From December 6th to January 6th, Cefalù transforms its typically summer nature into a Christmas one.

With its Romantic waterfront and the typical historic town’s streets, it’s not hard to imagine the reason why Cefalù has been chosen by Italian and foreign directors as a big open-air film set in many occasions. Every year, the beauty of the small norman-arab city attracts thousands of curious tourists from all over the world...

‘A Fruttuola is undoubtedly a good representation of the ancient traditions of Cefalù. Today, ‘a Fruttuola is a secular procession which does not involve the clergy and consists in a series of floral compositions alongside the ancient banners of the “Corporazione dei viddani” (the farmers’ guild). The procession is led by the tammurinaru (“tambourine player”),...

The main feast of Cefalù is the celebration of the Santissimo Salvatore, dedicated to the patron of the town, Jesus Salvatore, and it takes place from the 2 August to 6 August. The event starts with the waving of the Flag of Christ Pantocrator between the towers of the Cathedral, accompanied by the festive ringing...

Pasta a Taianu is a rich, laborious and tasty dish that is traditionally prepared in the days between the feast of the patron saint, Santissimo Salvatore, from 4 to 6 August, and Ferragosto (“mid August”). It comes from the word ‘tajanu’ or ‘tianu’, which means ‘pan’ in Sicilian. The recipe is long and elaborate both...

Cefalù wakes up from the long winter period, the days get longer, it becomes lively but not yet taken over by mass tourism. This is the perfect time to experience Cefalù to the full, but the most beautiful thing about this season is the light at sunset: warm and golden, in short, a precious light!...