Motta D'Affermo
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Motta d'Affermo ( Sicilian: ''Motta d'Affermu'') is a commune in the Province of Messina in the Italian region of
Sicily Sicily (Italian language, Italian and ), officially the Sicilian Region (), is an island in the central Mediterranean Sea, south of the Italian Peninsula in continental Europe and is one of the 20 regions of Italy, regions of Italy. With 4. ...
, located about east of
Palermo Palermo ( ; ; , locally also or ) is a city in southern Italy, the capital (political), capital of both the autonomous area, autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo, the city's surrounding metropolitan province. The ...
and about west of
Messina Messina ( , ; ; ; ) is a harbour city and the capital city, capital of the Italian Metropolitan City of Messina. It is the third largest city on the island of Sicily, and the 13th largest city in Italy, with a population of 216,918 inhabitants ...
. Motta d'Affermo borders the following municipalities: Pettineo, Reitano, Tusa.


Main sights

*Mother Church of S. Maria degli Angeli (1380, rebuilt in 1453) *Church of St. Roch (1657) *Castle (12th-13th centuries) *Palazzo Minneci (17th century) *Torremuzza Tower (13th century) *Church of St. Peter


References


External links


Official website
Cities and towns in Sicily panorama of Motta d'Affermo {{Sicily-geo-stub