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Discover Villa San Giovanni in Italy

Villa San Giovanni in the region of Calabria with its 13,119 habitants is a town located in Italy - some 303 mi or ( 488 km ) South-East of Rome , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Villa San Giovanni

Local time in Villa San Giovanni is now 06:13 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Rome " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Taormina, Syracuse, Scilla, Santo Stefano in Aspromonte, and San Roberto. When in this area, you might want to check out Taormina . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Villa San Giovanni ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Amy Stewart - Il Segreto Del Sahara (Lo Stretto di Messina)

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Foto panoramiche dello Stretto di Messina, con i Piloni di Torre Faro e Santa Trada. ..

Navigator of the seas - bridge view with pilot

8:18 min by SantaMatze
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Navigator passes strait of Messina between Italy an Sicily ..


PESCA al pesce Occhiata (agosto 2005 MESSINA) montato RDZ76

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PESCA al pesce Occhiata (agosto 2005 MESSINA) montato RDZ76 www.calciovideo.com ..

tunis gs f1

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moto travel 2009 bmw r 1200 gs adventure aprilia dorsoduro 750 ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Punta Pezzo

Punta Pezzo is a point in Reggio Calabria, southern Italy. It is the closest point of Calabria to Sicily and is the northernmost point of the Calabrian side of the Strait of Messina, lying on the northern channel. The coasts of this sea area are crossed by very strong currents and the topography of the beaches varies from year to year because of the very strong winter storms. It is located in the comune of Villa San Giovanni, about 13 km north of the capital.

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Located at 38.23 15.64 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Calabria, Geography of Calabria, Headlands of Italy, Lighthouses in Italy, Reggio Calabria

Capo dell'Armi Lighthouse

Capo dell'Armi Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Capo dell'Armi) is a lighthouse in Reggio Calabria, southern Italy. Located along the cliffs of the headland, in the comune of Motta San Giovanni it is an important reference for ships coming into the Strait of Sicily from the south. Activated in 1867 and renovated in 1959, the lighthouse consists of a white tower on an octagonal brick building with 2 floors.

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Located at 38.22 15.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Calabria, Lighthouses completed in 1867, Lighthouses in Italy, Reggio Calabria

Villa San Giovanni railway station

Villa San Giovanni railway station (Italian: Stazione di Villa San Giovanni) is the main railway station serving the town and comune of Villa San Giovanni, in the region of Calabria, southern Italy. Opened in 1884, it forms part of the Southern Tyrrhenian railway (Salerno–Reggio Calabria Centrale). The station is currently managed by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI). However, the commercial area of the passenger building is managed by Centostazioni.

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Located at 38.22 15.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Railway stations in Calabria, Railway stations opened in 1884

Strait of Messina

The Strait of Messina (Stretto di Messina in Italian language, Strittu di Missina in Sicilian) is the narrow passage between the eastern tip of Sicily and the southern tip of Calabria in the south of Italy. It connects the Tyrrhenian Sea with the Ionian Sea, within the central Mediterranean. At its narrowest point, it measures 3.1 km in width, though near the town of Messina the width is some 5.1 km and maximum depth is 250 m (830 ft).

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Located at 38.25 15.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Geography of Sicily, Ionian Sea, Messina, Straits of Italy

Battle of the strait of Messina

The Battle of the Strait of Messina was fought on 276 BC when a Carthaginian fleet attacked the Sicilian fleet of Pyrrhus of Epirus, who was crossing the strait to Italy. Pyrrhus had left Italy for Sicily on the Autumn of 278 BC and scored several major victories against the Carthaginian armies, but Roman successes against Pyrrhus' Italian allies convinced him to return to Italy.

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Located at 38.25 15.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: 276 BC, Battles of the Pyrrhic War, Naval battles of the Hellenistic era

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temperature and rainfall during the year in Villa San Giovanni