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Historic village
Savoca
Italian comune
At a glance
- Type
- Historic village
- Elevation
- 330 m above sea level
- Area
- 9,080,000 m²
- Coordinates
- 37°57′21″ N, 15°20′23″ E
About
Savoca (Sicilian: Sàvuca) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about 170 kilometres (110 mi) east of Palermo and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) southwest of Messina.
Savoca borders the following municipalities: Casalvecchio Siculo, Forza d'Agrò, Furci Siculo, Sant'Alessio Siculo, Santa Teresa di Riva. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").
The town, together with Forza d'Agrò, was the location for the scenes set in Corleone of Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather (1972). Bar Vitelli in Savoca, which is still a functioning establishment, was featured in the motion picture as the place where Michael Corleone asked Apollonia's father to meet his daughter.
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Photos
Getting there
Santa Teresa di RivaTrain, nearest
2.7 km as the crow flies
Savoca
Aeroporto di Reggio Calabria - Tito Minniti30.0 km
Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Savoca?
Savoca is in Savoca, in the province of Messina (Sicily), Italy. GPS coordinates: 37.95575, 15.33962.
What else is there to see near Savoca?
Nearby you’ll find: Castello di Pentefur (300 m away), Santi Pietro e Paolo d'Agrò (2.9 km away), Castle in Forza d'Agrò (4.4 km away).
Sources and licences
Text. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Data. Wikidata (CC0); opening hours and contacts OpenStreetMap (ODbL).
Photos. Wikimedia Commons, author and licence on every image.
Credits for the 8 photos
- Savoca St Nicolo — Clemensfranz, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Colle Calvario Savoca1 — Eugenio Nicola Scarcella, Public domain
- Crupi, Giovanni (1861-1925) - n. 0502 - Savoca - Dintorni di Taormina - Cm 17x23 - Delcampe — Giovanni Crupi, Public domain
- Panorama del Borgo di Savoca — Eugenio Nicola Scarcella, Public domain
- Panorama di Savoca — Davide Mauro, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Quartiere Pentefur Savoca — Eugenio Nicola Scarcella, Public domain
- Quartiere S.Giovanni Savoca — Eugenio Nicola Scarcella, Public domain
- Savoca (panorama) — BilgeBitig, CC BY-SA 2.0
Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences