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2. Messina - Wikipedia

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   Messina, owing to its strategic importance as a transit point for Axis troops and supplies sent to Sicily from mainland Italy, was a prime target for the British and American air forces, which dropped some 6,500 tons of bombs in the span of a few months. [13]

3. Catania - Wikipedia

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   Catania today is the industrial, logistical, and commercial centre of Sicily. Its airport, the Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, is the largest in Southern Italy. The central "old town" of Catania features exuberant late-baroque architecture, prompted after the 1693 earthquake, and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

4. Sicilian Baroque - Wikipedia

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   Catania replaced Messina as Sicily's second city after the revolt of 1686. The great Sicilian earthquake of 11 January 1693 destroyed at least 45 towns and cities, affecting an area of 5,600 square kilometres (2,200 sq mi) and causing the deaths of about 60,000 people.

5. Mount Etna - Wikipedia

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   This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 5 January 2025. Active volcano on the east coast of Sicily, Italy "Mongibello" redirects here. For the fictional location, see The Talented Mr. Ripley. Mount Etna Etna with the city of Catania in the foreground (December 2007) Highest point Elevation 3,403 m (11,165 ft)(varies) Prominence 3,403 m (11,165 ...

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7. Fiumefreddo di Sicilia - Wikipedia

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   Fiumefreddo di Sicilia (Italian pronunciation: [ˌfjumeˈfreddo di siˈtʃiːlja]; sicilianized as Sicilian: Ciumifriddu; also now as Sicilian: I Putijeḍḍi [3]) is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Catania on the coast of the Ionian Sea on the island of Sicily, southern Italy.