Accompanying persons will be charged 100 Euro per day per person (no advance payment is necessary; credit cards are still NOT accepted  at the Ettore Mayorana Center ). This sum covers all meals, local transport ation, lodging in a double bed room, course excursions and social events (no formal dress required) during the meeting.

Please be warned that most children do not like Erice.

High heeled shoes are not convenient for walking along Erice stony streets. Sturdy shoes are recommended for excursions. It is advisable to protect your feet against cuts when swimming. Due to particular time of the year, pollen  levels can be high and spring allergies are possible. Participants and accompanying persons are warned that the quality and quantity of social life depend solely on their own resources and initiative. Don't expect night life in this corner of Sicily *, either in Erice or in Trapani. Participants' ability and skill in any sort of entertainement will be fully exploited. See also point 7 under the gem "Warnings".

A complete overview on Sicily is www.regione.sicilia.it/Turismo

(*) Every year someone asks "why don't you offer a visit to Palermo?"
The best answer is this message by a past participant: "Thanks, Lodovico, for helping arrange our visit to Palermo. It all went smoothly except for driving in town, which was a frightening experience".