New Cinisi car rental office is located just a few kilometers from “Falcone e Borsellino Airport”and is 40-minute drive from Palermo city center. Rent a car even without a credit card is the best solution for visiting two neighbouring towns, Cinisi and Terrasini.
Cinisi, town of Palermo metropolitan area, and Terrasini are the favorite places for hiking or for visiting memorial sites. In these locations you can enjoy the sea and mountain views, fabulous beaches, popular traditions and a small marina with sunsets and stunning landscapes.
On board of our cars rental you can reach Cala Rossa in Terrasini characterized by a reddish color. It is located inside the Oriented Natural Reserve of Capo Rama. A beautiful landscape, with natural caves and high rocky walls that ends overhang on the sea. The Reserve is managed by the WWF and you can appreciate a crystal blue sea, various animal species and mediterranean vegetation.
Torre della Tonnara dell’Orsa in Cinisi is one of the oldest fortified courtyard in Sicily, that it is known for fishing bluefin tuna during the slaughter. It was managed for 5 centuries by the Benedictine monks of San Martino delle Scale. Today Tonnara host a beautiful monumental surrounded by nature.
You can not lose a stop in the famous Magaggiari beach (Cinisi) with white sand and crystalline water, that overlooks the important Gulf of Castellamare.
Cinisi and Terrasini are only 3 km away from each other, a large part of the urban core of Cinisi is in contact with the town of Terrasini. The strategic position, between the provinces of Palermo and Trapani, allow you to plan the visit of: Castellammare del Golfo, Balestrate and Isola delle Femmine.
Cinisi is not just a seaside destination but also a historical landmark. The town represents the city of Peppino Impastato, a reporter and political activist who lost his life in the seventies fighting against the mafia. Today is possible to visit Casa Memoria Felicia and Peppino Impastato, a place of memory and dissemination of truth, culture and resistance against Cosa Nostra. He was a tangible witness of courage and determination.
In Cinisi you can also visit the old Benedictine monastery, today designated as city hall, from which you can reach the old Church of Santa Caterina, currently used as a council hall and the Regional Museum of Palazzo D’Aumale where you can admire archaeological and folkloric sections.
You can not lose also the famous Carnival of Cinisi which represents one of the main events where adults and children admire, along the main avenue, the parade of papier-mâché carnival floats. The eternal protagonist of this parade is the ancient local mask U Nannu, today represented by a straw puppet. During the festival is memorable the procession of the Historical Knights, where you can see a banquet with all the featured masks.
Further events organized during the year are: Patron Saint Fara holiday, the festival of the Prickly Pear and the living nativity scene during the Christmas period.
SRC Rent Car the right choice for your car rental Cinisi.