Accompanying persons will be charged 100 Euro per day per person (no advance payment is necessary). This sum covers all meals, local transport, lodging in a double bedded room, the course excursions and social events (no formal dress required) during the meeting. Accompanying persons should read below.

Please be warned that children do not like Erice.

High heeled shoes are not convenient for walking along the 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, someone has in the past suffered of high pollen spring allergy. Participants and accompanying persons are warned that the quality and quantity of social life (don't expect night life in this corner of Sicily*, either in Erice or in Trapani) depend solely on their own resources and initiative. Participants' ability and skill in any sort of entertainement will be fully exploited.

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

* Rarely, but repeatedly, someone asks "why do not take us to Palermo?"
The comment by a recent participant "Thanks for helping arrange our visit to Palermo. It all went smoothly (except for driving in town, which was a frightening experience" is the best answer.