ancient ruins
Villa Romana del Casale
A luxurious Roman villa near Piazza Armerina with the world's richest collection of ancient mosaics.
34 km · about 40 min drive
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Gela
Sicily, Italy · Europe
About Gela
Gela sits on the route: 25 minutes from Butera, 34km from Villa Romana del Casale.
Gela is in Sicily, Italy, with about 75,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Butera, about 14 km away.
Gela (Sicilian and Italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒɛːla]; Ancient Greek: Γέλα) is a city and comune (municipality) in the Autonomous Region of Sicily, Italy; in terms of area and population, it is the largest municipality on the southern coast of Sicily. Gela is part of the Province of Caltanissetta and is one of the fewRead more
comuni in Italy with a population and area that exceed those of the provincial capital.Gela was founded around 688 BC by Greek colonists from Rhodes and Crete; it was an influential polis of Magna Graecia in the 7th and 6th centuries BC and became one of the most powerful cities until the 5th c. BC. Aeschylus, the famous playwright, lived here and died in 456 BC. In 1943, during the Invasion of Sicily, the Allied forces made their first landing on the island at Gela.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Gela?
Within an hour or so of Gela: Villa Romana del Casale (34 km), Ragusa Ibla (47 km), Autodromo di Pergusa (49 km), Antica Dolceria Bonajuto (52 km).
Are there any good drives near Gela?
The nearest famous roads are Targa Florio Circuit (Madonie).
Where is Gela?
Gela is in Sicily, Italy, about 14 km from Butera.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 75,001
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Italy
- Region
- Sicily
- Timezone
- Europe/Rome
- Coordinates
- 37.0738, 14.2404
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 Gela
4 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Ragusa Ibla
The older, lower half of Ragusa: late-baroque palaces and stairways rebuilt after the 1693 earthquake, crowned by the Duomo di San Giorgio's wedding-cake facade. Best first seen from the Santa Maria delle Scale steps across the ravine.
47 km · about 55 min drive
racetrack
Autodromo di Pergusa
Sicily's fastest circuit, a near-5 km ring wrapped around Lake Pergusa in the island's mythic heart. Once hosted non-championship F1 races won by the likes of Brabham and Fittipaldi.
49 km · about 55 min drive
cafe
Antica Dolceria Bonajuto
Sicily's oldest chocolate house (1880), keeping alive Modica's Aztec-derived cold-worked chocolate: grainy bars spiced with cinnamon or chilli, plus 'mpanatigghi pastries filled with chocolate and beef. Down an alley off Corso Umberto in Modica Alta.
52 km · about 60 min drive
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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