Positioned in the Mela Valley, Santa Lucia del Mela sits roughly 25 kilometres west of Messina and 170 kilometres east of Palermo. The town covers one of the largest geographical areas in the Metropolitan City of Messina.
With a population of 4,744, the municipality spans a vast zone bordering twelve neighboring municipalities, including Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto, Castroreale, and San Filippo del Mela.
Arancino · Pasta alla Norma · Pitone messinese
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Next up: Saint Lucy and Saint Blaise, patrons of the episcopal town, Sunday 13 December
Nearest airport: Reggio Calabria, 33 km away
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📅 Every year, on 13 December and 3 February
Santa Lucia del Mela celebrates its patrons Saint Lucy, on 13 December, and Saint Blaise, on 3 February; the saint is depicted in a 15th-century marble statue attributed to Laurana.
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.
Read more →Straight-line distances from the town centre. Tap a point to open its page.
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Outside Santa Lucia del Mela, but an easy day trip away.
