Known in the local dialect as Antiḍḍu, this mountain municipality of 992 residents sits at 480 metres above sea level. Positioned 35 kilometres southwest of Messina, it marks the furthest inland point of the Agrò Valley.
Agriculture and livestock farming remain the primary economic activities here. The municipal boundary borders ten neighbouring areas, linking the Peloritani mountain communities within the province.
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📅 Every year, on 22 August
On 22 August Antillo, a municipality of 992 inhabitants in the metropolitan city of Messina, celebrates its patroness the Madonna della Provvidenza.
Saffron rice, ragù with peas and caciocavallo inside a golden cone-shaped crust: in Catania it is masculine and pointed, and the quarrel with Palermo over the name is serious.
Read more →A thin sheet of dough folded into a half-moon and fried, with escarole, tuma cheese, anchovies and black pepper inside: Messina’s street food, to eat hot straight from the rosticceria.
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Outside Antillo, but an easy day trip away.
