Royal Cathedral (Mother Church of Erice)

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

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.

About as interesting ceiling in a church as you will see, not surprising it is Sicily. Absolutely beautiful

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.

Imponente chiesa con le volte riccamente decorate. Lo stemma nel pavimento che ricorda Federico III d'Aragona, che commissionò la costruzione, ha un errore, mi sembra. Nello stemma è scritto Federico II. L'ingresso è a pagamento come quasi tutte le chiese di Erice. Sono € 2,50 spese bene anche se si possono comprare biglietti scontati come la Erice Card che a € 15 permette di visitare 15 siti tra i più importanti.