On our way to the high mountain top town of Erice,
a city famous for its Phoenician heritage, we ventured into Sicily’s wine and
olive region. There was a fine lunch at an olive farm and processing plant, a
visit to Erice high above the sea and looking nothing like the classical world
but the medieval one. On our way back to Palermo we stopped at Segesta’s Greek
temple located high on a hill and said by many art historians and architectural
theorists to be the best representation of extant Doric style architecture.
Olive
farm and cafe:
Mountain
top town, Erice:
Erice’s medieval streets:
View of the sea from Erice:
Medieval Stronghold, Erice:
Views of Segestra, Doric Temple:
