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Giardini Naxos
Greek: Νάξος/Nàxos | |
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| Comune di Giardini Naxos | |
 Bay of Giardini Naxos at sunrise | |
Location of Giardini Naxos  | |
  Giardini Naxos Location of Giardini Naxos in Sicily  Giardini Naxos Giardini Naxos (Sicily) | |
| Coordinates: 37°50′N 15°17′E / 37.833°N 15.283°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Metropolitan city | Messina (ME) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Giorgio Stracuzzi (4 October 2020 -) (Lista Civica) |
| Area | |
• Total | 5 km2 (2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Population (31 August 2017)[2] | |
• Total | 9,325 |
| • Density | 1,900/km2 (4,800/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Giardinesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 98030 |
| Dialing code | 0942 |
| Patron saint | Maria SS. Raccomandata |
| Saint day | september 8 |
| Website | Official website |
Giardini Naxos[3] (Sicilian: Giaddini; English translation: Naxos Gardens) is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Messina on the island of Sicily in southern Italy. It is situated on the coast of the Ionian Sea on a bay which lies between Cape Taormina and Cape Schisò. Since the 1970s it has become a seaside-resort, a popular tourist destination and cruise ship stop.
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Sometimes spelled as Giardini-Naxos. However, the official form as used in the statuto comunale Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine is not hyphenated.