Porta Messina
Porta Messina is a city gate in Taormina, Messina, Sicily. Porta Messina is situated nearby to Terme Romane, as well as near the police station Stazione Carabinieri di Taormina.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Palazzo Corvaja and Ancient theatre of Taormina.
Palazzo Corvaja
Museum
Palazzo Corvaja is a medieval palace in Taormina, Sicily, Italy. It was principally built at the end of the 14th century and is named after one of the oldest and most prominent families of Taormina, which owned it from 1538 to 1945.
Ancient theatre of Taormina
Theater building
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The ancient theatre of Taormina is an ancient Greek theatre in Taormina, Sicily, built in the third century BC. Ancient theatre of Taormina is situated 370 metres southeast of Porta Messina.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Giardini Naxos and Naxos.
Giardini Naxos
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Giardini Naxos is a town in the Messina Province of Sicily. It lies on the east coast midway between Messina to the north and Catania to the south. Just above it is the mountain town of Taormina.
Naxos
Neighborhood
Photo: Alun Salt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Naxos or Naxus was an ancient Greek city of Magna Graecia, presently situated in modern Giardini Naxos near Taormina on the east coast of Sicily. Much of the site has never been built on and parts have been excavated in recent years. Naxos is situated 4 km southwest of Porta Messina.
Mongiuffi Melia
Village
Mongiuffi Melia is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about 170 kilometres east of Palermo and about 40 kilometres southwest of Messina. Mongiuffi Melia is situated 6 km north of Porta Messina.
Porta Messina
- Type: City gate
- Wheelchair access: yes
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Taormina, Messina, Sicily, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
37.85446° or 37° 51′ 16″ northLongitude
15.28895° or 15° 17′ 20″ eastOpen location code
8F9QV73Q+QHOpenStreetMap ID
way 1395489276OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=city_gateOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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