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Duomo

  • Address: Piazza Duomo, Cefalù, 90015
  • Phone: 0921/922021

Fodor's Review:

Cefalù is a classically appealing Sicilian old town built on a spur jutting out into the sea. It's dominated by a massive rock—la rocca—and a 12th-century Romanesque Duomo, one of the finest Norman cathedrals in Italy. Ruggero II began the church in 1131 as an offering of thanks for having been saved here from a shipwreck. Its mosaics rival those of Monreale; whereas Monreale's Byzantine Pantocratic Christ figure is an austere and powerful image, emphasizing Christ's divinity, the Cefalù Christ is softer, more compassionate, and more human. The traffic going in and out of Cefalù town can be heavy in summer; you may want to take the 50-minute train ride from Palermo instead of driving. At the Duomo you must be suitably attired—no shorts or beachwear are permitted.

  • Open: Oct.-Apr., daily 8-noon and 3:30-5; May-Sept., daily 8-7:30
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