trumble
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