Cefalù
Member of I Borghi più belli d'Italia
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Two shapes define this Sicilian seaside town: the great Rocca and the twin towers of the cathedral that Roger II began in 1131, when he moved the town down to the harbour at the rock's foot. The old centre is a grid of lanes running from Corso Ruggero to the old port, where the houses of the Giudecca quarter hang over the sea. In summer its beach fills up.
Highlights
- Byzantine mosaics of 1148 in the cathedral apse, led by Christ Pantocrator
- The climb up the Rocca to the megalithic Temple of Diana
- The medieval wash-house on Via Vittorio Emanuele
- Osterio Magno on Corso Ruggero, once the Ventimiglia family's seat (IT)
- Hydrofoils from the new port to the Aeolian Islands
Summary based on Wikipedia and Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA), written with AI assistance.
Population: 13,881
Things to see
Travel guide (Wikivoyage)
Cefalù is a fishing village and popular beach resort on the north coast of Sicily, Italy. Cefalù is one of the most important seaside towns in the region with history dating back to the Greek period in Sicily. The village is a gateway to the Madonie mountains and also a starting point to travel the Aeolian Islands.
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