The coast along the Tyrrhenian sea that extends from Capo Faro as far as Finale is characterised, if you exclude the piana di Milazzo and that of the cape near Capo d'Orlando, by a narrow selvage level, rarely higher than 200 metres, set between the Peloritani and Nebrodi mountains and the sea. The shores, often overhung by rocky cliffs are among the most beautiful in Sicily for the landscaoes and limpidity of the water. The beaches between Villafranca Tirrena and Spadafora form in summer the centre for summer vacations for the Messinese, many have second homes there, and are extremely well-equipped from the tourist point of view. On the north-western slopes of the Peloritani at 560 metres above sea level Rometta reminds us of its strong resistence against the Arabs with castle ruins and the byzantine church of S. Salvatore of the 7th-10th century. A little further on at 300 metres a.s.l., facing the Aeolians, rises Roccavaldina, noted for its sixteenth century farmacy, equipped with instruments of that epoch and 256 hand-painted ceramics, coming from workshops of Antonio Patanazzi in Urbino. In Santa Lucia del Mela (300 metres a.s.l.) once an episcopal seat, one admires the ancient castle (now a seminary) and numerous churches, among which the Duomo (17th century), that contains paintings and sculptures of notable interest. Approximately 40 kilometres from Messina there is Milazzo, defined by an Arab geographer in the 12th century a city "of elegant lines, leaning against a promontory that is wedged into the sea". Founded in the 8th century B.C. it was from ancient times one of the granary reserves of Messina. In its waters the Consul C. Duilio defeated the Carthaginians in 260 B.C. and on its soils on the 20th July 1860 Garibaldi risked the Bourbon Army and completed the liberation of Sicily. Dominated by the imposing mass of the Castello Svevo, Milazzo contains important baroque buildings, among which Casa Faranda, and notable churches such as the Duomo Vecchio. The promontory presents marvellous views as does the coast which leads to Patti, passing through Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto, a large agricultural centre, and Terme Vigliatore, a thermal and bathing resort of rapid expansion nearby which the ruins of a Roman villa from the 2nd century A.D: have been found with a mosaic in black and white depicting marine scenes. Castroreale (394 metres) holds within its churches important paintings and sculptures by Antonello Gagini and preserves the Torre di Federico 11, the only surviving part of the 14th century castle. Young tourists are encouraged by the youth hostel, Ostello delle Aquile.