What is Savoca?
{{Infobox Italian comune|name=Savoca|official_name=Comune di Savoca|native_name=|image_skyline=Savoca Castello di Pentefur.JPG|image_caption=Savoca|imagesize=|image_alt=|image_shield=Savoca-Stemma.png|shield_alt=|image_map=|map_caption=|map_alt=|pushpin_label_position=|pushpin_map_alt=|coordinates={{coord|37|57|21|N|15|20|22|E|type:city(1661)_region:IT|display=inline,title}}|coordinates_footnotes=|region=[[Sicily]]|metropolitan_city=[[Metropolitan City of Messina|Messina]] (ME)|frazioni=Botte, Cantidati, Contura, Cucco, Mancusa, Mortilla, Rina, Rogani, Romissa, Scorsonello, San Francesco di Paola|mayor=Antonino Bartolotta|mayor_party=|area_total_km2=9.08|area_footnotes=|elevation_m=330|elevation_footnotes=|population_total=1714|population_as_of=31 August 2017|population_footnotes=|population_demonym=Savocesi|postal_code=98038|area_code=0942|istat=|saint=|day=|website={{official website|http://www.comunedisavoca.it/}}|footnotes=|pop_density_footnotes=|twin1=|twin1_country=}} '''Savoca''' ([[Sicilian language|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 [[Roman|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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Homepage|url=https://borghipiubelliditalia.it/|access-date=2022-07-12|website=I Borghi più Belli d'Italia|language=it-IT}}</ref> The town has many historic buildings. Some notable buildings are castle Pentefur, old Town Hall, Archimandrite Palace, C