castle
Palazzo dei Normanni (Palatine Chapel)
The oldest royal residence in Europe, housing Palermo's Palatine Chapel with its extraordinary gold-ground Byzantine mosaics.
13 km · about 25 min drive
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Isola delle Femmine
Sicily, Italy · Europe
About Isola delle Femmine
Isola delle Femmine is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Torretta, 39km from Lo Zingaro Nature Reserve.
Isola delle Femmine is in Sicily, Italy, with about 7,100 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Torretta, about 7 km away.
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 nameRead 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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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Isola delle Femmine?
Within an hour or so of Isola delle Femmine: Palazzo dei Normanni (Palatine Chapel) (13 km), Monreale Cathedral (13 km), Palermo Cathedral (13 km), Lo Zingaro Nature Reserve (39 km).
Are there any good drives near Isola delle Femmine?
The nearest famous roads are Targa Florio Circuit (Madonie).
Where is Isola delle Femmine?
Isola delle Femmine is in Sicily, Italy, about 7 km from Torretta.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 7,100
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Italy
- Region
- Sicily
- Timezone
- Europe/Rome
- Coordinates
- 38.1912, 13.2469
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 Isola delle Femmine
7 notable places within an hour's drive.
cathedral
Monreale Cathedral
A Norman cathedral above Palermo blazing with golden Byzantine mosaics, among Europe's greatest.
13 km · about 25 min drive
cathedral
Palermo Cathedral
A stylistic kaleidoscope of Arab-Norman, Gothic and Baroque dominating Sicily's vibrant capital.
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.
39 km · about 45 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.
40 km · about 45 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
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.
59 km · about 70 min drive
Driving roads near Isola delle Femmine
- 59 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.
- 60 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
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