# Via Normanna - Tappa 8, Italy: what it is and when to go > Via Normanna - Tappa 8 is a hiking trail in Italy. Interests: Hiking. The best time to visit is April to June and September to October. In June there are 14 h 36 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 24. Here is what it is, where it lies, when to come, how to get there and what else is nearby to turn it into a trip. - Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/via-normanna-tappa-8/ - Reviewed on: 2026-10-02 - Language: en ## In a nutshell - **What it is:** Hiking trail · Hiking - **Where:** Italy - **Best time:** April to June and September to October. - **Nearest airport:** CTA Catania, 89 km as the crow flies - **Website:** [viefrancigenedisicilia.it](https://www.viefrancigenedisicilia.it/PaMe.php) - **Trail network:** Regional - **Distance:** 15.59 km - **Elevation gain:** +671 m - **Difficulty:** Easy hiking - **From:** Petralia Sottana - **To:** Gangi - **Run by:** vie Francigene di Sicilia - **Coordinates:** 37.79846, 14.14887 ## What it is and where Via Normanna - Tappa 8 is a hiking trail in Italy. Si attraversano le due Petralie, Sottana e Soprana, da sempre a controllo dei traffici commerciali lungo le regie trazzere tra Palermo e Messina: un susseguirsi di colline dai dislivelli accessibili. La meta è Gangi, uno dei borghi più belli d'Italia Its coordinates are 37.79846, 14.14887; the nearest main airport is Catania-Fontanarossa Airport (CTA, Catania), 89 km as the crow flies. How to get around Italy (train, car, bus) is covered in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/#moverse). - [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=37.798458%2C14.148866) - [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=37.798458%2C14.148866) - **Trail network:** Regional - **Distance:** 15.59 km - **Elevation gain:** +671 m - **Difficulty:** Easy hiking - **From:** Petralia Sottana - **To:** Gangi - **Run by:** vie Francigene di Sicilia It is one of the [Hiking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/senderismo/) places in Italy. In [Kokai](https://kokai.app/en/) it is already on your trip map next to the places you save yourself, and it goes into a day's plan with one tap. ## When to go The best time to visit Via Normanna - Tappa 8 is **April to June and September to October**. | Mes | Época | Hours of daylight | | --- | --- | --- | | January | Possible | 9 h 39 | | February | Possible | 10 h 36 | | March | Possible | 11 h 42 | | April | Best time | 12 h 59 | | May | Best time | 14 h 02 | | June | Best time | 14 h 36 | | July | Possible | 14 h 22 | | August | Possible | 13 h 28 | | September | Best time | 12 h 14 | | October | Best time | 11 h | | November | Possible | 9 h 55 | | December | Possible | 9 h 24 | In June there are 14 h 36 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 24. Daylight hours are calculated from the site's latitude for the 15th of each month; when planning a full day on foot they matter as much as the weather. When to go to Italy in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/#cuando-ir). ## Before you go to Italy To enter Italy there are 6 things to sort out before you leave, starting with “Valid ID card (DNI) or passport”: they are all, with their deadlines, in [the Italy checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/#antes-de-salir). Currency: Euro (EUR); plugs: Type C, F and L · 230 V · 50 Hz (type L, with three pins in a row, needs an adapter); emergencies: 112. In [Kokai](https://kokai.app/en/) you tick off the checklist inside your trip, and each item reminds you when it is time to do it. ## What is nearby - [MACSS Museo Arte Contemporanea Sotto Sale](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/macss-museo-arte-contemporanea-sotto-sale/): Museum · 1.1 km - [Chiesa del Santissimo Salvatore](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/chiesa-santissimo-salvatore/): Building in Petralia Soprana, Italy · 3.7 km - [San Nicola](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/chiesa-madre-san-nicolo-di-bari/): Church building in Gangi, Sicily, Italy · 5.0 km - [Castello di Gangi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/castello-di-gangi/): Castle in Gangi, Sicily, Italy · 5.1 km - [Cammino dei Briganti in Sicilia. Tappa 1 San Mauro Castelverde-Gangi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/cammino-dei-briganti-in-sicilia-tappa-1-san-mauro-castelverd/): Hiking · 8.0 km Distances are as the crow flies. Everything else is in [the Italy guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/). ## More in Italy: Hiking - [Camino de Santiago](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/camino-de-santiago/): Catholic pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela, Spain - [Tour du Mont Blanc](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/tour-du-mont-blanc-itineraire-principal/): long distance hiking route in France, Italy and Switzerland - [E1 European long distance path](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/european-long-distance-path-e1/): walking path - [Via Alpina](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/via-alpina/): hiking route across the Alps from Trieste to Monaco - [Margherita Hut](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/rifugio-capanna-regina-margherita/): mountain hut located on the Signalkuppe of Monte Rosa in the Alps - [Antonio Locatelli Hut](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/dreizinnenhutte-rifugio-antonio-locatelli-sepp-innerkofler/): mountain refuge in South Tyrol, Italy Every Italy place under Hiking, each with its season, is on [its page](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/senderismo/). ## Frequently asked questions ### What is Via Normanna - Tappa 8? It is a hiking trail in Italy. ### When is the best time to visit Via Normanna - Tappa 8? April to June and September to October. In June there are 14 h 36 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 24. ### How do you get to Via Normanna - Tappa 8? The nearest main airport is Catania-Fontanarossa Airport (CTA), 89 km as the crow flies. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=37.798458%2C14.148866) opens the route on the map, and how to get around Italy is explained in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/#moverse). ### How do I add it to my trip? With one tap. In Kokai it is already on the Italy map, next to the places you save yourself: add it to a day's plan, give it a time and, if you like, get a reminder when you pass nearby. ### What else is around here? Nearby you have [MACSS Museo Arte Contemporanea Sotto Sale](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/macss-museo-arte-contemporanea-sotto-sale/), [Chiesa del Santissimo Salvatore](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/chiesa-santissimo-salvatore/), [San Nicola](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/chiesa-madre-san-nicolo-di-bari/). The rest is in [the Italy guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/). Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/14870017), licensed under the ODbL. Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).