Sant'Alessio Siculo

Sant'Alessio Siculo is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about 180 kilometres east of Palermo an…
Sant'Alessio Siculo is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about 180 kilometres east of Palermo and about 35 kilometres southwest of Messina. Its main attraction is a castle built in the 11th century by the Byzantine emperor Alexios I Comnenos in his war against the Normans and the Arabs, who also held it. It sits on the promontory Capo Sant'Alessio overlooking the sea and beach.
  • Country: Italy
  • Region: Sicily
  • Elevation: 15 m (49 ft)
  • Metropolitan city: Messina (ME)
  • Frazioni: Lacco
  • Demonym: Santalessesi
  • Time zone: UTC+1 (CET)

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