Contrada Marcellino, Augusta

The cluster is on the Ionian coast by the Gulf of Augusta, with a working port, salt flats and low limestone country around it. The nearest larger historic city is Siracusa, which has full urban services and the UNESCO-listed island of Ortigia. Mount Etna is the dominant mountain on the wider horizon to the north, but it is well beyond the immediate 15 km landscape. This stretch of coast is known for industry and naval-port activity as much as for agriculture.