Caltanissetta · Sicily
Things to see in Gela
In Gela the atlas lists 21 historic places: 9 archaeological sites, 5 fortresses and towers, 4 museums, 1 castle, 1 historic theatre and 1 historic villa or palace.
Of these, 3 list opening hours.
Don’t miss: Regional Archaeological Museum of Gela, Archaeological Museum in Gela, Italy.
By date of construction, the most common period is Antiquity (67% of dated places) and the Modern era (33% of dated places).
- 21historic places
- 70,109inhabitants
- 46 maltitude
The town
Gela is a medium-sized city on the south coast of Sicily, Italy. It is an ancient town, founded around 688 BC by colonists from Rhodes and Crete, and among the oldest continually inhabited settlements in southern Italy.
Gela has a semi-arid climate, with just enough precipitation to avoid being classified as a desert climate. It features hot summers and mild winters, although the summers are significantly milder than in other Sicilian locations. The winter months usually present mild to warm daytime temperatures and the weather is mostly sunny. Summer presents a pronounced aridity in which sunny conditions are virtually assured every day.
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21 places
Archaeological sites 9
Fortresses and towers 5
Museums 4
Castles 1
Historic theatres 1
Villas and palaces 1
Getting there
By bus: Buses run from Palermo, Agrigento, Catania, Caltanissetta, Caltagirone and Enna. A couple a day also come east along the coast from Ragusa, Noto, Modica and Syracuse. There are national and international bus routes connecting Gela with Naples, Bari, Rome, Milano and more destinations.
By train: Train services through Gela station are interrupted except for a couple of trains running to and from Syracuse and Modica (no service on Sundays).
Gela railway station, Piazzale Stazione.
By plane: Gela is served by the Comiso Airport (34 km away) or the Catania International Airport (95 km away).
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What to see, according to Wikivoyage
Regional Archaeological Museum of Gela (Museo archeologico regionale di Gela).
The Acropolis of the old Greek city close to the museum with ruins of buildings and three temples with the symbolic doric column
The Greek fortifications have some impressive walls in an attractive setting by the beach.
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