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Melito di Porto Salvo

Calabria, Italy · Europe

About Melito di Porto Salvo

Melito di Porto Salvo sits on the route: 10 minutes from Montebello Jonico, 51km from Gole dell'Alcantara.

Melito di Porto Salvo is in Calabria, Italy, with about 9,700 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Montebello Jonico, about 6 km away.

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Within an hour or so of Melito di Porto Salvo: Chianalea di Scilla (37 km), Taormina (41 km), Teatro Antico di Taormina (41 km), Giardini Naxos (44 km).

Where is Melito di Porto Salvo?

Melito di Porto Salvo is in Calabria, Italy, about 6 km from Montebello Jonico.

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Quick Information

Population
9,663
Continent
Europe
Country
Italy
Region
Calabria
Timezone
Europe/Rome
Coordinates
37.9263, 15.7499

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Italy

Police
113
Ambulance
118
Fire
115
All emergencies
112
Driving side
right

ACI roadside assistance: 803 116. ZTL (limited traffic zones) in city centres are camera-enforced.

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Worth the detour from Melito di Porto Salvo

5 notable places within an hour's drive.

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Chianalea di Scilla

Fishermen's quarter of Scilla where houses rise straight out of the Strait of Messina, earning it the name 'little Venice of the South'. Swordfish boats with their towering lookout masts still land catches beneath Ruffo Castle.

37 km · about 40 min drive

landmark

Taormina

A glamorous hilltop town in Sicily with an ancient Greek theater offering jaw-dropping views of Mount Etna and the Ionian Sea.

41 km · about 50 min drive

ancient ruins

Teatro Antico di Taormina

A Greek-Roman theatre framing Mount Etna and the Ionian Sea, Sicily's most spectacular ancient stage.

41 km · about 45 min drive

beach

Giardini Naxos

The site of the first Greek colony in Sicily, now a beach resort at the foot of Taormina with views of Mount Etna.

44 km · about 50 min drive

natural wonder

Gole dell'Alcantara

Basalt gorge near Etna where the cold Alcantara river cuts between 25-m walls of prismatic lava columns, like a Giant's Causeway turned canyon. Wade the icy river from the Motta Camastra entrance or view it from the free stairway.

51 km · about 60 min drive

Driving roads near Melito di Porto Salvo

  • 69 kmTorre del Filosofo (Etna Summit)The high-altitude viewpoint near Mount Etna's summit craters offering surreal volcanic landscapes and sweeping Sicilian panoramas.

Driving in Italy

Drives on
the right
Petrol
~€1.82/litre
Motorway tolls
~€8.50/100km

When to drive here

April to October

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