Discover Petralia Soprana
Discover everything there is to see and do in Petralia Soprana. Don't miss the best events, interesting places and curiosities related to the area.
Explore Petralia Soprana
Ready to immerse yourself in the wonders and beauties of this city? Here's what you can explore.
Not to be missed in Petralia Soprana
Choose what to do among the events scheduled in Petralia Soprana. Don't miss the main social activities, the most important patronal festivals and all the festivals in the province of Palermo.
Useful tips for your holidays in Petralia Soprana
Follow our advice to better enjoy your holiday in Petralia Soprana. Discover new places, experience the Sicilian typicality that tells the culture of a people rich in traditions.
The salt mine in Petralia Soprana
Salt has always been considered a very important element and over 2000 years ago it was even more important than gold and silver. For this reason, the areas where there were salt mines were considered very important precisely because the survival of entire populations depended on salt.
Why visit Petralia Soprana
Petralia Soprana is part of Madonie Park, and is the highest municipality in the Park. The town of Petralia Soprana is part of the "Most beautiful villages in Italy".
All around the panorama of the Madonie expands and the small inhabited center seems to be its fulcrum.
Things to do in Petralia Soprana
In Petralia Soprana, the main activity is certainly to visit the SottoSale Museum of Contemporary Art which is located inside the deep galleries from which the very pure rock salt.
Also not to be missed, the Church of Santa Maria di Loreto, which was entirely built following the influences of Madonie Baroque and the Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, probably of late medieval construction and is characterized on the outside by the beautiful colonnade that runs along one of its sides.
Make appointments that are repeated every year in the country with the Salt Festival, which aims to raise awareness of this product that represents an excellence of the area, which takes place in the month of August, and the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul patrons of the town, which takes place instead in the month of June.
Getting around in Petralia Soprana
Petralia Soprana is a small town in the province of Palermo, moving within the town is very simple.
The town has public car parks where you can leave your vehicle, from there it is possible to visit the town comfortably on foot.
Petralia Soprana is served by a bus line managed by the ATS company.
How to get to Petralia Soprana
Petralia Soprana is located about a hundred km from Palermo and the easiest way to cover this distance is certainly to use a car. From Palermo, in fact, Petralia can be reached via the A 20, with the exit at Buonfornello.
The same highway is the one to take even if you come from Messina but in this case the reference exit is Pollina/Castelbuono. Finally, from Catania, take the A19 and exit at Irosa.
Those who prefer the train can leave from Catania or Palermo with stops in Cefalù or Termini Imerese which are the closest ones, since the locality does not have its own station.
Useful numbers
Common
0921 684111
Tourist Info
339 4871621
Municipal police
0921 641088
Emergency medical Service
0921 641684
Quick Links
Municipality site
www.comune.petraliasoprana.pa.it
