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Sferracavallo

Sicily, Italy · Europe

About Sferracavallo

Sferracavallo is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Capaci, 42km from Lo Zingaro Nature Reserve.

Sferracavallo is a town located in Sicily, Italy. With a population of 7,800, it is an important destination in Europe.

On a road trip, Sferracavallo sits in Italy, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Rome time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Sferracavallo to your route.

About Sferracavallo

Isola delle Femmine (Sicilian: Isula dî Fìmmini) is an Italian town in northwestern Sicily, administratively part of the Metropolitan City of Palermo. Despite its name, which can be translated in English as "The Island of Females", the town is located in mainland Sicily. The name of the town was chosen after the name

Read more of the small island that sits just off shore from it when it became an independent municipality from the neighboring city of Capaci in 1854. The reason for this choice of name was a natural one based upon the combined history of the town and the island, a history that also explains the origin of the Island’s name.

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Where is Sferracavallo located?

Sferracavallo is located in Sicily, Italy, Europe. The coordinates are 38.2000 latitude, 13.2833 longitude.

What is the population of Sferracavallo?

Sferracavallo has a population of approximately 7,800 people, making it a town in Italy.

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Quick Information

Population
7,800
Continent
Europe
Country
Italy
Region
Sicily
Timezone
Europe/Rome
Coordinates
38.2000, 13.2833

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Italy

Police
113
Ambulance
118
Fire
115
All emergencies
112
Driving side
right

ACI roadside assistance: 803 116. ZTL (limited traffic zones) in city centres are camera-enforced.

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Worth the detour from Sferracavallo

7 notable places within an hour's drive.

cathedral

Palermo Cathedral

A stylistic kaleidoscope of Arab-Norman, Gothic and Baroque dominating Sicily's vibrant capital.

11 km · about 20 min 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.

12 km · about 20 min drive

cathedral

Monreale Cathedral

A Norman cathedral above Palermo blazing with golden Byzantine mosaics, among Europe's greatest.

13 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.

42 km · about 50 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.

43 km · about 50 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.

48 km · about 55 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.

57 km · about 65 min drive

Driving roads near Sferracavallo

  • 57 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.
  • 64 kmEriceA misty medieval hilltop town above Trapani, reached by cable car or hairpin road with sweeping coast views.

Driving in Italy

Drives on
the right
Petrol
~€1.82/litre
Motorway tolls
~€8.50/100km

When to drive here

April to October

Nearby Destinations

Other places to explore near Sferracavallo.

Isola delle Femmine

🇮🇹 Italy

3 km awayPop. 7,100

Capaci

🇮🇹 Italy

5 km awayPop. 9,779

Torretta

🇮🇹 Italy

9 km awayPop. 2,308

Piano dei Geli

🇮🇹 Italy

11 km awayPop. 2,428

Carini

🇮🇹 Italy

12 km awayPop. 35,082

Palermo

🇮🇹 Italy

12 km awayPop. 648,260

Monreale

🇮🇹 Italy

13 km awayPop. 21,964

Cannizzaro-Favara

🇮🇹 Italy

15 km awayPop. 1,283

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