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Things to see in Calatafimi-Segesta
In Calatafimi-Segesta the atlas lists 10 historic places: 5 archaeological sites, 3 castles and 2 museums.
Of these, 1 list opening hours.
Don’t miss: Segesta, ancient city.
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The town
Calatafimi Segesta is in Sicily. Calatafimi, with the Castle of Eufemio and its churches, is characterised by its lanes and small streets of Arab derivation. At about 10 km from this town there is the archaeological site of Segesta, with the Greek temple and the ancient theatre, where they hold classical performances.
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10 places
Archaeological sites 5
Castles 3
Museums 2
Getting there
By plane: Calatafimi is about 60 km away from Aeroporto "Falcone e Borsellino" of Palermo-Punta Raisi and 50 km from Aeroporto "Vincenzo Florio" of Trapani-Birgi (☏ +39 0923 842502).
From Airport Palermo-Punta Raisi, you can get the train from Punta Raisi to Alcamo Diramazione railway station (one every 30 minutes) and take a taxi from there.
By car: From Palermo — Through the A29 Motorway Palermo-Trapani, at Segesta exit, after passing the archaeological area, you enter the National Road 113 (S.S.113) towards Trapani. The junction for Calatafimi is about 3 km away.
From Trapani — Through the A29 Motorway, towards Palermo, at Segesta exit; otherwise you can go along the National Road 113 and take the junction after those for Vita and Pianto Romano.
By ship: Linea Tirrenia (Cagliari-Trapani), ☏ +39 0923 545433.
Linea Grimaldi (Tunisi-Trapani), ☏ +39 0923 542470.
Linea Ustica Lines (Livorno-Trapani), ☏ +39 0923 873813.
Siremar (Isole Egadi e Pantelleria), ☏ +39 0923 24968.
Traghetti delle Isole, via Ammiraglio Staiti, 23 (Trapani), ☏ +39 0923 22467.
Ustica Lines (Aliscafo per Isole Egadi, Pantelleria, Ustica e Napoli), ☏ +39 0923 873813.
By rail: Railway Station of Alcamo Diramazione (about 9 km from the town, near the junction Alcamo Ovest A29 Motorway). It is on the railway line Palermo-Trapani.
By bus: AST (Azienda Siciliana Trasporti), via Virgilio, Trapani (Palermo), ☏ +39 0923 21021
Autoservizi Lumia (Agrigento-Trapani) (Palermo), ☏ +39 0922 20414.
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What to see, according to Wikivoyage
Segesta archaeological site. The site opens at 09:00 every day, and closes at 17:00 Nov-Feb, 17:30 Mar and Oct, and 18:30 Apr-Sep; last admission one hour before closing.. Segesta is the site of an ancient Graeco-Roman city. The site is immediately off the main A29 road, straight after a long tunnel if travelling from Palermo. Onsite there is free parking. Tarantola Bus goes between Palermo and Calatafimi (aka Calatafimi-Segesta) a few times daily, stopping at Segesta en route. You may have a long wait for a return bus. (Perhaps confusingly, Segesta Bus does not go to Segesta.) Coffee and pizza are available at the cafe near the car park. Adults €6, age 18-25 €3, EU citizens under 18 and first Sunday of the month free.
There are 3 major sights at this location, and there are other remains from the Roman and medieval periods which are documented by signs in five languages across the site.
The Doric temple. Built between 430-420 BCE, 61 m (190 feet) long, 26 m wide, built upon a platform of 4 steps, it has 36 Doric columns supporting the stone roof-frame of the structure (14 columns along the lengths of the building, 6 columns across front and back). They are of a "rough"
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