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Explore Raiu in Italy

Raiu in the region of Sicily is a town in Italy - some 304 mi or ( 489 km ) South-East of Rome , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Raiu is now 02:12 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Rome " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Tripi, Taormina, Syracuse, Santa Lucia del Mela, and San Basilio. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Tripi . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Raiu ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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sicily novara di sicilia

1:14 min by videomasala00
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bike trip april 2009 in sicily. road S185 direction Novara di Sicilia. ..

Brass Band M. Randisi di Santa Lucia del Mela (ME) Little Suite n° 2 for Brass Band

3:02 min by Pippo D'Amico
Views: 689 Rating: 4.00

La Brass Band "M. Randisi" esegue il 1° tempo "Round" della Little Suite n° 2 for Brass Band di Malcolm Arnold al 16° Concorso Nazionale "AMA" Calabria di Lamezia Terme (CZ). I^ classificata con 96/10 ..


A visit to the Etna (Sicily 2011)

3:10 min by thincap1
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A visit to the Etna (Sicily 2011) ..

Lipari

6:31 min by Imrus15
Views: 131 Rating: 5.00

Lipari est la plus grande des Îles Éoliennes dans la Mer Tyrrhénienne .Province de Messine (Italie) ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Peloritani

The Peloritani are a mountain range of north-eastern Sicily, in southern Italy, extending for some 65 km from Capo Peloro to the Nebrodi Mountains. At North and West they are bordered by the Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas, respectively. The highest peaks are the Montagna Grande (1,374 m) and the Rocca Novara (1,340 m). The range is made up by a long series of peaks, with an average height of 800-1,000 m, intermingled with ridges and ravines.

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Located at 38.05 15.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Mountain ranges of Italy, Mountains of Sicily

Tindari

Tindari, anciently Tyndaris or Tyndarion is a small city in the comune of Patti, in the Province of Messina in Sicily, between Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto and Cefalù. Tindari has a famous sanctuary and is also famous for the poem "Vento a Tindari", written by Salvatore Quasimodo.

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Located at 38.15 15.04 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Ancient Greek cities, Ancient Greek sites in Italy, Ancient cities, Archaeological sites in Sicily, Frazioni of the Province of Messina

Battle of Tyndaris

The Battle of Tyndaris was a naval battle of the First Punic War, which took place off Tyndaris in 257 BC. Tyndaris was a Sicilian town founded as a Greek colony in 396 BC located on the high ground overlooking the Tyrrhenian Sea in the Gulf of Patti. Hiero II, the tyrant of Syracuse, allowed Tyndaris to become a base for the Carthaginians. The battle, took place in the waters between Tyndaris and the Aeolian Islands, with Gaius Atilius Regulus in command of the Roman fleet.

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Located at 38.15 15.04 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: 257 BC, Military history of Sicily, Naval battles of the First Punic War

Isola Bella (Sicily)

Isola Bella is a small island near Taormina, Sicily, southern Italy. Also known as The Pearl of the Ionian Sea, it is located within a small bay on the Ionian Sea; it was a private property until 1990, when it was bought by the Region of Sicily, being turned into a nature reserve, administrated by the Italian branch of the World Wide Fund for Nature. There is a narrow path that often connects the island to the mainland beach.

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Located at 37.85 15.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Ionian Sea, Islands of Sicily, Mediterranean islands, Nature reserves in Italy, Taormina

Naxos (Sicily)

Naxos or Naxus, was an ancient city of Sicily, on the east coast of the island between Catana and Messana. It was situated on a low point of land at the mouth of the river Acesines, and at the foot of the hill on which was afterwards built the city of Tauromenium.

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Located at 37.83 15.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: 730s BC establishments, Ancient Greek sites in Italy, Ancient cities, Ancient mints, Archaeological sites in Sicily, Euboean colonies of Magna Graecia, Former populated places in Italy

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