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Mazzaforno Destination Guide

Explore Mazzaforno in Italy

Mazzaforno in the region of Sicily is a place in Italy - some 279 mi or ( 448 km ) South of Rome , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Mazzaforno

Time in Mazzaforno is now 12:36 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Rome " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Tunis, Kairouan, Sant'Ambrogio, Palermo, and Isnello. Since you are here already, consider visiting Tunis . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Mazzaforno ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Cefalù, Sicily: Romantic Port Town

5:21 min by RickSteves
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Cefalù, dramatically situated on the north coast, is one of Sicily's many romantic port towns. Rick tours the medieval-walled town by Vespa, samples Mediterranean cuisine, and meets a local fisherman. ..

Cefalu Sicily

5:41 min by neilmccarthyco
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Some highlights from our trip to Sicily in Sept. ..


CEFALÙ Y PALERMO - SicilIa / Sicily - Italia / Italy - Turismo, tourism, travel, tour

2:49 min by revistatusdestinos
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www.tusdestinos.net En este vídeo hacemos un recorrido por las localidades sicilianas de Palermo y Cefalù, ambas ubicadas en el norte de la isla. Palermo tiene un importante y destaco patrimonio artís ..

cefalù anni 90

3:48 min by Franco Turdo
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cefalù anni 90 (archivio franco Turdo) ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Cefalù Cathedral

The Cathedral-Basilica of Cefalù, (Italian: Duomo di Cefalù) is a Roman Catholic church in Cefalù, Sicily, Italy. The cathedral, dating from 1131, was commenced in the Norman style, the island of Sicily having been conquered by the Normans in 1091. According to tradition, the building was erected after a vow made to the Holy Saviour by the King of Sicily, Roger II, after he escaped from a storm to land on the city's beach.

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Located at 38.04 14.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: 1130s architecture, 12th-century church buildings, Byzantine art, Cathedrals in Italy, Churches in Sicily, Norman architecture

Abbey of Thelema

The Abbey of Thelema refers to a small house which was used as a temple and spiritual centre founded by Aleister Crowley and Leah Hirsig in Cefalù, Sicily in 1920. The name was borrowed from François Rabelais's satire Gargantua and Pantagruel, where an Abbaye de Thélème is described as a sort of "anti-monastery" where the lives of the inhabitants were "spent not in laws, statutes, or rules, but according to their own free will and pleasure.

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Located at 38.03 14.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: 1920 establishments in Italy, History of Sicily, Monasteries in Sicily, Religious organizations established in 1920, Thelema

Sanctuary of Gibilmanna

The Sanctuary of Gibilmanna is a Christian shrine in the province of Palermo, Sicily, southern Italy. It is located in Gibilmanna, a frazione of the comune of Cefalù on a slope of the Pizzo Sant'Angelo, a peak in the Madonie chain, at an altitude of some 800 m.

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Located at 37.99 14.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Churches in Sicily

Himera

Himera, was an important ancient Greek city of Sicily, situated on the north coast of the island, at the mouth of the river of the same name, between Panormus and Cephaloedium. Its remains lie within the borders of the modern comune of Termini Imerese.

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Located at 37.97 13.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: 640s BC establishments, Ancient Greek sites in Italy, Ancient cities, Ancient mints, Archaeological sites in Sicily, Carthage, Former populated places in Italy, Zanclean colonies

Madonie

The Madonie are one of the principal mountain groups in Sicily, southern Italy, part of the Sicilian portion of the Apennines. It is located in Palermo Province. Apart from Mount Etna, it includes the highest elevations in Sicily: the highest peak of the range is the Pizzo Carbonara (1,979 m), followed by closely neighbouring Pizzo Antenna (1,977 m). The area and became famous for the Circuito Piccolo delle Madonie, where the Targa Florio race was held from 1906 to 1977.

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Located at 37.88 14.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Apennines, Geoparks in Italy, Global Geoparks Network members, Mountain ranges of Italy, Mountains of Sicily, Province of Palermo