Funicular up to beautiful Erice

After lunch, we once again had some difficulties driving through Trapani to find the funicular. This GPS which we have named Maddalena is rather painful at times as it has not kept up with road changes in Sicily. Eventually, we got there and it is the longest, highest funicular we have ever been on. Erice is the original town of Trapani which survived various invasions - no wonder as it is so high! The first thing we went into is the Real Duomo (Royal Cathedral). It is very old and was originally constructed by Emperor Constantine in the 4th century AD. The filagree-looking ceiling was breathtaking as were the cornices - something for Craig to consider. We continued to look around this very pretty town. We bought some sweet cakes but later had the best gelati we have had so far in all of Sicily from Liparotti - the flavour was pistachio, lemon peel and roasted almonds - yum yum. This place was quite enchanting.Read more