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Views
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Aerial view of the city
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Urban fabric
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View of the town from the Chiesa Matrice bell tower
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View to Monte Cofano
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View to Trapani
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View to the salt pans of Trapani
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Viewpoint at the Balio Towers
Elymian-Punic Walls
[edit]The Elymian-Punic Walls of Erice are defensive fortifications at the site of Eryx, a religious centre and city in pre-Roman Sicily, dating back to the 8th century BCE.
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Ancient walls
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Porta Spada entrance gate
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Porta Carmine entrance gate
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Postern Gate
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Porta Trapani entrance gate
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Wall construction
Castle of Venus
[edit]The Castle of Venus (Castello di Venere) is a medieval fortress that was built around the site of an ancient sanctuary of Venus Erycina at the summit of Monte Erice.
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Aerial view
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Dramatic setting
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Norman architecture
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Castle of Venus at night
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Cliffside setting
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Castle with Pepoli Turrent in foreground
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Entrance to the castle
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Approach
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Medieval fortress
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Fortress courtyard
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Gothic architecture
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inner yard, site of the ancient temple of Venus
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Club UNESCO plaque
Balio Towers
[edit]The Balio Towers (Torri del Balio) are a group of medieval fortifications that once served as a key defensive outpost overlooking the surrounding countryside and the Strait of Sicily.
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Aerial view
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Balio Towers with Pepoli Turret (left) and Castle of Venus (background)
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The Balio Towers
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Watchtower
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Architectural detail
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View from Runzi forest
Pepoli Turret
[edit]The Pepoli Turret (Torretta Pepoli) is a small neo-Gothic structure built around 1870 in a Moorish revival style by Count Agostino Pepoli.
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Setting
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View of turret from Balio Gardens
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The turret (foreground) and Castle of Venus
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Pepoli Turret
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Pepoli Turret
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View from turret
Balio Gardens
[edit]The Balio Gardens (Giardino del Balio) are public gardens at the summit of Monte Erice. They take their name from the Bajulo, a magistrate who represented the sovereign authority following the Norman conquest of southern Italy.
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The Parterre
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Bust of Nunzio Nasi
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Entrance staircase
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View of city from gardens
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Fountain of Venus and the Bee
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Monument to the Fallen
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The café in the Balio Gardens
Churches
[edit]Mother Church
[edit]The Mother Church of Erice (Chiesa Matrice, Chiesa Madrice or Real Duomo) is is the principal Roman Catholic church in Erice.
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Chiaramontan Gothic façade
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Church and bell tower
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King Frederick III bell tower
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Bell Tower
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Gothic-style rose window
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Entrance
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Stone crosses in outer wall
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Interior
Other churches
[edit]Erice has many old churches, monasteries, and oratories. These buildings reflect the town’s long religious history and evolving architectural styles.
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Church of Saint Julian (Chiesa di San Giuliano)
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Church of Saint Julian bell tower
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Blackett Institute (formerly Church of the Dominican Preachers)
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Church of San Cataldo
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Church of Saint John the Baptist (Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista)
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Confraternity Church of San Martino
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Church of Saint Peter (Chiesa di San Pietro)
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Church of Saint Albert (Chiesa di Sant'Alberto dei Bianchi)
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Oratory of the Most Holy Sacrament (Oratorio del SS. Sacramento)
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Church of Saint Francis of Assisi (Chiesa di San Francesco)
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Saint Isidore’s Church and Sanctuary of Blessed Luigi (Chiesa di Sant’Isidoro)
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Confraternity Church of Saint Ursula (Chiesa di Sant’Orsola, also known as Chiesa dell’Addolorata)
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The Church of Saint Anthony the Abbot (Chiesa di Sant'Antonio Abate)
Streetscapes
[edit]Erice retains its medieval layout and architecture, with few modern interventions.
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Street
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Street with archway
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Small lane with archway
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Narrow alleyway
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Church of Saint Julian bell tower
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Curatolo-Ragusa House
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Piazza Loggia
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Gebel Hamed Theatre
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Palazzo Sales
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Spanish Quarter