Messina (province)

The Metropolitan City of Messina (Italian: Città metropolitana di Messina) is an administrative division in Sicily, Italy and is the closest to the Italian mainland (as close as at some points). It replaced the former Province of Messina on 1 January 2015.

Cities

 * — busy city and link to the mainland
 * — Naxos was the first Greek colony in Sicily, now it is Giardini Naxos under the hill of Taormina
 * — gateway to the Aeolian Islands
 * — A beautiful medieval town near Mt. Etna is listed among "I Borghi pui Belli D'Italia" (The Most Beautiful Towns in Italy) and provides a convenient central point for day trips to visit the Aeolian Islands, Tindari, Taormina, Giardini Naxos and Mount Etna
 * — the main resort & tourist spot. Great Teatro Greco and views of Etna and the coast
 * — A beautiful medieval town near Mt. Etna is listed among "I Borghi pui Belli D'Italia" (The Most Beautiful Towns in Italy) and provides a convenient central point for day trips to visit the Aeolian Islands, Tindari, Taormina, Giardini Naxos and Mount Etna
 * — the main resort & tourist spot. Great Teatro Greco and views of Etna and the coast

Other destinations

 * (Isole Eolie) — beautiful group of volcanic islands

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