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Sleeping & Eating
Hotels, many with their own restaurants, are scattered along Via Vittorio Emanuele,
Erice's main street. After the tourists have left, the town assumes a beguiling medieval air.
Erice has a tradition of dolci ericini (Erice sweets) made by the local nuns. There are
numerous pastry shops in town, the most famous being Maria Grammatico (
092 386 93 90;
www.mariagrammatico.it ; Via Vittorio Emanuele 14; 9am-10pm May, Jun & Sep, to 1am Jul & Aug, to 7pm Oct-
Apr) , revered for its frutta martorana (marzipan fruit) and almond pastries.
Hotel Elimo
(
HOTEL €€
092 386 93 77; www.hotelelimo.it ; Via Vittorio Emanuele 23; s €80-110, d €90-130, ste €150-170;
)
Communal spaces at this atmospheric historic house are filled with tiled beams, marble
fireplaces, intriguing art, knick-knacks and antiques. The bedrooms are more mainstream,
although many (along with the hotel terrace and restaurant) have breathtaking vistas south
and west towards the Saline di Trapani, the Egadi Islands, and the shimmering sea.
Information
The main tourist office ( 092 350 23 22; strerice@regione.sicilia.it ; Porta Trapani; 10.30am-1.30pm &
3.30-5.30pm Tue-Sat, 10.30am-1.30pm Sun, 2.30-5.30pm Mon) is adjacent to Porta Trapani (Erice's Old
Town gate); there's a subsidiary branch in the town centre (
092 386 93 88;
10.30am-1.30pm Tue-Sun) .
strerice@regione.sicilia.it ; Via Tommaso Guarrasi 1;
Getting There & Away
Regular AST buses run to and from Trapani (€2.80, 45 minutes). Connecting Erice and
Trapani there is a funicular (Funivia; 092 356 93 06; www.funiviaerice.it ; one way/return €5.50/9;
1-8pm Mon, 8.10am-8pm Tue-Fri, 10am-10pm Sat, 10am-8pm Sun) situated opposite the car park at the
foot of Erice's Via Vittorio Emanuele. This drops you in Trapani near the corner of Via
Manzoni and Via Capua and you'll need to catch AST bus 21 or 23 (€1) westbound to get
to the centre of Trapani.
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