The Atlas Obscura Guide To Cefalù

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Cefalù, Italy

Updated June 19, 2026

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Unusual Attractions in Cefalù

2020-10-28

Cefalù, Italy

Aleister Crowley's Abbey of Thelema

Where Aleister Crowley taught magick in "La Chambre Des Cauchemars," his "Chamber of Nightmares."

Lavatoio Medievale.

Cefalù, Italy

Lavatoio Medievale

A medieval wash house where people washed clothes in a river allegedly formed by the tears of a mourning nymph.

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Cefalù, Italy

The Duomo of Cefalù

A lesser-known World Heritage Site with an amazing Byzantine style mosaic of Jesus on the semi-dome of the apse

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Energia Mediterranea

Motta d'Affermo, Italy

Fumara d'Arte

A vast open air art museum on the north coast of Sicily

17 miles from Cefalù

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