Paradiso is one of several villages forming an almost continuous ribbon of houses along the Sicilian shore of the Stretto di Messina. Anchorage can be obtained to the E of the village in depths between 20 and 40 m, fine gravel or sand, good holding ground. This anchorage is said to be the best on the W side of the strait, but in winter it is exposed to strong N gusts and precautions must be taken to avoid dragging into the deeper water to the S of it. Anchoring in greater depths is not advised because, with the strong currents of the strait, and the nature of the bottom, the anchor can drag with consequent drift S by the vessel.