cathedral
Monreale Cathedral
A Norman cathedral above Palermo blazing with golden Byzantine mosaics, among Europe's greatest.
17 km · about 20 min drive
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San Cipirello
Sicily, Italy · Europe
About San Cipirello
San Cipirello is worth a stop: 20 minutes from Giacalone, 34km from Lo Zingaro Nature Reserve.
San Cipirello is in Sicily, Italy, with about 5,100 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Giacalone, about 10 km away.
San Cipirello (Sicilian: San Cipirreḍḍu) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Palermo in the Italian region Sicily, located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) southwest of Palermo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 5,201 and an area of 20.9 square kilometres (8.1 mi2).
San Cipirello borders theRead more
following municipalities: Monreale, San Giuseppe Jato.
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What is there to see near San Cipirello?
Within an hour or so of San Cipirello: Monreale Cathedral (17 km), Palazzo dei Normanni (Palatine Chapel) (23 km), Palermo Cathedral (23 km), Lo Zingaro Nature Reserve (34 km).
Are there any good drives near San Cipirello?
The nearest famous roads are Targa Florio Circuit (Madonie).
Where is San Cipirello?
San Cipirello is in Sicily, Italy, about 10 km from Giacalone.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 5,136
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Italy
- Region
- Sicily
- Timezone
- Europe/Rome
- Coordinates
- 37.9607, 13.1773
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Italy
ACI roadside assistance: 803 116. ZTL (limited traffic zones) in city centres are camera-enforced.
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Worth the detour from San Cipirello
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
castle
Palazzo dei Normanni (Palatine Chapel)
The oldest royal residence in Europe, housing Palermo's Palatine Chapel with its extraordinary gold-ground Byzantine mosaics.
23 km · about 25 min drive
cathedral
Palermo Cathedral
A stylistic kaleidoscope of Arab-Norman, Gothic and Baroque dominating Sicily's vibrant capital.
23 km · about 25 min drive
national park
Lo Zingaro Nature Reserve
Sicily's first nature reserve, a wild coastal path linking pebbly coves of crystal water near San Vito.
34 km · about 40 min drive
photogenic
Tonnara di Scopello
Ancient tuna fishery on a cove guarded by faraglioni sea stacks and crumbling watchtowers, in use from the 13th century until the 1980s. The anchor-strewn terraces above gin-clear water are one of Sicily's most painted and filmed corners.
34 km · about 40 min drive
beach
San Vito Lo Capo
Arc of white sand and shallow turquoise water beneath the bare pyramid of Monte Monaco, at the end of a dead-end road past the Zingaro reserve. Hosts the Cous Cous Fest each September: a legacy of Sicily's Arab kitchen.
45 km · about 50 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Erice
A misty medieval hilltop town above Trapani, reached by cable car or hairpin road with sweeping coast views.
52 km · about 60 min drive
famous road
Targa Florio Circuit (Madonie)
The public mountain roads near Cerda in Sicily that hosted the world's oldest road race from 1906 to 1977; the old Floriopoli pits still stand and the 72 km Piccolo Circuito remains driveable today.
56 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near San Cipirello
- 52 kmEriceA misty medieval hilltop town above Trapani, reached by cable car or hairpin road with sweeping coast views.
- 56 kmTarga Florio Circuit (Madonie)The public mountain roads near Cerda in Sicily that hosted the world's oldest road race from 1906 to 1977; the old Floriopoli pits still stand and the 72 km Piccolo Circuito remains driveable today.
Driving in Italy
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.82/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€8.50/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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