Province of Messina, Administrative territory in northeast Sicily, Italy
The territory encompasses 108 municipalities across 3,247 square kilometers, containing both mountain ranges and coastal plains along the Mediterranean Sea.
The province served as a strategic center during the First Punic War, marking the beginning of Roman military presence outside the Italian Peninsula.
The region maintains traditional religious festivities throughout the year, including the December celebrations of Saint Nicholas in Saponara and Saint Lucy in Santa Lucia.
The province includes the Aeolian Islands, with Lipari managing all islands except Salina, offering maritime connections to various Mediterranean destinations.
The territory features the confluence of the Ionian and Tyrrhenian seas at Capo Peloro, creating strong water currents at their meeting point.
Location: Sicily
Capital city: Messina
Shares border with: Province of Palermo, Province of Catania, Province of Enna
Website: http://provincia.messina.it
GPS coordinates: 38.18333,15.55000
Latest update: March 3, 2025 16:38
Stromboli
74 km
Aeolian Islands
64 km
Gole dell'Alcantara
47.2 km
Mount Stromboli
73.7 km
Ancient theatre of Taormina
43.2 km
Fiumara d'Arte
115.4 km
Vulcano
57 km
Santuario Madonna del Tindari
44.3 km
Messina Cathedral
1.1 km
Isola Bella
43.1 km
Parco dei Nebrodi
86.3 km
Reggio Calabria Cathedral
11.8 km
Astronomical clock in Messina
1.1 km
National Museum of Magna Græcia
11.7 km
Argimusco
49.5 km
Riserva naturale orientata Laghetti di Marinello
44.6 km
Castello di Milazzo
27.5 km
Basilica of St. Nicholas of Bari
43.8 km
Monumental Cemetery of Messina
1.1 km
Campanile del duomo di Messina
1.1 km
Regional museum of Messina
4 km
Parco fluviale dell'Alcantara
47.6 km
Santi Pietro e Paolo d'Agrò
33.8 km
Lago Maulazzo
81.6 km
Fountain of Neptune
1.9 km
Grotta del Gelo
65.1 km
Castello di Montalbano Elicona
50.4 km
Stele della Madonna della Lettera
1.8 kmReviews
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Acquedolci
Alcara li Fusi
Alì
Alì Terme
Antillo
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto
Basicò
Brolo
Capizzi
Capo d'Orlando
Capri Leone
Caronia
Casalvecchio Siculo
Castel di Lucio
Castell'Umberto
Castelmola
Castroreale
Cesarò
Condrò
Falcone
Ficarra
Fiumedinisi
Floresta
Fondachelli-Fantina
Forza d'Agrò
Francavilla di Sicilia
Frazzanò
Furci Siculo
Furnari
Gaggi
Galati Mamertino
Gallodoro
Giardini Naxos
Gioiosa Marea
Graniti
Gualtieri Sicaminò
Itala, Sicily
Leni
Letojanni
Librizzi
Limina
Lipari
Longi
Malfa
Malvagna
Mandanici
Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea
Merì
Messina
Milazzo
Militello Rosmarino
Mirto
Mistretta
Mojo Alcantara
Monforte San Giorgio
Mongiuffi Melia
Montagnareale
Montalbano Elicona
Motta Camastra
Motta d'Affermo
Naso
Nizza di Sicilia
Novara di Sicilia
Oliveri
Pace del Mela
Pagliara
Patti
Pettineo
Piraino
Raccuja
Reitano
Roccafiorita
Roccalumera
Roccavaldina
Roccella Valdemone
Rodì Milici
Rometta
San Filippo del Mela
San Fratello
San Marco d'Alunzio
San Pier Niceto
San Piero Patti
San Salvatore di Fitalia
San Teodoro, Sicily
Sant'Agata di Militello
Sant'Alessio Siculo
Sant'Angelo di Brolo
Santa Domenica Vittoria
Santa Lucia del Mela
Santa Marina Salina
Santa Teresa di Riva
Santo Stefano di Camastra
Saponara
Savoca
Scaletta Zanclea
Sinagra
Spadafora
Taormina
Terme Vigliatore
Torregrotta
Torrenova
Tortorici
Tripi
Tusa
Ucria
Valdina
Venetico
Villafranca Tirrena
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