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Getting around the Madonie: distances, roads and buses
Getting around the Madonie: driving distances and times between the 16 towns, the roads to know, the buses from Cefalù and how to manage without a car.
Scillato · 239 m a.s.l.
Things to do in Scillato
Scillato is small and you can see it in half a day, but it has a clear theme: water. Follow the water and mills trail along the Agnello and Gulfone channels to the Paraturi mill, home of the Water Museum, and stop at the Asiniddaru mill, where part of the machinery can still be seen. The springs can only be visited at certain times of year. If you walk, the Sentiero dei Borghi starts in the village, about ten kilometres to Collesano, opened in January 2026. In the village is the sanctuary of the Madonna della Catena. And in twenty minutes by car you reach Caltavuturo or Polizzi Generosa.
For Scillato we have 12 guides, 1 trail and 1 itinerary.
What to see in town
- Sanctuary of Maria SS. della Catena
- Water and mills trail
- Asiniddaru mill
- Paraturi mill and Water Museum
- Scillato springs
- Palazzo Cirino and Masseria Firrionello
- Stretta di Scillato geosite
Guides
Nature
Gole di Tiberio, caves and waterfalls of the Madonie
Gole di Tiberio, Grotta Grattara, Abisso del Vento, Abisso del Gatto and Scopalacqua falls: where they are, how to visit and what is banned in the Madonie.
Things to do
Hiking in the Madonie: areas, seasons, CAI grades and guides
Hiking in the Madonie Park: where to walk, the right season, the CAI difficulty scale, the Sentiero Italia, hiking guides, the CAI and the Park rules.
Culture
History of the Madonie: from prehistoric caves to today
The history of the Madonie: prehistoric caves, Greeks and Romans, Arabs, Normans, the Ventimiglia county, the early modern age, the Park and depopulation.
Food
Madonie food festival calendar, season by season
Madonie food festival (sagre) calendar by season: usual periods, villages and what you eat, from Scillato oranges to Polizzi hazelnuts and mushrooms.
Nature
Madonie Park: towns, protection zones, rules and what to see
Madonie Park (Parco delle Madonie): 39,679 hectares and 15 towns between Cefalù and the Petralias, founded in 1989. Zones, rules, sights and how to get there.
Nature
Madonie UNESCO Global Geopark: geosites, fossils and trails
Madonie UNESCO Global Geopark: a geopark since 2001, UNESCO since 2015, 70 geosites and 220 million years of history. What to see, geological trails, museums.
Nature
Madonie wildlife: golden eagles, vultures and fallow deer
Madonie wildlife: golden eagles, griffon vultures back after 70 years, Egyptian vultures, fallow deer, porcupines and the Parnassius apollo siciliae butterfly.
Culture
Museums of the Madonie: what to see town by town
Museums of the Madonie: the Mandralisca in Cefalù, the Museo Civico in Castelbuono castle, Minà Palumbo, the Targa Florio, salt sculptures and rural life.
Food
Olive oil and wine of the Madonie: PDO, wineries, mills
Madonie olive oil and wine: Val di Mazara PDO and Sicilia PGI oil, the Nebba olive of Scillato, the Contea di Sclafani DOC, a Castelbuono winery and festivals.
Culture
Targa Florio: history of the race and the Madonie circuit
The Targa Florio was born in 1906 on the roads of the Madonie: history of the race, its three circuits, Floriopoli, the Collesano museum and today's events.
Food
What to eat in the Madonie: typical dishes and produce
What to eat in the Madonie and in which town: cheese, badda beans, mushrooms, manna and desserts, a seasonal food calendar and which type of place to choose.
Trails from Scillato
Itineraries through here
In nearby villages
Villages within 15 km of Scillato as the crow flies, nearest first:
- Things to do in Caltavuturo 16 entries · 4.4 km
- Things to do in Sclafani Bagni 9 entries · 6 km
- Things to do in Collesano 24 entries · 7.3 km
- Things to do in Polizzi Generosa 39 entries · 9.9 km
Frequently asked questions
- What is there to see in Scillato?
- What to see in the village: Sanctuary of Maria SS. della Catena, Water and mills trail, Asiniddaru mill, Paraturi mill and Water Museum and Scillato springs. For Scillato we have 12 guides, 1 trail and 1 itinerary.
- What is there to do near Scillato?
- Within 15 km as the crow flies: Caltavuturo (16 entries, 4.4 km), Sclafani Bagni (9 entries, 6 km), Collesano (24 entries, 7.3 km) and Polizzi Generosa (39 entries, 9.9 km).