February

February we got to have a quick trip to western Sicily. We stayed in Erice, which is on a high peak, with narrow streets and is very misty in the morning:

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On the city walls are inscribed some words in some ancient Elymian-Phoenician alphabet:

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It has some beautiful castles, on the highest point of the city, where once was a famous temple of Aphrodite:

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It is reputed to have had 60 churches:

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We also got to see Motya:

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Segesta

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And the Roman town high in the hills at Monte Iato

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