Erice is a historical city in the mountains close to Trapani in Sicily, Italy. A city is an urban area, differentiated from a town, village, or hamlet by size, population density, importance, or legal status. ... Mount Cook, a mountain in New Zealand A mountain is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain in a limited area. ... Trapani is the name of a city in the western part of the Italian island of Sicily, of 68,346 inhabitants (2001). ... Sicily (Sicilia in Italian) is an autonomous region of Italy and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, with an area of 25,700 sq. ...

Erice hosts important scientific meetings, organised by the Italian astrophysicist Antonio Zichichi. For the scientific journal named Science, see Science (journal). ... Spiral Galaxy ESO 269-57 Astrophysics is the branch of astronomy that deals with the physics of the universe, including the physical properties ( luminosity, density, temperature and chemical composition) of astronomical objects such as stars, galaxies, and the interstellar medium, as well as their interactions. ... Antonino Zichichi is a physicist, emeritus professor of the University of Bologna, and president of the World Scientist Organisation. ...

In the northeastern portion of the city there are the remains of ancient Elymian and Phoenician walls indicating different stages of settlement and occupation in antiquity. The Elymian people (Greek Elymoi, Latin Elymi) were an ancient civilization located in Sicily. ... Phoenician can mean: The Phoenician ancient civilization The Phoenician alphabet The Phoenician languages This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

There are two castles that remain in the city; first, Pepoli Castle, which dates from Saracen times, and Venus Castle which dates from the Norman period, on top of the ancient Temple of Venus. The term Saracen comes from Greek sarakenoi. ... This article talks about the Norman people. ...

The city overlooks the bay of Castellamare del Golfo on Sicily's northern coast, and the views are spectacular. Castellammare del Golfo is a town in the Trapani Province of Sicily. ...

The ancient name of Erice was Eryx.

Venus Temple

A legend says that the temple of Venus (Venere Ericina) in Erice was founded by Aeneas; it was certainly known throughout the Mediterranean area in the ancient age, and an important cult was celebrated in it. Venus is the Roman goddess of love, equivalent to Greek Aphrodite and Etruscan Turan. ... Aeneas (or Aineias) was a Trojan hero, the son of prince Anchises and the goddess Venus. ... The Mediterranean Sea is an intercontinental sea positioned between Europe to the north, Africa to the south and Asia to the east, covering an approximate area of 2. ... In religion and sociology, a cult is a group of people (often a new religious movement) devoted to beliefs and goals which may be contradictory to those held by the majority of society. ...