Cefalù is one of the greatest seaside resorts of Sicily with a fascinating old town centre.
Located on the northern coast of Sicily, about 70km from Palermo, Cefalù is one of the greatest seaside resorts of the region. It has been considered one of the most beautiful villages of Italy, in fact, every years it attracts many Italian and foreign tourists. The Duomo of Cefalù is an old charming Norman church built in 1131, a spectacular building and a window into the history of this tiny village. Teatro Comunale S.Cicero is the main theatre of the village, which became famous thanks to Giuseppe Tornatore who used it as the set of Nuovo Cinema Paradiso(1988). Noted for its prominent Sicilian Barocco style, a fascinating place of worship is the Santuario di Gibilmanna placed in the Natural park of Madonie. But one of the most important landmarks of Cefalù is the Rocca, a mountain 270 meters above sea level which offers a breathtaking view of the city, here it’s possible to visit the Temple of Diana and many ruins of different civilisations that have inhabited the land.
People live here:
14.452
It is famous for:
The general Enrico Bonissa
The physicist Vincenzo Giuseppe Cavallaro
The architect Leister Crowley
How to get there:
By car:
Palermo (A20) direction SS113 – exit Cefalù
Catania (A19) direction SS 113 – exit Cefalù
Trapani (A29) – E90 exit Cefalù
By train:
Palermo / Catania / Trapani to Cefalù
Accommodations:
Cefalù Sea Palace Hotel 4*
Le Calette Hotel 4*
Alberi del Paradiso Hotel 4*
http://www.alberidelparadiso.it/
La Plumeria Hotel 4*
http://www.laplumeriahotel.it/
Calanica Hotel 4*
Artemis Hotel 4*
Hotel Mediterraneo 3*
http://www.htlmediterraneo.it/HotelMediterraneo/intro.asp
Villa Gaia Hotel 3*
Hotel Riva del Sole 3*
http://www.rivadelsole.com/it/home/default.html
Hotel Kalura 3*
Costa Verde Hotel 4*
http://www.hotel-costaverde.it/
Astro Suite Hotel 4*
Baia del Capitano
http://www.baiadelcapitano.it/index.php/it/ Hotel 4 stelle
Hotel Villa Belvedere 3*
http://www.hotelvillabelvedere.it/HVB/IT/
Tourist hotel
http://www.touristhotel.it/ Hotel 3*
La Giara Hotel 3*
Hotel Santa Lucia Le Sabbie d’oro 3*
Restaurants:
Al Porticciolo Ristorante
http://www.alporticcioloristorante.com/
Ristorante il Normanno
http://www.ilnormanno.net/Ristorante_Il_Normanno_Cefalu/ilNormanno.html
La Botte Restaurant
http://www.labottecefalu.com/it/32/home.html
La Galleria Restaurant
http://www.lagalleriacefalu.it/
Villa dei Melograni
http://www.villadeimelograni.it/
Calanica
http://www.calanica.it/
Beaches:
Campofelice di Roccella