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Lamezia Terme (Calabria, Italy) - Lamezia Terme Centrale train station - Underpass
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Terme

Sicily, Italy · Europe

About Terme

Terme is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Tonnarella, 29km from Gole dell'Alcantara.

Terme is in Sicily, Italy, with about 5,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Tonnarella, about 4 km away.

Terme Vigliatore (Sicilian: Tèrmini Vigghiaturi) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about 160 kilometres (99 mi) east of Palermo and about 35 kilometres (22 mi) west of Messina at the mouth of the Patrì river. Terme Vigliatore borders the following

Read more municipalities: Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto, Castroreale, Furnari, Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea, Rodì Milici. A Roman villa of the 1st century BC, with 53 rooms, is situated in the hamlet of Saint Biagio.

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What is there to see near Terme?

Within an hour or so of Terme: Gole dell'Alcantara (29 km), Taormina (33 km), Teatro Antico di Taormina (34 km), Giardini Naxos (36 km).

Are there any good drives near Terme?

The nearest famous roads are Targa Florio Circuit (Madonie).

Where is Terme?

Terme is in Sicily, Italy, about 4 km from Tonnarella.

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Quick Information

Population
5,002
Continent
Europe
Country
Italy
Region
Sicily
Timezone
Europe/Rome
Coordinates
38.1359, 15.1566

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 Terme

7 notable places within an hour's 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.

29 km · about 35 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.

33 km · about 40 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.

34 km · about 40 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.

36 km · about 40 min drive

natural wonder

Mount Etna

Europe's tallest and most active volcano, rising 3,357 meters above eastern Sicily with frequent dramatic eruptions.

45 km · about 50 min drive

scenic viewpoint

Torre del Filosofo (Etna Summit)

The high-altitude viewpoint near Mount Etna's summit craters offering surreal volcanic landscapes and sweeping Sicilian panoramas.

46 km · about 55 min drive

photogenic

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.

51 km · about 60 min drive

Driving roads near Terme

  • 46 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

Nearby Destinations

Other places to explore near Terme.

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