Gela

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.

• Regional Archaeological Museum of Gela, Corso Vittorio Emanuele, 1. Has an important collection of attractive red and black painted Greek vases, coins, sarcophaguses, statues, and jewelry.
• 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. Nearby are the remains of the oldest Greek public baths in Italy
• The Chiesa Madre (cathedral) in the main square (Piazza Umberto) with a neoclassical facade
• The Castelluccio is a little medieval castle in the fields with a good panorama towards the town
• The Mànfria tower is a little 17th-century tower set on a hill top in front of the Mediterranean sea 8 km from the town
• The Villa Garibaldi is the main public garden in town with a lot of ancient trees and wonderful views to the coastline

Regional Archaeological Museum of Gela, Corso Vittorio Emanuele, 1. Has an important collection of attractive red and black painted Greek vases, coins, sarcophaguses, statues, and jewelry.

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. Nearby are the remains of the oldest Greek public baths in Italy

The Chiesa Madre (cathedral) in the main square (Piazza Umberto) with a neoclassical facade

The Castelluccio is a little medieval castle in the fields with a good panorama towards the town

The Mànfria tower is a little 17th-century tower set on a hill top in front of the Mediterranean sea 8 km from the town

The Villa Garibaldi is the main public garden in town with a lot of ancient trees and wonderful views to the coastline

• A walking tour in central town around Corso Vittorio Emanuele, Piazza S.Agostino, Via Bresmes, Piazza Roma with old goodlooking churches, buldings and a lot of shops
• Go to the Gela beach resorts at Lungomare Federico II (promenade) for tanning, swimming and running in the morning and have some drink, dancing and relaxing at night
• Visit the natural park around Biviere Lake, 8 km off towards Scoglitti on the south coast
• Take some photo of a wonderful sunset by the little port (porto rifugio) or by the pier in central Gela
• Have fun in one of the town night hotspots with bar and pubs (Salandra and Roma squares, Macchitella Avenue and Lungomare).

• Gela is famous for a very good tasting bread, street-food and pizza. Also being a seafront town in Gela you can enjoy seafood plates, a very good ice-cream and pastries.
• About the Gelese rosticceria (local delicacies) ask for impanatas, arancine, sfogliatine, crocchè di patate and as dessert some cannoli, raviole, crispelle and cassatine.
• La Brace, via Palazzi. €8/15 pp.
• L'Arlecchino, via Manzoni. €8/15 pp.
• Ristorante Centrale Totó, Via Cascino Generale, 99, +39 0933 913104.

La Brace, via Palazzi. €8/15 pp.

L'Arlecchino, via Manzoni. €8/15 pp.

Ristorante Centrale Totó, Via Cascino Generale, 99, +39 0933 913104.

• Jackie'O, via Lussemburgo.
• Piccadilly, via Palazzi.
• Habana, via Palazzi.
• Punto Zero, piazza Roma.
• Rossini's, via Rossini.
• Mandragola, via Rossini.
• La Capannina, viale Mazara del Vallo.
• Controcorrente, Lungomare Federico II.
• Re Nero, via Europa.
• Peccati di gola, viale Cortemaggiore.
• Tre_Zone, Lungomare Federico II.
• La Duna, Lungomare Federico II.

Jackie'O, via Lussemburgo.

Piccadilly, via Palazzi.

Habana, via Palazzi.

Punto Zero, piazza Roma.

Rossini's, via Rossini.

Mandragola, via Rossini.

La Capannina, viale Mazara del Vallo.

Controcorrente, Lungomare Federico II.

Re Nero, via Europa.

Peccati di gola, viale Cortemaggiore.

Tre_Zone, Lungomare Federico II.

La Duna, Lungomare Federico II.