48 hours in Cefalù for solo travellers

2 Days In Cefalu Highlights

• Walk along the promenade by Lungomare beach and grab a bite to eat looking out to sea
• Hike to the top of the Rocca di Cefalù and see 360 degree views of the town.
• Sample some of the best arancini in Sicily or try Turmeric toast at Karma
• Head out on a boat trip, explore the coastline and make friends over a cold beer in the sea.
• Get lost in the Medina style streets exploring the history of the town, while fuelling up on cannoli.

Is Cefalù safe for solo travellers?

Speaking anecdotally, there is nothing about Cefalù that feels dangerous for those travelling alone. It’s friendly, well lit at night and appears to be mostly made up of retired Americans. Don’t let that put you off though! 😂 It’s not geriatric city, it just has a high percentage of financially secure tourists. For the locals who live there, it’s an affluent town and demographically doesn’t contain cohorts of people that are statistically more likely to be associated with petty theft/pickpocketing etc either.

For more detailed travel safety warnings from a government source, you can visit the UK’s Foreign & Commonwealth office at: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/italy

Or if you want to check with the US State Dept, you can see their advice page here >>>

Ultimately, none of these will likely ever cover Cefalù, as it’s so sleepy and safe

Author experience

I lost my folks a couple of years ago and ended up with lots of boxes of memories, most of which I haven’t fully gone through. But I was sifting through some belonging to my mum with my sister, and discovered some postcards of her trips in her youth. An avid Europe visitor, she would spend much of her Summer in France or Italy every year. Discovering that one of those places was a pretty coastal village in the the North of Sicily, called Cefalu, meant writing about a trip here felt like an absolute must.

It’s my way of feeling closer to her. Standing where she once stood and would have been happy. That makes me happy too.

Pleasantly and remarkably, the view I had of Cefalu hasn’t really changed much from the one she would have had, judging by the pictures in the postcards. With about 50 years between the trips, that’s not a common thing one can say.

Anyway, suffice to say, I’ve been here, I am writing from a real lived experience. I spent 2 days in Cefalu thinking as a solo traveller, and I don’t really have flash trips. So, while I don’t scrimp, I don’t stay in 6 star resorts either. So, consider my own writings are on those of a very normal shoestring or mid-range travel budget. I hope my notes, can help (positively) your plans in some small way.

Enjoy 😊

About Cefalu

Cefalu for a small coastal village of under 15,000 residents has done and seen a lot over 2000 years, and that brings a lot of visitors to it’s shores each year. Millions in fact. Which is crazy.

The town is framed by the big Rock overlooking it, which gives a Gibraltar-esque vibe, multiple beaches, roman walls and little narrow streets interconnecting numerous Piazza and their churches.

Being 45-60 minutes train ride from Palermo to the East and not dissimilar by road, the town is a popular spot for weekend breaks for Sicilians, and this has endured beyond the modern era.

I will admit, on arrival, I thought I was discovering somewhere new. “Look at me – I’m off the beaten track!” And then it dawned on me… I was not doing that at all. I was following the path of swathes of tourists for hundreds of years. Even Claude Monet visited as a tourist in 1884!

The town has featured in tv and films such as Indiana Jones, Cinema Paradiso, and White Lotus; has been captured by the Romans, Greeks, Byzantines and the Normans; it has minted its own money; hosts a UNESCO World Heritage Site in its cathedral and has lovely sandy beaches which will always appeal to people.

If you want a place to sunbathe on sand and not shingle, paddle board in warm clean water, drink a beer looking out to sea, discover a new restaurant or cute boutique every minute and some high ground to hike up, to get out of the heat, then Cefalu is the perfect spot. That’s all you need to know about Cefalu!

Where to sleep in Cefalu

There are a few places to stay in Cefalu which suit hostel hunters, but there are also some places to stay which can still be sociable even if they are more like a hotel or resort. Such as an eco-lodge The Vallegrande on the outskirts of town which hosts group activities such as Yoga etc.

Personally If you’re time limited to 48 hours in Cefalu, then you don’t want to be walking 5 to 7 km each evening to go out for dinner or exploring the town, and you will be best off staying centrally, in the old town.

I stayed in the Duomo Apartments, which is so-called because it’s a stones throw from the Duomo – the UNESCO heritage site. The apartment had a good sized kitchen, somewhere for a digital nomad to work from, with a dining table in a lounge, and two beds. One on a mezzanine floor and another bedroom. This set me back £120/$150 a night. While it’s not cheap for a solo traveller, it was also booked for two weekend nights during a European holiday week in May, so wasn’t expensive either.

As you can see from the picture above, I was in the heart of everything. When I’ve travelled a long way, and have a limited amount of time, I do like to ensure I am where everything is and will pay a little more for that.

The building was secure, had a lovely host, great bathroom, air con…. the lot. Is is sociable for a solo traveller? No, but I had other ways to avoid the isolation, which I will cover later.

Ultimately, Cefalu doesn’t really have co-living style hostels. Socialtel, Freehand or Generator style places to stay. But if you’re only here for 2 days or so, my advice is to find somewhere central, somewhere relaxing and do your mixing outside of the apartment.

One final point on where to stay in Cefalu. There are some lush places outside of town around the coastline, which are very tempting to consider, but you may find you are yomping up hot, pavement free roads to get into town each time you want to do something.

Stay close to my pick – the Duomo Apartments on Corso Ruggero. Want to check out my Duomo Apartments? I stayed here >>

As a rule of thumb. If you want history and italian charm, then you’ll want to be near the Duomo and in the old town. If you like zen, and have a flashier budget, then you’ll find some luxury resorts along Lungomare beach area.

If you want some inspo on where to stay, or to begin your hunt – check out some of my other top picks for solo travellers with a range of budgets.

To and from Cefalu

You can catch a bus, a train or drive to Cefalu if you’re coming in from Palermo. But, for the price, convenience and knowledge that you absolutely won’t need a car in Cefalu, just get a train. In fact many people get here by train in the morning, spend the day here and then head back at night. It’s that convenient.

This is partly why their tourist numbers are so high, they get a lot of day trippers.

Distance wise, you don’t want to be heading here from Catania or Trapani; not unless you have a few more days to make the trip. But 45-60 minutes on an air conditioned and safe train, will get you here from Palermo Centrale, and won’t cost much more than £6/€8 each way.

For booking tickets, you can do it at the station in Palermo, but you do need to manually validate that ticket in another machine – reserving it ultimately. They are quite hot on not overbooking (which feels absurd when it can be standing room only), so if you don’t validate the ticket, you can then be fined.

It’s a little confusing for newbies. So the better move is to download the trenitalia app (or use Omio), and just book your tickets with zero extra leg work. As Omio feeds into Trenitalia, you can use them if you prefer. Don’t waste your time with coaches/buses/taxis, I swear. Train is the way to get to and from Cefalu.

Palermo to Cefalu train tickets on Omio >>

Budgeting for 48 hours in Cefalu

Cefalu is a popular tourist spot that gets busy in the summer months, but it is also stiflingly hot and doesn’t give you a better experience than the shoulder months. April, May, September and October are warm weather periods, less busy and have more choice of places to stay at better prices. But how much will you need to enjoy 2 days in Cefalu?

To give you a rough idea on what you may spend if you’re in Cefalu for 48 hours…

Accommodation

There is only limited hostel accommodation in the town, but you can grab dorm beds for as low as €30 per bed per night. Great if you’re a solo traveller on a budget, but these places are not that sociable, in the way some of the big city hostels can be. I would instead invest a little more and opt for a hotel in the town centre where you have a great location, you don’t lose time on travelling and even get a nice balcony.

For a private room for 1 person expect to pay around €80-125 per night. If you can extend yourself to €150-175 per night, you might find yourself in a palazzo style apartment with high ceilings, balcony across the town and breakfast included. Airbnb has some gems at good prices around here too.

Transport

You won’t need any. Other than the train coming into town, if you are able to walk about unaided, then you have no transport costs while here.

Food and drink

Similar to Palermo nearby, while you will find you are paying tourist elevated prices, these are still 25% lower on average than the big tourist traps in the country. I had breakfast in my accommodation on my final morning, partly as I was packing and had limited time before checkout, but found there are some great lively spots in town that are very reasonable.

Breakfast out I spent €15 which got me PB and chocolate turmeric bread with granola yoghurt plus a coffee and was probably too much food. (That was Karma)

Tasted great though.

Lunch and evening dinner prices tend to range around €10-15 for a good sized main course, and €3-8 for drinks depending on whether you opt for soft drinks or a cocktail. While the popular arancini street food is a really filling eat also, which can more than suffice for many people’s lunch option. Those are priced between €2.50-4 depending on where you go and what version you go for.

Arancini is a fried outer shell rice ball with a range of fillings inside. About the size of a tennis ball, it’s energy dense, a little greasy but something I would eat again… right this second if I could! So nice.

I grabbed lunch one afternoon on the boardwalk by Lungomare and ordered a pizza. It was too big for the time of day really, so they put the uneaten half for me in a box to snack on later at the apartment. The homemade stone baked pizza was €10 so, again, pretty affordable.

Reference Source: https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/compare_cities.jsp?country1=Italy&city1=Milan&country2=Italy&city2=Palermo

Activities/entertainment

Where Cefalu lacks in hostel accommodation and organised events for solo travellers, there are other ways to meet people, or just avoid feeling isolated for the trip. One way I tend to beat the lonely blues is a boat trip.

I love these. They don’t cost the earth, are easily social proof checked on an app like GetYourGuide and put you amongst others who are likely seeking the same. A fun day out.

Cefalu has lots of things to discover but is not somewhere you need a big excursion budget for. Some of the best things to do here are free or low cost. Such as hiking up Rocca Di Cefalu, exploring the Duomo and winding streets, or stuffing your face with €3 arancini balls.

I can’t say I spent much more than £50-60/€60-70 on activities and events. Consider a walking tour as well for around €7-10. Another great way to meet people when travelling alone.

Total estimated budget for 48 hours in Cefalu

(Prices established as of 2026 and accommodation for shoulder months – April/May – Sept/Oct)

• £10-12/€12-15 train to and from Palermo
• €100 for breakfast, lunch and dinner across 2 days
• €5 for access to Rocca di Cefalu
• €0-10 for access to Duomo. Free for general entry but expect to pay €10 for access to the towers
• €40 for a boat trip
• €3 for Arancini
• €100-250 for a hotel room for 2 nights (€50 per person or for a dorm bed)

That comes in at around as low as €275 for a solo traveller staying in a dorm style accommodation at a nice hostel in Cefalu, to €425 for somewhere like the Duomo Apartments that I stayed in. Obviously if you have breakfast at your accommodation and don’t need a big lunch every day in a restaurant, this price comes down further.

I’ve assumed you grab a beer or a wine within the budget and €250 is for really nice accommodation in Cefalu. Of course you can spend more but you can also spend less. My own accommodation actually sleeps 4, so it was a bit of overkill. If you fancy treating yourself and can budget for €300-400 for 2 nights, you can pick up a really memorable hotel.

48 hours in Cefalu itinerary

I arrived in Sicily with the intention of visiting Cefalu across a weekend. This would take me from a Saturday through to a Monday and prior to about 10 days before getting there, I had never heard of the place.

So it was a bit of a gamble.

But those postcard style pictures of the town had done enough to sway me. The following is the diary of my visit, and hopefully some tips for you on planning your own.

Day 1: Morning

Key activity: Getting here and checking in

The first part of the trip was travelling and checking in, getting myself ready for the day in truth.

Weekend crowds join you as you get on the train to Cefalu from Palermo. It can get busy on peak days so I considered myself lucky to grab a seat, even if it was one of the fold down types and right in the doorway. I grabbed a train at 10:50 for €7.10, which got me into Cefalu at 11:45.

There was a little shop at the train station which served as breakfast, it doubles as a McDonalds also. So if you never normally make it for Maccy D’s breakfast – there is that 🙂

On arrival at Cefalu, I and the rest of the travelling hordes walked into the old town, a route of about 2/3 of a km, Not far really at all. My own accommodation was a little further up and I reached it by noon.

Quick tip: Check-in for most accommodation spots is for mid afternoon, but it’s worth contacting the hosts or reception in advance, so you can drop off your bags and dress for the day, grabbing a little day bag to take with you. My own host at the Duomo Apartments let me drop my bags, get changed and this meant I could make much better use of the day, and I recommend you doing the same.

Day 1: Lunch

Key activity: Lunch at the marina

Having dropped my bags off, I needed to eat, so with a boat trip in the afternoon up near the marina, I headed along the coast to ensure I wouldn’t be late and find somewhere to grab some lunch. And a cold beer – obviously.

The route to the marina takes you along a rising coast line with some stunning blue sea views and a good choice of places to stop.

The marina is about a 15 minute walk from the old town and I found a lovely restaurant over the back of the site that looked across the waterfront called La Tavernetta Ristorante e Pizzeria Cefalù. A relaxed place to eat with lovely service and a good english language ability too. Another great option on the route is Al Faro, with views of the sea, as opposed to ours which looked out on a boat yard. Both are great places to eat though.

I spent €24 for lunch, which included a mezze of different options and was more food than I could eat as portion sizes are substantial. I sampled the Sicilian specialty ‘Caponata’ which is cold served mixed vegetables and is a nice lighter option, and made me feel less bad that I’d had arancini and mozarella bites also. With a date for 2pm on a boat trip, I bloatedly walked away from here pretty content.

Day 1: Afternoon

Key activity: Boat trip time!

If you’re travelling alone to Cefalu, and your holiday accommodation is not a social hive, then booking a trip like a boat cruise is a great way I find for meeting people, or just not feeling so isolated. With a mixture of coastal landscapes, short of walking a lot, it can be difficult to get to each beach or cove in Cefalu, especially when you’ve got rocky headlands in the way. A boat trip fixes that.

I booked with Captain Popeye’s boat cruise on GetYourGuide as it was marked ‘top rated’ at a price of £39/€45 and met up with the other participants just in front of the restaurant I had lunch at.

The trip takes you out for a few hours, with a chance to see local ruins, caves, snorkel and enjoy a drink in the sun. The hosts of the boat are lovely and the other guests were a mixture of British, American, Irish, German and Italian, with ages from 20 to 50ish. Really friendly and enabled me to see a lot and feel like I’ve done something significant.

Besides, swimming in warm Mediterranean waters, followed by a cold drink is never a bad box tick. It is probably the best value excursion I have ever been on. Really worthwhile.

If you want to check out the trip I took and the reviews – click the link. Popeye Boat Cruises >>

As I headed back from the marina, I grabbed a gelato from a little place across the street from me called Sapore di Sale Gelateria Cefalù. I think my pictures for this are quite poor, so I won’t try and screenshot a video. I wouldn’t worry though, there are lots of good places to go to for gelato or cannoli in Cefalu – for me it was a matter of convenience.

After a few beers in the sun, I needed a sugar pick me up, before getting ready for dinner. So, I sat on my balcony and inhaled the ice cream, wishing I had gone for a larger option!

Day 1: Evening

Key activity: Traditional Restaurant and a stroll around the Piazza by the Duomo

After a short nap, mostly due to being in the sun all day, and definitely not because I had drunk several alcoholic drinks in the day, I jumped onto my phone to find a list of recommended restaurants I made in the days before heading to Sicily.

Disaster struck as I saw that all were stating booking is needed for the weekend and they get very busy. I headed out in the hope I could squeeze in, but as I approached my preferred choice “Tinchite“, could see this disorganised queue out the front, which would challenge my deepest social anxieties so I slunk away and found an attractive looking restaurant with terrace a couple of streets across called: Il Normanno.

With it’s warmly lit tables, I was more than content. I took a seat on the outdoor terrace and enjoyed some homemade pasta in the warm evening weather while watching the world go by and trying to read a book I have been carrying with me for about 2 years!

Dinner including tip came to €30. Happy with that.

You can find Tinchite at Via XXV Novembre, 37, 90015 Cefalù PA, Italy and Il Normanno on Via Vanni, 9, 90015 Cefalù PA, Italy

Few other recommendations I discovered in my research which tick the box for cute Sicilian restaurants to consider:

• Le Brace
• Brama

NB: I like to take photos of different local beers on my trips. I am conscious that I appear to have done this a lot in Sicily! Memo to self: must drink more water 😂

As I walked out of the restaurant, I strolled around the streets to help my food go down, and grabbed some ‘I’m an influencer photos’. I probably should stick to writing.

Day 2: Morning

Key activity: Breakfast and a hike

Having not had time for a fun breakfast the previous morning, I decided to rectify that by visiting somewhere I’d seen had a good healthy menu and little seats that looked out on the world, perfect for people watching.

Karma Bistronomy was a 2 minute walk from my apartment and had exactly what I needed after several days of beer, pizza and pasta.

Peanut butter, banana and chocolote chips on turmeric bread.

Okay, I didn’t say I was going to pick the healthy options!

I’ve never had turmeric bread, so I was curious to try it. But I supplemented this with some granola and yoghurt, plus a coffee. I will confess, I am a touch intimidated by the details of Italian coffee etiquette, so finding somewhere that just let me ask for an Americano with milk and not act confused was a relief.

After watching people queue up for ice cream across the street, I grabbed an arancini as a snack for my backpack and as part of a task I set myself and headed to find my way to the Rocca Di Cefalu.

The task, that included arancini.

I had set myself a small personal goal of visiting the best arancini spots in Cefalu and put together a list based on some recommendations, which I will write about another day.

To the Rock!

The rock, or the ‘Rocca di Cefalu’, is a natural park that extends up and over the town, and houses the ruins of many civilisation’s fortresses that once helped guard that people’s hold over the land.

The ascent is not without a few tricky moments, and requires some footwear with a bit of a grip, but once you reach the top, you get stunning 360 views around the land below.

It starts with a path, and then 1/3 from the top, it begins to become more of a trodden eroded natural track, but seeing kids at the top, made me feel more at ease and got me to stop being a wimp.

The view is definitely worth it. It’s also a little cooler than ground level and if you weren’t sweating your face off, you’d be able to appreciate it.

I stopped to take in the view and then ate my arancini and guzzled the entire bottle of water I had brought with me.

After this, I began the descent to head down to the beach I could see below and treat myself to a dip in the sea, more cold drinks and a pizza.

Going from the old town, to the top of the Rocca and back down, will take a reasonably fit person about 90 minutes, including time to stop and enjoy the view etc. According to Alltrails it’s around 3.5km, but it’s the elevation that gets you.

Don’t be put off, it’s a must do activity if in Cefalu for 48 hours, just make sure you are wearing proper trainers or hiking shoes. No sandals allowed.

Day 2: Lunch

Key activity: Beach visit

I’d earned this!

Pizza and beer time on the beach front by Lungomare.

While on the boat the previous afternoon, I had been shown a handful of beaches along the coast. Some are a little shingly, some are quite petite, others are more harbour wall – ‘jump off’ type spots; but Lungomare or “The Long Beach” is a long, accommodating stretch of sandy shoreline, with a boardwalk behind it, and a number of bars and cafes on hand.

If you want to sunbathe, splash in the sea, grab a cocktail and break off for some lunch, it fulfills all requirements.

So, with a rather sweaty back from carrying a daypack with me up and down the Rock, I strolled to the beach and dived in the water, before staring at the sea as I dried off.

For lunch you can opt for one of the numerous terrace bar and restaurants along the promenade. They are all nice, and surprisingly good value considering the view and location.

My pizza was £9 or €10 – and I grabbed a well earned local beer plus a coke zero, and spent less than €20 all in. The pizza was bigger than I needed, particularly that I had just had an Arancini ball, so took half of it away to stash in the fridge back in the apartment.

You’ll find that most places to eat along the beach line are quite similar. They have a brewery tap style aesthetic, tables and parasols out front and are pretty relaxed. It’s just a nice way to while away some time watching the world go by.

This is something that I miss when I get back to the UK or spend time in the US. You just feel a lot more rushed to move on. The European way is so much more about the experience and a patient pace.

After lunch I headed back into town to explore the Duomo piazza and other historic remnants.

Day 2: Afternoon

Key activity: Walking tour

My first stop after to lunch was to drop off my beach bag and pizza and then to grab a second arancini – not to eat immediately, althought admittedly I did. I then cruised up past a cinema I had seen earlier on and wanted to know about timings and price etc. As well, as what is on of course.

I had high hopes of something artistic being on. Cinema Paradiso or an episode of the Godfather. It probably is a little cliched for them to do that here, and this is most likely for the locals and not idealistic tourists.

As a thing to do though – visiting an historic cinema with all the charm you can imagine, is well worth the ponder.

However, after deciding that I didn’t want to watch ‘Michael’, I shuffled off, to start my DIY historic tour.

As a sidenote – This would actually have been a very good time to do a guided walking tour, I didn’t have the benefit of hindsight though, so mashed together my own using wikipedia, the local tourism website and Google Maps as my tool.

The best rated walking tour in Cefalu I found subsequently is this one >>

Cefalu has all of the traditional streets and passages you imagine in an Italian commune, with all the stereotypical sites. From lovers in arms, to old scooters from the 1960s to Fiat Pandas and more. Just walking around the town is an adventure in itself.

I must admit, this is exactly how I hope other people see me and a partner if on a trip to Sicily!

First up was something I’d read a lot about: The “Lavatoio Medievale”. This is a medieavel washhouse, where ladies would do their laundry using mother nature and a sequence of concrete spaces.

The flow of water through the ground baths ensures dirty linen is cleaned with constantly refreshed water and dirty water can flow back out into the sea.

You don’t need a lot of time to take in this spot.

You descend a concrete staircase into a cool basement area underneath the street level. Others come and go fairly quickly, and you find yourself naturally shuffling around the edges of the wash baths.

I found that 5 minutes was enough to take it all in; get the point of what people would once do, grab your photos and head back on your way.

As you can see about, it’s quite hard to capture what it all is, in pictures. Videos do a better job, but go see it for yourself. If you miss it, will you forever regret it? No. But it’s an easy tick in the box of doing something with your time here.

Not that you should force yourself to do things, just because.

From here my tour took me to the steps of the Church of Purgatory, a 500 year old church that was once occupied by a brotherhood known as the Souls of Purgatory.

This order of monks had their primary focus on praying for souls that have yet to transcend. That’s what you do when you don’t have a smartphone I guess.

It also hosts a number of historically interesting tombs and is delightfully ornate. While it isn’t on the level of the Cathedral, it’s worth poking your head in.

If religious buildings aren’t your thing, then Amoreli the Graniteria off to the side, is always popular and serves the Sicilian specialty ‘Granita’. The best way to describe this, is that it’s a bit like Sorbet, but has a slightly more crystalline texture. Otherwise the ingredients are pretty much the same.

More of a breakfast thing, but very tasty and if you need a sugar hit, this is worth a shot. It’s also a really pretty photo opp 🙂

Final stop on my little tour was to the Cathedral itself. I mentioned earlier, entrance is free which is a price I love, but if you want to enter the towers and the crypts there is a small toll of 10 Euros. The money goes back into maintaining what is a stunning building and is a UNESCO site.

You can book a tour for this if you need some social interaction while travelling alone. I didn’t, because I wasn’t sure what I’d be doing at this time of the day from poor planning. But if I did it again, I’d definitely do this with a group.

After I got back, I found a sub $50/€50 tour that visited the Cathedral, offers English language guides and ends up at Tinchite the restaurant I’d wanted to visit before. It seems quite lively and ideal for a solo traveller. Pretty gutted I didn’t see it sooner as it would have killed two birds with one stone. Find out more >>>

Day 2: Evening

Key activity: Missing dinner

It was a Sunday evening when I woke up from a nap. Having been in the sun all day, walked 20,000 steps (many of those uphill) and eaten a fair bit, I was a little tired so put my head down for a little while. I didn’t really have any set meal plans for the night, but fancied something other than pizza or pasta. I turned out the door and walked up the street which was by now fairly quiet.

The busy streets of earlier had given way for a calm, that suggests most visitors were safely ensconced back on the train to Palermo. This was not something I’d considered, and as I sat down at one of the few restaurants open, I was about to discover that kitchens close early in many places on Sundays too.

Amoreli restaurant, (clearly part of a local group) is tucked around the side of Corso Ruggiero with cushions on the steps. When we got there it was lively with a band playing, and fairly busy. My picture above is as we were leaving, so don’t judge it for that. It’s a nice spot.

However, after sitting for a while and wondering when the food menu would arrive it dawned on me, I may be going hungry tonight.

I grabbed a spicy margarita – the drink not the pizza, and then made my way back up the street to see if anything was open.

Not really is the answer. Sunday evenings are quiet clearly.

Knowing I had a pizza in the fridge still, I headed to one of the vending machine convenience units to grab a cup of milk for my morning coffee in the apartment, and proceeded to go back and pack.

Disappointing.

Avoid this mistake, by getting dinner a little earlier on sunday nights ideally at sunset. Any later and you may regret it.

I swear to god, I could not find a little supermarket near the old town. Not a thing. But what they do have, are little units with vending machines. My own apartment had lots of coffee but no milk, and I can’t drink black coffee.

So, I resolved this by buying small cups of warm milk and walking them up the street in the open air to then use the next morning.

Ridiculous right!?

You can also see, that it’s quiet in the evening in Cefalu on a Sunday.

Anyway, time for packing and getting read to head off in the morning.

Day 3: Departure morning

With a checkout at 11am, I strolled up to the beach to grab a coffee and a croissant in a little cafe along the promenade around 09:30 after packing the previous night.

This gave me a chance to enjoy that beach front view one more time before flying back to the UK and seeing clouds and concrete.

After checkout, I repeated the route I’d taken 48 hours ago and headed back to Palermo Centrale with a flight booked later that evening.

If you want to read about my day in Palermo and a good idea for a 24 hour itinerary in Palermo, check out that link.

Where next?

For me, I’m off to Syracusa next, with an excursion or three around the Catania coast, as well as some re-exploration of the North of the country. I really want to see Piedmont and the Ligurian coast again.

Sicily though is a wonderful island for diversity. From history to beaches, great food and parties. I hope you found some value in my own 48 hours in Cefalu itinerary and you have an equally as lovely time there on your own trip.

If you have any questions on anything I spoke about and need some help, just drop me a message on my instagram linked below.

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