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| Departing from the pier you shall motor through the centre of the city going inland and up along the slopes of the hills and after about 30 miuntes you will arrive at Erice. Begin your walking tour of this delicious small, clean, silent medieval town perched on a cliff 751 metes above the sea. Founded in the 5th century Erice was conquered by Romans in 241 BC. The place shows the original medieval shape. The main sights will be the three Norman gates to the city, the Balio gardens, the Venus Castle, the Assunta church. At the end of the visit you shall have some free time for shopping or tasting the delicious local almond pastry. Drive back to Trapani via the salt ponds.
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Segesta |
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| Leaving the pier on board your comfortable motor coach you will motor towards Segesta. After about 20 minutes YOU leave the main road and motor inland towards Mt. Barbaro, 431 metres above the sea . After about 15 minutes YOU reach this interesting archaeological site where YOU shall visit the temple, built in 430/420 BC and perfectly preserved.
The temple is located in a magnificent position, dominating all the surrounding area and the far away coast line and sea. From the temple a shuttle bus will transfer all passengers to the upper hill where you shall visit the Theatre which stands on the northern slopes of the Mount Barbaro. Believed to be dating back to the middle of the 4th century VC , the Theatre is well conserved . |
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Segesta & Erice |
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| Leaving the pier on board your comfortable motorcoach you will motor towards Segesta. After about 20 minutes you leave the main road and motor inland towards Mt. Barbaro, 431 metres above the sea . After about 15 minutes you reach this interesting archaeological site where you shall visit the temple, built in 430/420 BC and perfectly preserved. The temple is located in a magnificent position, dominating all the surrounding area and the far away coast line and sea. The visit completed drive back to the main road and motor to Erice where you arrive after about 40 minutes drive.
You shall visit this delicious small, clean, silent medieval town perched on a cliff 751 metes above the sea. Founded in the 5th century Erice was conquered by romans in 241 BC. the place shows the original medieval shape. The main sights will be the three normans gates to the city, the Balio gardens, the Venus Castle, the Assunta church. During this visit it will be possible to do some shopping. Drive back to Trapani .
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Selinunte & the Press Mill |
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| You will be welcomed at the pier by your English speaking guide and get on board the comfortable coach and leave Trapani driving on the motor-way first towards Segesta and then continue inland and through the Belice Valley before reaching one of the most important Greek colonies in Sicily, Selinunte.
A vast archaeological area, one of the most outstanding in Italy, sited on the southwest coast. Founded in the second half of the 7th century B.C. by Greek settlers from Megara Iblea, it took its name from the Selinos river. The acropolis stood on the sheer cliff area and the city itself inland on Manuzza Hill. You shall visit three temples situated on the eastern hill: Temple G, one of the biggest of antiquity, maybe dedicated to Apollon, temple E, built in perfect Doric style, would have been dedicated to Hera or Aphrodite and the ruins of temple F, dedicated to Athena, completely destroyed.
After the visit, you will be driven towards Castelvetrano reaching the estate, situated in the gentle uplands of south-western Sicily; it is an ideal location for growing olives: Sixty acres of groves roll away behind high walls surrounding the estate. Begin your visit to the olive mill and learn about the making of “Olio Verde”, his luscious extra virgin olive oil. Then, enjoy an Olive Oil tasting with Castelvetrano’s unique whole wheat bread, called pane nero, drizzled with some fresh, deeply green and peppery Olio Verde Novello and aperitif.
After the visit, you will be driven back to Trapani.
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