Milazzo

Milazzo is a town (comune) and is the third-largest city in the province of Messina, and is one of the most important cities of Sicily.
The city proper has a population of over 32,000 inhabitants, and is the point of reference of a vaste territory, from Villafranca Tirrena to Patti (over 200 thousand inhabitants). Is also, an important centre of the Metropolitan Area Stretto di Messina (who also includes areas of Reggio Calabria), with the near city Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto.
Its origins are ancient. Inhabited since 4000 BC (Neolithic) Milazzo suffered between the ninth and eighth century a progressive Hellenization which ended with the intervention of the Greeks in 716 BC Zancle.
Under Norman rule, Swabian, Aragonese and Spanish Milazzo Castle was part of the island’s military affairs. In 1718 it was impregnable bulwark against the Spanish soldiers who needlessly and deployment of large forces, besieged it. Milazzo A July 20, 1860 the firm of Sicily Garibaldi crowned with decisive victory over the Bourbons, who took refuge in the castle, had to capitulate.
Many and various are the prehistoric remains found in and around Milazzo, among which the most ancient, dating back to neoliica (4000 BC). The castle, situated in the center of the walled city, is the most significant monument of Milazzo. Near the castle are the ruins of the fourteenth-century palace of the grand jury and the old cathedral (1603) probably built on a design by architect Camillo Camillians.
Over time, the town is moving forward towards the sea by recording a continuous development of agriculture and fishing activities, commercial and industrial. In the agricultural sector is flourishing viticulture, which allows good production of table grapes and wines. The promontory of Capo Milazzo became a marine reserve.
The church of the Carmine, Castello di Milazzo, Rock church of St. Anthony of Padua, Sanctuary of St. Francis of Paola, Many are the mansions of the old families milazzesis, Notable also the many mansions of the Plain.