Places
Viewpoint·Easy·Family·Popular
Erice & the Balio gardens
Sicily
Erice's grey-stone lanes, courtyards and churches sit inside Elymian-Punic-Norman walls, often wrapped in cloud. The Giardino del Balio and the Norman "Castello di Venere" — on the site of an ancient temple of Astarte/Venus — hang over a view of the Trapani salt pans, the Egadi and Monte Cofano.
Duration
2 hours
Distance
3 km
Elevation
+150 m
Best season
Year-round
Parking · Paid
Paid parking at Porta Trapani; a cable car runs up from Trapani.
Water
Fountains in the town.
Highlights
- Cloud-wrapped medieval hill town
- Castello di Venere on an ancient temple
- Panorama over Trapani, the salt pans and the Egadi
With your dog
Leashed dogs welcome in the lanes and the gardens; the funivia carries small dogs.
