Yacht charter Milazzo is situated far in the east at the north coast of Sicily, on a peninsula largely extending into the sea.
The harbour of yacht charter Milazzo is aimed by many yacht charter Milazzo crews after having left the Straight of Messina northwards (14 sea miles). Yacht charter Milazzo lies only a good dozen of sea miles away from the first islands (Vulcano, Lipari) of the group of the Aeolian Islands (Lipari Islands).
Due to its strategically interesting position, yacht charter Milazzo has been again and again the scene of important sea battles over the centuries: The Romans prevailed over the Carthaginians here in yacht charter Milazzo the first time, Marcus Agrippa defeated Sextus Pompeius and finally Giuseppe Garibaldi triumphed over the units of the Bourbons, thus freeing the way to the unification of Italy.
Yacht charter Milazzo is subdivided in a lower town and an upper town. In the upper town of yacht charter Milazzo the yacht charter Milazzo crew should not miss to have a visit to the old bastion of Frederick II. However, the most worthy shore leave will lead the yacht charter Milazzo crew to the tip of the peninsula Capo yacht charter Milazzo. There, six kilometres from the town of yacht charter Milazzo, stands a nearly 80 metres high light house, from the platform of which the yacht charter Milazzo crew can see the Mount Etna and the favourite destination of many yacht charter Milazzo cruises – the Aeolian Islands (also called Lipari Islands).
The oldest part of the town of yacht charter Milazzo, the Borgo, lies beneath the hill of the citadel. Here, every first weekend in the month takes place an antiques market. Moreover, Borgo counts of most of the churches and chapels in yacht charter Milazzo.
From the old citadel, at the site of which the Greek and the Arabs had already established fortifications, the yacht charter Milazzo crew can get sight of the Aeolian Islands, too.
The part of the town that is called Citta Bassa forms the major part of the lower town of yacht charter Milazzo, near the sea. On the central place Piazza Caio Duilio the yacht charter Milazzo crew can fill up its provisions box at the fish market that takes place every morning.
Around the Piazza Caio Duilio cluster the pre eminent buildings of this part of the town (the Palazzo Marchese Proto, the former main quarters of Garibaldi), the church del Carmine and the Convento del Carmine that is nowadays the town hall of yacht charter Milazzo.
The sickle shaped cape of yacht charter Milazzo points like a finger at the Aeolian Islands (Lipari Islands), which have become a favourite destination of many yacht charter Milazzo crews in the past few years.
Another destination on the yacht charter Milazzo cruise is the bight of Santo Antonio da Padova, in the grot of which there is a commemorative shrine to the saint who found shelter here from a storm.
The yacht charter Milazzo marina, Marina del Nettuno (38° 12,86’ N 15° 14,96’ E) is at the same time the ferry port to the Aeolian Islands (Lipari Islands). It lies on the eastern side at the beginning of the Capo di yacht charter Milazzo.
This yacht charter Milazzo marina, which was taken into operation in 1998, fulfils modern standards; guarded parking sites are available for the yacht charter Milazzo crew.
The arrival of the yacht charter Milazzo crew by car is over Reggio di Calabria and Messina (distance of Messina 45 kilometres).