Cefalù
Sign in to saveCefalù (; ), classically known as (), is a city and comune in the Italian Metropolitan City of Palermo, located on the Tyrrhenian coast of Sicily about east of the provincial capital and west of Messina. The town, with its population of just under 14,000, is one of the major tourist attractions in the region. Despite its size, every year it attracts millions of tourists from all parts of Sicily, and also from all over Italy and Europe. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").
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Cefalù is a small coastal town in Sicily, Italy, with a population of under 14,000 people located on the Tyrrhenian Sea near Palermo. It matters because it is one of the region's major tourist attractions, drawing millions of visitors annually from across Italy and Europe, and has been recognized as one of Italy's most beautiful villages.
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Key facts
- Italian comune.name
- Cefalù
- Italian comune.official_name
- Comune di Cefalù
- Italian comune.image_skyline
- Cefalu-bjs2007-01.jpg
- Italian comune.image_shield
- Cefalù-Stemma.svg
- Italian comune.region
- Sicily
- Italian comune.metropolitan_city
- Palermo (PA)
- Italian comune.frazioni
- Sant'Ambrogio, Gibilmanna
- Italian comune.mayor_party
- PD
- Italian comune.mayor
- Daniele Tumminello
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 65
- Italian comune.population_total
- 13777
- Italian comune.population_as_of
- 2007
Article
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- Names
- History
- Main sights
- Cathedral
- Other churches
- Other structures
- Sister cities
- In popular culture
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Cefalù (; ), classically known as (), is a city and comune in the Italian Metropolitan City of Palermo, located on the Tyrrhenian coast of Sicily about east of the provincial capital and west of Messina. The town, with its population of just under 14,000, is one of the major tourist attractions in the region. Despite its size, every year it attracts millions of tourists from all parts of Sicily, and also from all over Italy and Europe. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").
==Names== The city's Sicilian name is . It was named by the Greeks who called it () or (). These were latinised as and . Under Arab rule, it was known as .