Royal Cathedral (Mother Church of Erice)

Beautiful church, which was almost totally rebuilt about 200 years ago. Really nice with a seperate bell tower.

A fabulous surprise when you walk through the gothic entrance . Dates back to the Normans and before but the inside is a splendid 19th century refurbishment. Best get the 6 euro ticket that allows you into a series of interesting buildings, some with fabulous views. Lots of paid parking in Erice. Winding road is a fun challenge with numerous hairpins. Then on to the salt flats museum.

I think old churches like this are always worth a visit! They’ve been around for centuries and the architecture is always stunning. The ceiling here is very cool and the church has a small museum inside with old artefacts. It also has a separate bell tower you can visit for an extra fee but we didn’t do that because of the heat. Entrance to the church is 2,50€ and in my opinion that’s a fair price.

We bought the ticket for visiting all the churches in the city so it’s ok, because there is not so many other attractions but this one is very nice and beautiful inside

Fantastic church! The sealing is gorgeous!

Relatively small but very nice looking church. You can sit and stare at the ceiling for an hour easily.

The Torre di Re Federico is the bell tower of the adjacent Real Chiesa Madrice Insigne Collegiata or Real Duomo at Erice near Trapani, Italy. Both were built at the behest of Frederick III of Aragon in the 14th century Gothic style.

Worth a walk around but not the entry payment to go inside (at least not if you’re used to the more remarkable duomo’s of Rome, Firenze, Palermo etc). It’s lovely but it doesn’t deserve an entry pay.