Sicily, Italy · Europe
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Merì, 30km from Gole dell'Alcantara.
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto is in Sicily, Italy, with about 35,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Merì, about 4 km away.
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Within an hour or so of Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto: Gole dell'Alcantara (30 km), Taormina (33 km), Teatro Antico di Taormina (34 km), Giardini Naxos (36 km).
The nearest famous roads are Targa Florio Circuit (Madonie).
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto is in Sicily, Italy, about 4 km from Merì.
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Essential numbers in Italy
ACI roadside assistance: 803 116. ZTL (limited traffic zones) in city centres are camera-enforced.
Full driving guide for Italy7 notable places within an hour's drive.
natural wonder
Basalt gorge near Etna where the cold Alcantara river cuts between 25-m walls of prismatic lava columns, like a Giant's Causeway turned canyon. Wade the icy river from the Motta Camastra entrance or view it from the free stairway.
30 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
A glamorous hilltop town in Sicily with an ancient Greek theater offering jaw-dropping views of Mount Etna and the Ionian Sea.
33 km · about 40 min drive
ancient ruins
A Greek-Roman theatre framing Mount Etna and the Ionian Sea, Sicily's most spectacular ancient stage.
34 km · about 40 min drive
beach
The site of the first Greek colony in Sicily, now a beach resort at the foot of Taormina with views of Mount Etna.
36 km · about 40 min drive
photogenic
Fishermen's quarter of Scilla where houses rise straight out of the Strait of Messina, earning it the name 'little Venice of the South'. Swordfish boats with their towering lookout masts still land catches beneath Ruffo Castle.
46 km · about 55 min drive
natural wonder
Europe's tallest and most active volcano, rising 3,357 meters above eastern Sicily with frequent dramatic eruptions.
48 km · about 55 min drive
scenic viewpoint
The high-altitude viewpoint near Mount Etna's summit craters offering surreal volcanic landscapes and sweeping Sicilian panoramas.
49 km · about 55 min drive
April to October
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