Montalbano Elicona is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about 150 km east of Palermo and about 50 km southwest of Messina. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,687 and an area of 67.4 km2.
It is mainly known for the castle built in 1233 by the Emperor Frederic II and the medieval architecture of its streets.
