Patti is a town and ''
comune
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'' in northeastern
Sicily
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, southern
Italy
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, administratively part of the
Metropolitan City of Messina
The Metropolitan City of Messina () is a metropolitan city in Sicily, Italy. Its capital is the city of Messina. It replaced the province of Messina and comprises Messina and 107 other ''comuni'' (: ''comune'').
It has 595,948 inhabitants as o ...
, on the western shore of the gulf of the same name. It is located from
Messina
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.
It is connected to the rest of Sicily by train, via the Patti-
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
Messina ( , ; ; ; ) is a harbou ...
train station, located on the railway line Messina-
Palermo
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, and the A20 Palermo-Messina highway.
It is best known for the remains of its rich monumental Roman Villa and for the impressive ruins of ancient city of
Tyndaris nearby.
Patti is also famous for its large sandy beaches.
History
The town was founded by the
Norman king
Roger II of Sicily
Roger II or Roger the Great (, , Greek language, Greek: Ρογέριος; 22 December 1095 – 26 February 1154) was King of Kingdom of Sicily, Sicily and Kingdom of Africa, Africa, son of Roger I of Sicily and successor to his brother Simon, C ...
in 1094.
Patti was destroyed by
Frederick of Aragon about 1300, on account of its attachment to the House of Anjou; rebuilt in the 16th century, it was later sacked by the Ottoman Turks.
Main sights
*Ruins of
Tindari
*Remains of a
Roman Villa
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Nevertheless, the term "Roman villa" generally covers buildings with the common ...
(3rd century AD)
*Necropolises of Monte (10th through 8th centuries BC) and san Cosimo (3rd millennium BC through 9th century BC)
*Cathedral (10th century), housing the sepulchre of
Adelasia Countess of Sicily, wife of
Roger I.
People
*
Michele Sindona, banker and convicted felon
*
Michelangelo Rampulla, footballer and manager
*
Antonio "Tony" Cairoli, motorcycle racer
*
Tony Terlazzo, weightlifter
See also
*
Diocese of Patti
References
Sources
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* Michele Fasolo, ''Tyndaris e il suo territorio I. Introduzione alla carta archeologica del territorio di Tindari'', Roma 2013, https://books.google.com/books?isbn=8890875518
* Michele Fasolo, ''Tyndaris e il suo territorio II. Carta archeologica del territorio di Tindari e materiali'', Roma 2014, https://books.google.com/books?isbn=8890875526
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