An hour east of Palermo, Cefalù packs a golden town beach, a Norman cathedral with world-class mosaics and a labyrinth of medieval streets under a great slab of rock you can climb for the view. Swim in the morning, granita at noon, cathedral in the shade of the afternoon, then pasta con le sarde as the boats come in. Sicily in convenient miniature.
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