Porto di Messina is situated in NE Sicily, facing the Stretto di Messina and the mainland. The port lies between the coast of Sicily and a tongue of land named Braccio di San Raineri which, curving NE, N and finally W, forms an almost circular basin and terminates at Punta San Salvatore. A citadel stands near the root of Braccio di San Raineri, 850 m SW of Punta San Raineri.