Punta Secca

Punta Secca is a point in Messina, Messina, Sicily. Punta Secca is situated nearby to the religious locality bishopric of Messina, as well as near the quarter Monte Piselli.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Forte del Santissimo Salvatore and Messina Centrale railway station.

Forte del Santissimo Salvatore

Fort

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Forte del Santissimo Salvatore, also known as Castello del Santissimo Salvatore, is a fort in Messina, Sicily, southern Italy. It was built in the mid-16th century, and it is still military property.

Messina Centrale railway station

Railway station

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Messina Centrale railway station is the main railway station of the Italian city of Messina in Sicily. As Palermo Centrale, Catania Centrale and Syracuse it is one of the most important stations of its region.

Cathedral of Messina

Church

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Messina Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Messina, Sicily. Formerly the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Messina, it became in 1986 the archiepiscopal seat of the Archdiocese of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Catarratti and Punta Pezzo.

Catarratti

Suburb

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Catarratti is a suburb, which is situated 4 km west of Punta Secca.

Punta Pezzo

Locality

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Punta Pezzo is a point in Reggio Calabria, southern Italy. It is the closest point in Calabria to Sicily and the northernmost point of the Calabrian side of the Strait of Messina, lying on the northern channel. Punta Pezzo is situated 7 km northeast of Punta Secca.

Pezzo

Suburb

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Pezzo is a suburb, which is situated 7 km northeast of Punta Secca.

Punta Secca

Type: Point
Also known as: “Secca Point”
Category: landform
Location: Messina, Messina, Sicily, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

38.19717° or 38° 11′ 50″ north

Longitude

15.57262° or 15° 34′ 21″ east

Open location code

8FCQ5HWF+V2

GeoNames ID

2523173

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