Montalbano Elicona

King Frederick III of Sicily spent his summers in the castle that crowns Montalbano Elicona, and the medieval village around it, all steep stairways and narrow lanes, was named Borgo dei Borghi in 2015. It stands in the hills of the province of Messina, with views north to Milazzo and the Aeolian Islands and the standing stones of the Argimusco plateau close by.

Highlights

• The castle, whose chapel holds the tomb of the physician Arnaldo da Villanova (IT)
• The megaliths of the Argimusco plateau
• The Malabotta wood, a nature reserve in the surrounding hills (IT)
• The medieval arches of Via Palermo, ending in a wide view
• The Aragonese festivals, with medieval parades in August

Summary based on Wikipedia and Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA), written with AI assistance.