Savoca

Savoca
Savoca
Comune
	Comune di Savoca
	Savoca
	Location of Savoca
	Savoca Location of Savoca in Italy Savoca Savoca (Sicily)
	Coordinates: 37°57′21″N 15°20′22″E / 37.95583°N 15.33944°E
Country	Italy
Region	Sicily
Metropolitan city	Messina (ME)
Frazioni	Botte, Cantidati, Contura, Cucco, Mancusa, Mortilla, Rina, Rogani, Romissa, Scorsonello, San Francesco di Paola
Government
• Mayor	Antonino Bartolotta
Area
• Total	9.1 km2 (3.5 sq mi)
Elevation	303 m (994 ft)
Population (2026)
• Total	1,749
Demonym	Savocesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	98038
Dialing code	0942
Website	Official website

Savoca (Sicilian: Sàvuca) is a comune (municipality) in Italy.

Geography

It is located within the Province of Messina in Sicily. The area borders Casalvecchio Siculo, Forza d'Agrò, Furci Siculo, Sant'Alessio Siculo, and Santa Teresa di Riva.

History

The history of the area goes back to the Romans. The region became part of the Kingdom of Sicily in the 12th century. There was cultural and economic prosperity from the 15th to 18th century and decline since the 19th century. More people have been moving to the coastal regions of Sicily. Tourism has slowed down the decline. The town is part of the I Borghi più belli d'Italia. This is a collection of historic towns for tourism.^[3] The town has many historic buildings. Some notable buildings are castle Pentefur, old Town Hall, Archimandrite Palace, Church of San Michele and Church of San Nicolò.

Movies

The town is also known, because The Godfather was filmed there, alongside the town Forza d'Agrò. The Bar Vitelli and the Church of San Nicolò were the two filming locations of The Godfather.^[4]

References

1 2 "Classificazioni statistiche – anno 2026". www.istat.it. Italian National Institute of Statistics. 2026-02-21. Retrieved 2026-02-27. (Note: The file URL linking to technical dataset.)
↑ "Resident population by age, sex and marital status on 1st January 2026". demo.istat.it. Italian National Institute of Statistics. 2026-01-01. Retrieved 2026-04-01. (Note: The file URL linking to technical dataset.)
↑ "Homepage". I Borghi più Belli d'Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-07-12.
↑ "Sicily, Savoca | Visit Sicily official page". Visit Sicily. 2015-10-12. Retrieved 2022-07-12.

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[IT-A-1] 1 2 "Classificazioni statistiche – anno 2026". www.istat.it. Italian National Institute of Statistics. 2026-02-21. Retrieved 2026-02-27. (Note: The file URL linking to technical dataset.)

[IT-P-2] "Resident population by age, sex and marital status on 1st January 2026". demo.istat.it. Italian National Institute of Statistics. 2026-01-01. Retrieved 2026-04-01. (Note: The file URL linking to technical dataset.)

[3] "Homepage". I Borghi più Belli d'Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-07-12.

[4] "Sicily, Savoca | Visit Sicily official page". Visit Sicily. 2015-10-12. Retrieved 2022-07-12.

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