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- Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto
Barcellona P.G. by sleeper train
A working town rather than a destination; worth a stop mainly for its ethnographic museum or the Good Friday procession.
Reasons to get off here
- Nello Cassata ethno-historical museum, with 45 craft workshops reconstructed in full
- The Varette procession on Good Friday: 26 statuary groups, a tradition traced to 1621
- The medieval hill village of Castroreale, with its Aragonese castle tower, is nearby
- Mamertino di Milazzo DOC wine country
When the night train calls
| Train | Direction | Arrives | Leaves | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intercity Notte Rome–Sicily · ICN 1955 | Rome → Naples → (ferry) → Messina → Palermo | 06:22 | 06:24 | Daily |
| Intercity Notte Rome–Sicily · ICN 1954 | Palermo → Messina → (ferry) → Naples → Rome | 20:03 | 20:05 | Daily |
Local times from each operator’s published timetable; see each route page for sources.
Check your date before travelling.
Milazzo
The main gateway to the Aeolian Islands, with a vast clifftop castle worth a night before the boat.
Stop-off guide →Next stop · Intercity Notte Rome–SicilyPatti
The stop for Tindari: a clifftop sanctuary and Greek theatre above the Marinello lagoons, plus a Roman villa.
Stop-off guide →Barcellona P.G., answered
Intercity Notte Rome–Sicily.
Times in both directions are below.
ICN 1955 (Rome–Naples–(ferry)–Messina–Palermo): arrives 06:22, leaves 06:24; ICN 1954 (Palermo–Messina–(ferry)–Naples–Rome): arrives 20:03, leaves 20:05.
Times are local and can change for engineering works.
A working town rather than a destination; worth a stop mainly for its ethnographic museum or the Good Friday procession.
We would allow: a few hours.
Usually only by booking two separate journeys: most sleeper fares are for one train on one date, and you cannot get off and rejoin the same ticket the next night.
Check the fare rules with the operator when you book.