Cefalù is a city and comune in the Italian Metropolitan City of Palermo, located on the Tyrrhenian coast of Sicily about 70 km east of the provincial capital and 185 km west of Messina. Of Siculian foundation, in the fourth century BC the Greeks gave the indigenous settlement the name of Kephaloídion, derived from its situation on a lofty and precipitous rock, forming a bold headland (κεφαλή, kephalḗ) projecting into the sea. After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, the town remained part of the Byzantine Empire and the settlement was eventually moved from the plain to the current spur for defense.

Below is a selection of photos taken during a visit to Cefalù on September 19 2017. Click on a small photo for a larger view, then select the next one with the cursor keys or the arrows on either side of the photo.