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Taormina
A glamorous hilltop town in Sicily with an ancient Greek theater offering jaw-dropping views of Mount Etna and the Ionian Sea.
12 km · about 25 min drive
Sicily, Italy · Europe
Savoca works well as a base: 5 minutes from Pagliara, 17km from Gole dell'Alcantara.
Savoca is a town located in Sicily, Italy. With a population of 156, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Savoca sits in Italy, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Rome time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Savoca to your route.
Savoca (Sicilian: Sàvuca) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about 170 kilometres (110 mi) east of Palermo and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) southwest of Messina.
Savoca borders the following municipalities: Casalvecchio Siculo, Forza d'Agrò, Furci Siculo,Read more
Sant'Alessio Siculo, Santa Teresa di Riva. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").
The town, together with Forza d'Agrò, was the location for the scenes set in Corleone of Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather (1972). Bar Vitelli in Savoca, which is still a functioning establishment, was featured in the motion picture as the place where Michael Corleone asked Apollonia's father to meet his daughter.
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Savoca is located in Sicily, Italy, Europe. The coordinates are 37.9533 latitude, 15.3401 longitude.
Savoca has a population of approximately 156 people, making it a town in Italy.
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landmark
A glamorous hilltop town in Sicily with an ancient Greek theater offering jaw-dropping views of Mount Etna and the Ionian Sea.
12 km · about 25 min drive
ancient ruins
A Greek-Roman theatre framing Mount Etna and the Ionian Sea, Sicily's most spectacular ancient stage.
12 km · about 20 min drive
beach
The site of the first Greek colony in Sicily, now a beach resort at the foot of Taormina with views of Mount Etna.
15 km · about 30 min drive
natural wonder
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.
17 km · about 20 min drive
natural wonder
Europe's tallest and most active volcano, rising 3,357 meters above eastern Sicily with frequent dramatic eruptions.
38 km · about 45 min drive
scenic viewpoint
The high-altitude viewpoint near Mount Etna's summit craters offering surreal volcanic landscapes and sweeping Sicilian panoramas.
38 km · about 45 min drive
photogenic
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.
47 km · about 55 min drive
April to October
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