Welcome to Erice! Located 750 meters above sea level on top of Mount Erice, Erice is a gorgeous little down in the Trapani region of Sicily. When you’re done with this gallery, take a visit to central Sicily and to the town where Weston’s great-grandfather was born.
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- At Erice, looking down the valley towards the Tyrrhenian Sea, which is part of the Mediterranean
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- Looking down from Erice in the opposite direction towards Trapani
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- Getting ready for a nice lunch
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- Gaby’s primi piatti (first course) Risotto
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- Weston’s primi piatti… pasta
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- Eggplant!
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- Looking down at the coast below
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- Standing at the end of a typical beautiful Sicilian street
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- Castello di Venere (the Castle of the Venus) which sits a top the mountain overlooking the town, the coast, and the hills below
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- The side around the castle
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- Looking down over part of the castle and the plains below
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- A not-very-clear photo of us
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- Looking back at part of the castle
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- The virgin in an archway overlooking a small side street
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- A pretty neat church entrance
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- A very old street
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- Looking down Via Vittorio Emanuele
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- Genovesi pasty. One of the most amazing pastries we had in all of Sicily. Made at the wonderful Maria Grammatico’s Pasticceria on Via Vittorio Emanuele
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- Om nom nom!
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- One hell of a display case
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- The three best deserts in all of Sicilia: Cassata, Cannoli, and Genovesi
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- Grazie Maria!
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- There’s even a display case outside
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- Riding the cable car, heading from the mountain where Erice sits down to Trapani at sea level
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- We’re starting to see the tip of Trapani with the sea in the distance
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- The town is starting to get bigger
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- Ciao Trapani!
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- Heading back up to Erice
