{"id":389,"count":1,"description":"Discover destinations near Palermo in Sicily, including Monreale<\/strong><\/a> and its exceptional Arab-Norman cathedral listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, 11 km away on the heights to the south-west.\r\nAbout 10 km north of the city, Mondello<\/strong><\/a> and its tourist beach stretch between Mount Pellegrino<\/a><\/strong> and that of Capo Gallo<\/a><\/strong>, which are two nature reserves.\r\nFollowing the coastline westwards, one can reach further on the Gulf of Castellammare<\/a><\/strong>, with the Zingaro nature reserve<\/a><\/strong> (75 km), and nearby inland stand the very beautiful ancient remains of Segesta<\/strong><\/a>, an ancient Greek city of Elymian origin.\r\nTo the east the coastal road leads to Cefal\u00f9<\/strong> <\/a>70 km away, a pretty tourist and seaside town, preserving with its cathedral one of the Arab-Norman jewels of Sicily. Its hinterland is the pretty massif of the Madonie<\/strong><\/a> hills.\r\nCloser to Palermo, 20 km away, Bagheria<\/strong><\/a> has seen the construction of beautiful Gothic villas. It is near the remains of Solunto<\/a><\/strong> on Mount Catalfano<\/strong>. Continuing towards Cefal\u00f9, one can discover the remains of the ancient city of Himera<\/strong><\/a>, the enormous medieval castle of Caccamo<\/strong><\/a> or Termini Imerese.\r\nPenetrating inland towards the south, one discovers the region of the Sicani Mountains<\/strong><\/a> (such as Corleone 60 km away) and the Val del Sosio.\r\nFinally, one can reach offshore the island of Ustica<\/strong><\/a>, a divers' paradise.\r\n\r\n[travelers-map height=400px max_cluster_radius=10 cats=environs-de-palerme-en-sicile]","link":"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/en\/destinations-sicily\/palermo-heritage-and-tourism\/near-palermo","name":"Near Palermo","slug":"near-palermo","taxonomy":"category","parent":364,"meta":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nNear Palermo Folder | Sicile-Sicilia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/en\/destinations-sicily\/palermo-heritage-and-tourism\/near-palermo\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Near Palermo Folder | Sicile-Sicilia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Discover destinations near Palermo in Sicily, including Monreale and its exceptional Arab-Norman cathedral listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, 11 km away on the heights to the south-west. 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