Cefalù, classically known as Cephaloedium, is a city and comune in the Italian Metropolitan City of Palermo, located on the Tyrrhenian coast of Sicily about 70 km east of the provincial capital and 185 km 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.
The city’s Sicilian name is Cifalù. It was named by the Greeks who called it Kephaloídion or Kephaloidís. These were latinised as Cephaloedium and Cephaloedis. Under Arab rule, it was known as Gaflūdī.

Under Carthaginian rule, it was known as “Cape Melqart”, after the Tyrian god.

🎥Video Timeline Links:
00:00 Intro
02:35 Spiaggia Vecchio Molo
05:55 Via Carlo Ortolani di Bordonaro
09:40 Corso Ruggero
11:40 Cefalù Cathedral
13:35 Piazza del Duomo
14:50 Corso Ruggero
17:05 Chiesa dell’Annunziata
17:20 Corso Ruggero
21:20 Piazza Garibaldi
23:20 Via Salvatore Spinuzza
26:15 Via Vittorio Emanuele
29:45 Via Veterani

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