Brolo ( Sicilian : Brolu ) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Messina in the Italian region Sicily , located about 130 kilometres (81 mi) east of Palermo and about 60 kilometres (37 mi) west of Messina .
3-499: Brolo borders the following municipalities: Ficarra , Naso , Piraino , Sant'Angelo di Brolo . Until 1960 the economy was mostly based on agriculture, the main produces including olives and lemons . Now the economy is based on buildings houses, commerce and some summer tourism. During the Roman era Brolo was called Brolium , meaning "garden" or "Park" in Latin , and was crossed by
6-628: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Ficarra Ficarra is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Messina in the Italian region Sicily , located about 130 kilometres (81 mi) east of Palermo and about 60 kilometres (37 mi) west of Messina , in the Monti Nebrodi . It is surrounded by woods of hazel and olive trees. Ficarra is believed to be Mediaeval in origin, possibly during
9-670: The Via Valeria. In the Middle Ages it had a castle on the sea, around which, probably from the 11th century, a fishermens' settlement arose. Bianca Lancia , mistress and wife of Emperor Frederick II of Hohenstaufen , probably lived in the castle during the 13th century according to some historians. Brolo was the scene of an amphibious landing during the Battle of Sicily in World War II . This Sicilian location article
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