Positioned along the Ionian coast 35 kilometres southwest of Messina, Sant'Alessio Siculo stretches beside the sea in eastern Sicily. Home to 1,497 residents, this coastal municipality belongs to the Valle d'Agrò district, roughly 180 kilometres east of Palermo.
The focal point of Capo Sant'Alessio is its 11th-century castle, constructed by Byzantine Emperor Alexios I Comnenos during military campaigns against Norman and Arab forces. Perched directly above the beach, the fortress remains the town's defining historic landmark.
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