Sant'Alessio Siculo

Coordinates: 37°55′N 15°21′E / 37.917°N 15.350°E / 37.917; 15.350
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Sant'Alessio Siculo
Comune di Sant'Alessio Siculo
Coat of arms of Sant'Alessio Siculo
Location of Sant'Alessio Siculo
Map
UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
98030
Dialing code0942
Patron saintMadonna del Carmine
Saint dayJuly 16
WebsiteOfficial website

Sant'Alessio Siculo (Sicilian: Sant'Alessiu Sìculu) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about 180 kilometres (110 mi) east of Palermo and about 35 kilometres (22 mi) southwest of Messina.

Its main attraction is a castle built by the

Alexios I Comnenos in his war against the Normans
and the Arabs, who also held it.

The commune is now fully submerged underwater. All except the Byzantine Fort

The castle.
close-up of the 11th century Byzantine castle

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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