Erice Castle Sicily Italy

Castello di Venere

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Jan 17, 2025
Castello di Venere is a very old castle dating back to around the 12th century. We got there from Trapani by taking a ride on the cable car. Nice, easy and comfortable. We could only see the castle f…Full review by Dimitris L
Nov 21, 2024
Castello Di Venere is the main castle located in the very cute Middle-Ages town of Erice, in North-Western Sicily. In fact, if you walk around the old town, you will see it. Pitifully, we came here l…Full review by AlbertSalichs
Sep 6, 2024
You do not need to tale a cable car up to Erice, you can drive to the top, park at parking lots and enter the old city. Everyone talking about amazing vantage points from the castle and for the sunse…Full review by coconutugly
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Castello di Venere ('Venus Castle'), dating from the Norman period, was built on top of the ancient Temple of Venus, where Venus Ericin…
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How much total time would you allow to hike up, view the ruins, and hike down? We are two adults and 2 kids (5 and 8 …
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How much total time would you allow to hike up, view the ruins, and hike down? We are two adults and 2 kids (5 and 8 years old.) Thank you!
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The ruins are near the park. It depends on which way you are working your way around Erice. The ruins are no longer ruins as they have been renovated into an art gallery and it …
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The ruins are near the park. It depends on which way you are working your way around Erice. The ruins are no longer ruins as they have been renovated into an art gallery and it actually looks like a new build. To go inside is expensive at the time we were there as there was nothing inside. It is only worth viewing from the outside. It will take about 3 - 4 mins to walk down hill to it and a bit more to walk back up hill.
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