Hello,
Has anyone traveled from Palermo to Bagheria while in Sicily? It's not a town that is on any tour itineraries. Some of my family was from this area and we want to visit. Most of our travel will be by train or bus. Seemed like somewhere we could stop and then continue to Cefalu.
Considered renting a car for maybe a day but not sure that can be done once in the Palermo area.
Thank you for any suggestions!!!
Jean
Hi Jean - Several years ago, I made a similar journey to connect with relatives. I hired a "private" taxi to a hotel in Bagheria. It was too far to walk. Also, I employed a great local Italian American to help me with getting around and translating. He may still be in the business of tour guiding. You can find him on FB. His name is Emilio Terrazzino.
Hello Jean, welcome to the boards!
Bagheria looks to be about 15 minutes away from Palermo and it sits on the Cefalu line so you'll pass by it on your way to Cefalu anyway. Searching the Trenitalia site the trains run more than hourly and take about 15 minutes to get there so it should be super easy to visit.
You can check options here: https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
When you're there download the Trenitalia phone app it's super helpful.
Since it is so close I would suggest you could do it as a day trip from either Palermo or Cefalu - although that's further at 45 minutes or so. The advantage would be that you are not traveling with your baggage so you wouldn't need to worry about left luggage while exploring Bagheria.
Looks like a cute little town and is certainly close enough on the train to pop over and explore for a day.
Have a great trip!
=Tod
Thank you for the tips. Very helpful.
Jean
