Letojanni, Italy (Sicily): What to See, Eat & Stay

Positioned along the Ionian coast of Sicily, Letojanni occupies a broad bay framed by the headlands of Sant'Alessio and Sant'Andrea. Lying just 5 meters above sea level beneath the Peloritani mountains, this seaside town of roughly 2,700 residents sits 43 kilometers southwest of Messina and 50 kilometers northeast of Catania.

Part of the surrounding Taormina tourist district, the municipality borders Taormina itself alongside Castelmola, Forza d'Agrò, Gallodoro, and Mongiuffi Melia. Its location right on the water makes it a practical coastal stop for travelers moving between Messina and Catania.

The Letojanni guide

What to eat here 3

Arancino · Pasta alla Norma · Pitone messinese

Where to stay

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Events & festivals 1

Next up: Saint Joseph, patron of the town of the Cathedral opened in 1931, Friday 19 March

Getting there

Nearest airport: Reggio Calabria, 37 km away

🎉 Festivals and feasts in Letojanni 1

Patron saint festival In 155 days

Saint Joseph, patron of the town of the Cathedral opened in 1931

📅 Every year, on 19 March; in the past, the first Sunday of August held a spectacular sea procession

Letojanni celebrates Saint Joseph on 19 March; the Cathedral, built partly on the ruins of the Palazzo del Marchese Reitano, was inaugurated precisely on 19 March 1931, on the day of the feast. In the past, on the first Sunday of August, a spectacular sea procession was also held, with the saint's statue placed on a boat.

🍝 The flavours of Letojanni

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Street food PAT

Arancino fried rice cone stuffed with ragù, pointed like Etna

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.

Pitone messinese fried half-moon pastry filled with escarole, tuma cheese and anchovies

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.