Alicia Ortego
Impressive Norman construction
Another great testimony of the passage of the Normans in Sicily is the cathedral of Cefalu, which dominates the town and is silhouetted against the Rocca (the big rock at the old town limits) with its large square towers, makes it look more like a castle-fortress than a church. They say its Byzantine mosaics are beautiful ... when I went there was a service so I could not walk around the majestic arches, but I had to stay in the back. Incidentally, most of the "parishioners" were young teenagers who were dutifully sitting though the service, at least one in back looked restless writhing, darting gestures, murmurs, etc..
In short, adolescence: D. Yes I could see, even from afar, the great apse with the Christ Pantocrator, also made of mosaic ... very lovely, even if you can not see do not worry because there is another good example Monreale. I think the Duomo of Cefalu inspired the Monreale, which was built a few years after.
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