Visiting the Medieval Wonders of Erice and Baroque Splendor of Trapani, Sicily

You have to see these amazing scenes from Erice and Trapani, Sicily

From our home base in Marsala we headed out the next day to the baroque city of Trapani where we took the gondola up Mount Erice to its ancient namesake town.  This was one of the highlights of our whole trip, we were mesmerized by the beauty of a city that looked like a live set from The Game of Thrones.  It had the most incredible views from a top the mountain and sweeping vistas looking out over the arid valleys below.

Looking out to San Vito Lo Capo
Looking out to San Vito Lo Capo                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

On one side you could see out towards the mountain looming over the beachside town of San Vito Lo Capo, on the other to Trapani spreading out to the sea and the islands of Levanzo, Favignana, Marettimo and Grande, misty blue in the background.

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