Cefalu

Having done Palermo--especially enjoying the little village Sferrocavallo we lived in for 4 days, the seafood, produce, houseplants sold from tuk-tuks with megaphones, the usual Sicilian "business" hours, etc.--we pressed on, taking the very interesting expressway across Palermo. It featured a 35 mph speed limit, limited access, but traffic lights at intersections here and there. Our goal for the day was Cefalu and its duomo, supposedly the third jewel in the crown of Sicily's Norman churches. We got there just as the 11:30 mass was getting over.

On main street, Cefalu, which sits under a

giant cliff, imaginatively called La Rocca; yes

that's an old Norman castle up there



Entry doors to the Duomo

Cefalu Duomo



Interior; alas, the only mosaic work was up

front around the altar

Thus

Another day, another Pantokrator

But there was this interesting feather-dancing figure, which

I remember from Hagia Sofia; must brush up on my

iconography

The beach at Cefalu; another month and it will be packed