Heart of the commune is the chief town that rises on the homonym "mountain." Once it was one of the widest communes in Sicily, he/she understood in fact distant territories a great deal from the chief town: Valderice, Custonaci, Buseto Palizzolo and St. Vito Lo Head. Different the fractions that complete the territory, to the strata of the mother mountain (House Saint, Pizzolungo, Fortress, Rigaletta, Tangi, Danced, Napola, etc.). To Erice they have remained only few more than three hundred inhabitants, that him decuplicano in the summer period. Characteristic craftsmanship: ceramics. Sweet typical: Genoese to the cream, sweet of pastafrolla with sugar to veil on the superior (possibility to also taste the variation with ricotta) part and "Mustaccioli", ancient biscuits done in the convents of seclusion. Castled on the extreme point of the mountain there is the Castle of Venus. Here the temple rose devoted to Venus Ericina, goddess particularly revered in the antiquity.In Norman epoch the temple was demolished by now and to its place the construction of a fortitude was decided, encircled by mighty boundaries and protected from its position and from the most advanced Towers of the Balio, once connected to the castle through a bridge drawbridge. Through the station of valley it posts to House Saint (Erice) the I install colleague the city of Trapani with Erice peak, along a layout of 3099 mt. L' plant is constituted by telecabine each of which it has 8 places.

Religious Tourism

- Patron Saints and Patron Saint Days: Madonna di Custonaci on last wednesday in august.

- Holy week: 

Good Friday

14:30 pm - Chiesa di S. Orsola: Misteri Procession.

Proposed of excursion of the city of : Cathedral, castel of Venus, Balio Gardens, tour of the small town with merieval and traditional pastries (3 hours). € 50,00 *

Proposed of excursion Erice-Segesta: € 100,00*

Proposed of excursion Selinunte-Erice: € 130,00*

Proposed of excursion Eice-Mothia: € 100,00*

* Prices are for person and are carried throughout the year. We require a minimum of 4 persons. Optional custom itineraries with prices to be agreed.

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