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This elegant 18th-century townhouse, once home to the noble Majorana family, is a refined example of barocchetto siciliano, a lighter, more graceful take on Sicilian Baroque.
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Convent of San Domenico
Part of the Ettore Majorana Centre, housed in a former Dominican convent adapted for scientific conferences and events. It includes the Paul A. M. Dirac Museum and is associated with the drafting of the Erice Statement, a landmark declaration on scientific responsibility and nuclear disarmament.
Casa Kardaky
A Liberty-style house from the early 20th century, that was built as a holiday residence for the Kardaky family of Cairo. It remained in their possession until the 1940s.
Erice Town Hall
This 19th-century municipio (town hall) bears a marble plaque commemorating the 875 men from Erice who joined Garibaldi’s 1860 campaign for Italian unification. Led by Cavaliere Giuseppe Coppola, they fought at Calatafimi. The plaque, installed in 1910, celebrates their role in Sicily’s liberation.
Chiesa di San Pietro
Built in 1365 and rebuilt in 1610 in Baroque style; connected by an arch to the Monastery of the Poor Clares
Monastery of the Poor Clares
An administrative and teaching complex of the Ettore Majorana Foundation and Centre for Scientific Culture, housed in the former monastery of the Poor Clares
Casa Curatolo-Ragusa
Overlooking Erice’s main square, this elegant 18th-century residence features a crest with a crane, stars, and mountain, and encloses a small courtyard.