Sant'Alessio Siculo

Sant'Alessio Siculo
Comune di Sant'Alessio Siculo
Coat of arms of Sant'Alessio Siculo
Location of Sant'Alessio Siculo
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Sant'Alessio Siculo is located in Italy
Sant'Alessio Siculo
Sant'Alessio Siculo
Location of Sant'Alessio Siculo in Italy
Sant'Alessio Siculo is located in Sicily
Sant'Alessio Siculo
Sant'Alessio Siculo
Sant'Alessio Siculo (Sicily)
Coordinates: 37°55′N 15°21′E / 37.917°N 15.350°E / 37.917; 15.350
CountryItaly
RegionSicily
Metropolitan cityMessina (ME)
FrazioniLacco
Government
 • MayorDomenico Aliberti
Area
 • Total6.17 km2 (2.38 sq mi)
Elevation
15 m (49 ft)
Population
 (30 November 2021)[2]
 • Total1,519
 • Density250/km2 (640/sq mi)
DemonymSantalessesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
98030
Dialing code0942
Patron saintMadonna del Carmine
Saint dayJuly 16
WebsiteOfficial website

Sant'Alessio Siculo (Sicilian: Sant'Alessiu Sìculu) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about 180 kilometres (110 mi) east of Palermo and about 35 kilometres (22 mi) southwest of Messina.

Its main attraction is a castle built in the 11th century by the Byzantine emperor Alexios I Comnenos in his war against the Normans and the Arabs, who also held it. It sits on the promontory Capo Sant'Alessio overlooking the sea and beach.

The castle.
close-up of the 11th century Byzantine castle
  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.