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Things to see in Pozzallo
In Pozzallo the atlas lists 8 historic places: 7 historic villas and palaces and 1 fortress or tower.
For most of these places we don’t have verified opening hours yet: always check the official website before you go.
Don’t miss: Torre Cabrera (1693), tower in Pozzallo, Italy.
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The town
Pozzallo is a city near the southern tip of Sicily in Italy. It's the port for ferries to Malta. Pozzallo is a major summer tourist destination, with two beaches holding a Blue Flag award, as of Apr 2023, for water quality, environmental education and information, environmental management, and safety and other services.
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8 places
Villas and palaces 7
Fortresses and towers 1
Getting there
The closest local airport is located in Comiso, near Ragusa. Catania-Fontanarossa is further but with better choice of flights across Europe, and good public transport to Syracuse.
The fast-cat ferry to Valletta in Malta runs twice day, taking 1 hr 30. Day-trips from Pozzallo port to Malta are possible on Wednesday and Friday. The service is run by Virtu Ferries, return fare €80 low season rising to €160 mid-summer. The ferry terminal is 3 km west of town centre. The catamaran is quite stable and enjoyable during a calm summer day, but on the event of bad weather might be delayed or cancelled.
AST bus routes are #50 Syracuse - Noto - Pozzallo - Ragusa - Gela; #56 Pozzallo - Ragusa - Palermo; #57 Pozzallo - Modica - Ragusa; and #59 to Modica. They run all week but are infrequent on Sunday. The bus stop is on Piazza della Rimenbranza along Corso Vittorio Vento, buy tickets on board.
There are six regional trains a day M-Sa: north-west via Ragusa (1 hour) to Gela, with connections to Palermo, and north-east to Syracuse (1 hour), with connections to Palermo, Messina and mainland Italy. No trains on Sunday. The station is on the north edge of town, at the end of Via Giuseppe Mazzini about 10 min from Piazza della Rimenbranza. The station is just a platform halt and has no amenities, not even a ticket machine: buy tickets from shops, e.g. the tobacconist at foot of V Mazzini, or supermarket next to the station.
Taxi might be your only choice on Sunday.
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What to see, according to Wikivoyage
The town's main street is Corso Veneto.
Cabrera Tower (Torre Cabrera). The tower predates the town. There's a small museum within. This watchtower for the port was built in the 15th century by Bernat Juan de Cabrera, son of Bernat II de Cabrera. The boardwalk round its seaward wall is derelict. Chiesa Santa Maria di Portosalvo, Via Mario Rapisardi. The church was built in 1746 on a rock spur adjacent to the sea by the first inhabitants who settled in Pozzallo, mainly fishermen and sailors. The Madonna is paraded from here on Good Friday. Chiesa della Madonna del Rosario (San Pietro), Piazzetta San Pietro. Built from 1876 to 1937. Villa Tedeschi. This 19th-century palazzo hosts the town library.
Roadside Shrine located in Piazza Senia
Villa comunale public's gardens
Lungomare Raganzino, promenade
Lungomare Pietre Nere, promenade
Museo del Cinema
Castello Di Martino, ruins
Villa Tedeschi, public library
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