Italy 1943–1945
Capo Peloro, Torre Faro
Coastline
The story
The narrowest point of the Strait, about three kilometres across. The German ferry routes ran from the beaches between here and Messina; the flak batteries around the Strait kept Allied aircraft at bay. This is the best place to understand why the Axis escape succeeded.
What to look for
The lighthouse point and the Calabrian shore opposite; the tall pylon is a relic of a 1950s power line, not the war.
Plan your visit
Free, public seafront. Camping Il Peloritano at Rodia is 15 km west.
Nearby sites
- Baytown landing shore, Gallico–Catona (Reggio Calabria) · 11 km
- Sacrario di Cristo Re, Messina · 12 km
- Monte Cipolla, Brolo · 74 km
- Landing beach, Sant'Agata di Militello · 90 km
- San Fratello ridge, San Fratello · 96 km
- Museo Storico dello Sbarco in Sicilia 1943, Catania · 97 km
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Into Europe: Italy 1943–1945
A free field guide for your phone: the route, the maps and the stories built in, even with no signal. The places of the Allied campaign in Italy, from the Sicily landings of July 1943 through Salerno, the Winter Line, Ortona, Cassino and Anzio, Rome, the Gothic Line and the final battles on the Senio and the Po in April 1945.
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