Cefalù

Also known as Cefalu

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").

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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
Italian comune.population_demonym: Cefaludesi or Cefalutani
Italian comune.elevation_m: 16
Italian comune.saint: SS. Salvatore
Italian comune.day: December 8
Italian comune.postal_code: 90015
Italian comune.area_code: 0921

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Names
History
Main sights
Cathedral
Other churches
Other structures
Sister cities
In popular culture
See also
References
Citations
General and cited references
External links

==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 .

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