Discover Santa Cristina Gela
Discover everything there is to see and do in Santa Cristina Gela. Don't miss the best events, interesting places and curiosities related to the area.
Explore Santa Cristina Gela
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Not to be missed in Santa Cristina Gela
Choose what to do among the events scheduled in Santa Cristina Gela. 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 Santa Cristina Gela
Follow our advice to better enjoy your holiday in Santa Cristina Gela. Discover new places, experience the Sicilian typicality that tells the culture of a people rich in traditions.
The history and what to see in Santa Cristina Gela
Santa Cristina Gela is a small but characteristic town located in Sicily which is only 25 km from Palermo.
Why visit Santa Cristina Gela
Santa Cristina Gela is a small but characteristic inhabited center located in Sicily in the province of Palermo which has the particularity of having an important use of the Albanian language.
At about 25 km from Palermo there is the wonderful town of Santa Cristina Gela. It has about 1000 inhabitants and is spread over a hill 675 meters above sea level in a particularly characteristic area also due to the proximity of the Piana degli Albanesi lake.
Its peculiarity is to be part of a Albanian community of Sicily together with the municipalities of Contessa Entellina and Piana degli Albanesi.
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Things to do in Santa Cristina Gela
In the area of Santa Cristina Gela there are several monuments and works that are worth visiting for their architectural beauty and history. Particular attention should be paid to the Major Church of Santa Cristina which in the past was characterized by quite heated clashes between those who wanted the Greek rite and those for the Latin rite.
The church is dedicated to the patron saint of the town, Santa Cristina. Every year, in Santa Cristina, the patronal feast which takes place on July 24 with a procession that crosses all the streets of the historic centre.
Among the events, which are organized in the village, we also mention the Easter in Santa Cristina Gela, with the collection of eggs, the procession of the dead Christ and the rite of burial.
Getting around in Santa Cristina Gela
Santa Cristina Gela is a small town in the province of Palermo, moving within the town is very simple.
The city has public car parks where you can leave your vehicle, so you can move around in total autonomy even between neighboring municipalities, where you can find other villages to be discovered.
How to get to Santa Cristina Gela
Santa Cristina Gela is located in the Metropolitan City of Palermo. The village can be reached both by car and by train.
From the A19 Palermo-Catania, who travels by car can take the exit for Palermo. Who travels on the train, on the other hand, you can buy a ticket for the Guadagna-Palermo station, from where you can continue to the center by bus or shuttle.
Useful numbers
Common
091 8570133
Tourist Info
091 8580278
Municipal police
091 8570133
Emergency medical Service
091 8570094
Quick Links
Municipality site
www.comune.santacristinagela.pa.it
