Messina Tour

The bell tower of the Messina cathedral contains within itthe largest and most complex mechanical and astronomical clock in the world. Designed by the Ungerer firm of Strasbourg, it was inaugurated in 1933 and is still the main attraction of the city today. At 12.00 a complex system of levers and counterweights allows the movement of the bronze automaton statues found on the facade and which are linked to the civil and religious traditions of the city

The protometropolitan cathedral basilica of Santa Maria Assunta ocathedral of Messina, is the mother church and cathedral of the archdiocese of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela. It stands in the historic center of Messina, with its façade and bell tower overlooking the large Piazza del Duomo. The bell tower houses the largest and most complex astronomical clock in the world.

In June 1947 Pope Pius XII elevated it to the dignity of a minor basilica. Inside there is the second largest pipe organ in all of Italy.

Located in the former spinning mill from the late nineteenth century, appropriately adapted for exhibition use, theRegional Interdisciplinary Museum of Messina, better known as MuMe, exhibits the figurative art of Messina from the 12th to the 18th century. The collections, which include paintings, sculptures, art objects and decorative artefacts, are organized on the basis of a chronological criterion and include works by renowned authors such as Antonello, Caravaggio and Laurana.

The Vara of Messinait is a large votive float dedicated to the Madonna Assunta carried in procession on August 15th each year.

The cycle of events culminating with the feast of the Madonna Assunta represents the moment of maximum religious expression by the people of Messina, despite the city's patronal feast being that of the Madonna della Lettera, whose liturgical anniversary falls on 3 June.

The church of the Santissima Annunziata dei Catalanior church of Santa Maria Annunciata of Castello a Mare, popularly known as solochurch of the Catalans is located in Messina, precisely located between via Cesare Battisti and via Garibaldi.

The Orion fountainis a monumental fountain in Messina created byGiovanni Angelo Montorsoli, dating back to 1553 and carried out in collaboration with Domenico Vanello, is located in Piazza Duomo.

One of the best equipped historical sites inMessina:the temple of Christ the Kingit overlooks the hill and overlooks the panorama of the sea of ​​Messina.

The Neptune Fountainit is a monumental fountain in the city of Messina. Neptune Fountain. Author, Giovanni Angelo Montorsoli. Date, 1557.

The Palazzo del Monte di Pietait is a building designed by the architect Natale Masuccio, it is located in via XXIV Maggio (once "via dei Monasteri"),in the city of Messina.

Cape Peloroit is the extreme north-eastern tip of Sicily, whose territory is part of the municipality of Messina, in the Torre Faro district, near the Ganzirri lakes.

The sanctuary of the Madonna di Montaltoit is found atMessina. Primitive church of Montalto or church of Santa Maria dell'Alto and monastery of the Cistercian Order on the Caperrina hill.