Sicily, Italy · Europe
Sciara is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Cerda, 5km from Targa Florio Circuit (Madonie).
Sciara is in Sicily, Italy, with about 2,600 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Cerda, about 5 km away.
Sciara (Xara in Sicilian; Sicilian pronunciation: [ˈʃara]) is a comune (municipality) near the Metropolitan City of Palermo in the Italian region Sicily, located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) southeast of Palermo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,788 and an area of 31.2 square kilometres (12.0Read more
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Sciara borders the following municipalities: Aliminusa, Caccamo, Cerda, Termini Imerese.
Sciara is a small farming town. The main crops are tomatoes, artichokes and olives. Many houses are empty because of emigration to the north of Italy, Germany and the United States during the 1970s, 1980s, etc., due to poor economic conditions. Many emigrants still own their land and houses in Sciara and are proud of their town.
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Within an hour or so of Sciara: Targa Florio Circuit (Madonie) (5 km), Targa Florio Museum (15 km), Cefalu (26 km), Palazzo dei Normanni (Palatine Chapel) (42 km).
The nearest famous roads are Targa Florio Circuit (Madonie).
Sciara is in Sicily, Italy, about 5 km from Cerda.
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ACI roadside assistance: 803 116. ZTL (limited traffic zones) in city centres are camera-enforced.
Full driving guide for Italy6 notable places within an hour's drive.
famous road
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.
5 km · about 10 min drive
museum
Small museum in the Madonie hill town of Collesano honouring the Targa Florio, the world's oldest road race, run on these mountain roads from 1906. Photos, cars and memorabilia of racing legends.
15 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
A charming Sicilian coastal town dominated by a massive rock promontory and a Norman cathedral with golden Byzantine mosaics.
26 km · about 30 min drive
castle
The oldest royal residence in Europe, housing Palermo's Palatine Chapel with its extraordinary gold-ground Byzantine mosaics.
42 km · about 50 min drive
cathedral
A stylistic kaleidoscope of Arab-Norman, Gothic and Baroque dominating Sicily's vibrant capital.
42 km · about 50 min drive
cathedral
A Norman cathedral above Palermo blazing with golden Byzantine mosaics, among Europe's greatest.
45 km · about 50 min drive
April to October
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