Badiazza
Badiazza is a neighborhood in Messina, Messina, Sicily. Badiazza is situated nearby to the neighborhood Sant’Andrea, as well as near the locality Piano Rama.Places of Interest
Highlights include Forte Puntal Ferraro and Forte Gonzaga.
Forte Gonzaga
Photo: Simon Praud, Public domain.
Forte Gonzaga, also known as Castel Gonzaga, is a bastioned fort in Messina, Sicily. It was built in the mid-16th century, and it remained in use by the military until 1973. Today, the fort is in good condition. Forte Gonzaga is situated 3½ km southeast of Badiazza.
Forte Castellaccio
Castle
Photo: OAnick, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Forte Castellaccio is an abandoned hilltop fortress in Messina, Sicily built by Juan de Vega, Viceroy of Sicily around the middle of the 16th Century as part of a defensive project ordered by Emperor Charles V of Habsburg. Forte Castellaccio is situated 3 km southeast of Badiazza.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Catarratti and Salice.
Salice
Village
Photo: Alessandrocelona, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Salice is a village, which is situated 4½ km northwest of Badiazza.
Badiazza
- Type: Neighborhood
- Category: locality
- Location: Messina, Messina, Sicily, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
38.21309° or 38° 12′ 47″ northLongitude
15.51705° or 15° 31′ 1″ eastElevation
304 metres (997 feet)Open location code
8FCQ6G78+6ROpenStreetMap ID
node 2041850901OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodGeoNames ID
2525635
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