Montalbano Elicona ( Sicilian: ''Muntarbanu'') is a ''

comune The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...

'' (municipality) in the

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in the

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region

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, located about east of

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and about southwest of

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on the

Nebrodi The Nebrodi ( scn, Munti Nèbbrudi; it, Monti Nebrodi, ; la, Nebrōdēs montēs) is a mountain range that runs along the north east of Sicily. Together with the Madonie and the Peloritani, they form the Sicilian Apennines. The mountains run ...

mountains at the border with the

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range. It is mainly known for the castle built in 1233 by the Emperor Frederick II, the medieval architecture of its streets, the

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Argimusco One of the "megaliths" in the Argimusco plateau. The Argimusco is a high plateau situated just north of Mount Etna in Sicily, southern Italy, between the Nebrodi and Peloritani Mountains. It lies within the boundaries of the communes of Montalb ...

, and the natural wood of Malabotta. Montalbano Elicona borders the following municipalities:

Basicò Basicò is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about east of Palermo and about southwest of Messina. Basicò borders the following municipalities: Montalbano Elicona, Tripi. ...

, Falcone, Floresta,

Francavilla di Sicilia Francavilla di Sicilia ( Sicilian: ''Francavigghia'') is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Messina on the island of Sicily, southern Italy. It has a population of about 3,900 people and is situated in the southern part of the prov ...

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, Malvagna,

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, Patti,

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San Piero Patti San Piero Patti ( Sicilian: ''San Pieru Patti'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about east of Palermo and about southwest of Messina. San Piero Patti borders the follow ...

Santa Domenica Vittoria Santa Domenica Vittoria ( Sicilian: ''Santa Dumìnica'') is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Messina, Sicily, southern Italy. It is situated north of Randazzo in the Nebrodi Mountains Range. It is above sea level and has views ...

Tripi Tripi is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Messina, Sicily, southern Italy. It is located on the site of Abacaenum, an ancient Sicel town. Public transport Railways ''Novara-Montalbano-Furnari railway station'' is on the Paler ...

Megaliti della virilità femminile e maschile, Altopiano dell'Argimusco (ME)

Public transport

Railways

Montalbano Elicona is reachable by train: *''Falcone railway station'' is located 19,5 km away *''Novara-Montalbano-Furnari'' is located 23,8 km away. Both are on the Palermo–Messina railway and they are served by trains run by

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, including services from

. Outside of the stations is available a

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service by App.

Bus and tram

Montalbano Elicona is served by bus provided from Azienda Siciliana Trasporti.

References

External links

Official website
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