Planning a trip to Cefalu
Visitor Information -- The Cefalù Tourist Office, Corso Ruggero 77 (tel. 0921-421050), is open Monday to Saturday 8am to 7:30pm, Sunday 9am to 1pm. Closed on Sunday in winter.
Getting Around -- Taxis are the easiest way to get about and take advantage of the city's history-rich environs. Cefalù Taxi (tel. 0921-422554) operates the taxis, most of which can be found clustered at Piazza Stazione or Piazza Colombo.
Getting There
From Palermo, some three dozen trains (tel. 892021; www.trenitalia.com) head east to Cefalù (trip time: 1 hr.). From Messina, about a dozen trains run daily, taking about 3 hours. Trains pull into the Stazione Termini, Piazza Stazione (tel. 892021). SAIS buses (tel. 091-6171141) run between Palermo and Cefalù (the trip is about 1 1/2 hours). By car, follow Route 113 east from Palermo to Cefalù; count on at least 1 1/2 hours of driving time (longer if traffic is bad). Once in Cefalù, park along either side of Via Roma for free, or pay 1€ per hour for a spot within one of the two lots signposted from the main street; both are within an easy walk of the town's medieval core.
Visitor Information
The Cefalù Tourist Office, Corso Ruggero 77 (tel. 0921/421-050), is open Monday to Saturday 8am to 7:30pm, Sunday 9am to 1pm. It's closed on Sunday in winter.
Fast Facts
Emergencies -- For the police, call tel. 0921-420104; for first aid, tel. 0921-424544; and for Guardia Medica, tel. 0921-423623. The latter is open daily 8pm to 8am and located at Via Roma 15.
Hospital -- The Cefalù Hospital -- San Raffaele is at Contrada Pietrapollastra (tel. 0921-920111).
Pharmacies -- The two most central drugstores are Cirincione, Corso Ruggero 144 (tel. 0921-421209), open Monday to Friday 9am to 1pm and 4:30 to 8:30pm, Saturday and Sunday 4:30 to 11pm; and Dr. Battaglia, Via Roma 13 (tel. 0921-421789), open Monday to Saturday 9am to 1pm and 4 to 8pm.
Police -- The municipal police headquarters are along Via Roma (tel. 0921-420104).
