Messina (province)

Messina is a province in Sicily, Italy and is the closest to the Italian mainland (as close as 3.25 km (2.02 mi) at some points).

Province of Messina

Cities

• 🌍 Messina — busy city and link to the mainland
• 🌍 Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto
• 🌍 Castelmola
• 🌍 Giardini Naxos — Naxos was the first Greek colony in Sicily, now it is Giardini Naxos under the hill of Taormina
• 🌍 Milazzo — gateway to the Aeolian Islands
• 🌍 Novara di Sicilia — A beautiful medieval town near Mt. Etna is listed among "I Borghi pui Belli D'Italia" (The Most Beautiful Towns in Italy) and provides a convenient central point for day trips to visit the Aeolian Islands, Tindari, Taormina, Giardini Naxos and Mount Etna
• 🌍 Taormina — the main resort & tourist spot. Great Teatro Greco and views of Etna and the coast
• 🌍 Villafranca Tirrena

Other destinations

• 🌍 Aeolian Islands (Isole Eolie) — beautiful group of volcanic islands ( UNESCO World Heritage site)

Understand

Get in

Get around

See

Do

• 🌍 Parco fluviale dell'Alcantara. a nature park along the river Alcantara, at the south-east of the province. It is famous for Gole dell'Alcantara – a deep impressive gorge carved by the Alcantara river on the edge of Etna. (updated Mar 2017)
• 🌍 Parco dei Nebrodi. Explore the trails of the mountainous park. (updated Mar 2017)

Eat

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