Getting there
How to get from Palermo to Salemi
- By car
- About 1 h 30 min from Palermo
- Railway station
- In the comune; check the line from Palermo
- Airport we time
- Catania (CTA), 4 h 2 min by car
The Trapani hill town where Garibaldi raised the tricolor on 14 May 1860 and proclaimed Salemi the capital of Italy for a day.
Salemi is in the province of Trapani, a town of 9,986 people. There is a railway station in the comune. We do not hold timetables, so check Trenitalia or the regional operator for the line from Palermo and whether it needs a change.
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When to go
The best months for Salemi: Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov.