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Location

"Villa Flora"

is located between the sea and the mountains, on a green slope of Mount Erice, in the mythical area of Pizzolungo where you can breathe in typically Mediterranean air, far from the stress and polluted cities. It is a true Eldorado for those who love archaeology: Homer set a part of the Odyssey in Pizzolungo, he believed that Aeneas was forced to flee from burning Troy, and his father Anchises exhausted by hardships, died, and Aeneas gave him burial in a tomb, dug in the territory of Pizzolungo on the slopes of Erice. At a short distance away, there is the famous cave of Polyphemus, where, according to a legend, Ulysses, prisoner of the one-eyed giant, blinds him, to escape towards his destiny. Near, in the neighbouring area, fate will make him meet the beautiful Nausicaa.

The distance

between Villa Flora and Trapani which is the closest port city, the provincial capital, with a wonderful sandy coast, full of attractions, from here it is possible to get to magnificent Egadi islands: about 8 km. Erice, citadel on the top of the mountain having the same name, an ancient city where in ancient times Venus, Goddess of love, was adored by romans, where the priestess Licasta practiced sacral prostitution as a ritual: about 12 km. San Vito Lo Capo, a popular seaside town, with the most beautiful beach in Sicily, where in the evening amid the sparkling nightlife you realize that you are still young: about 30 km.

Custonaci, a small hilly village, dominated by the imposing Monte Cofano, where the surrounding beaches with fresh, crystalline waters make it unique: about 10 km. Marsala, capital of good wine, town of great archaeological interest: its waters are home to the Phoenician Island of Mozia; famous for its museum with unique finds of great historical interest: about 40 km. Bonagia, a small fishing village, one of the tourist destinations with excellent restaurants and pizzerias, a bakery, a bar, a post office, a pharmacy, and a well-equipped supermarket: about km. 2

How to get to "Villa Flora"

From Palermo airport, "Falcone/Borsellino, by car or by bus: about 83 km From Trapani Birgi airport, "Vincenzo Fiorio", by car or by bus: about 35 km.