Tourist attractions Messina

From the top of Mt Antennammare (1 130m), where the Santuario Maria Santissima di Dinnamare is stationed, an extraordinary panorama unfurls over Messina and its port, Capo Peloro (or Punta del Faro) and Calabria to the east, and, to the west, the..

The museum’s centrepieces are the two Warriors of Riace , bronze statues discovered in 1972 at the bottom of the sea ... but these proud warriors rising out of the water should not lead visitors to neglect an attractive collection of pinakes , terr..

Alongside the Dome, there is a 60m high bell tower containing an astronomical clock, made in Strasbourg in 1933, with moving figures showing the time, the days and the main periods of life. At midday, all of the figures move to accompany the music of..

The regional museum displays works that date back to the Byzantine and Norman periods, and works by local artists, including a polyptich by the great Sicilian artist, Antonello da Messina . You can also see paintings by Caravaggio , dating from his..

This long and pleasant promenade alongside the sea is shaded by magnificent palm trees and magnolias and has broad views over the Sicilian coasts and Mt Etna.

An attractive doorway in the Tuscan style with a stone counter from which customers were served... inside awaits a superb collection of pharmacy jars (238 of them!) dating from 1580 (all from all the workshop of Patanazzi, a ceramicist from Urbino)..

The cathedral, founded by Roger II at the end of the 12C, was almost entirely destroyed by the earthquake in 1908, then burned in 1943. It has now regained its Mediaeval appearance, following extensive rebuilding work.

At the centre of the piazza del Duomo, this elegant, Florentine style 16C fountain is the work of the Tuscan, Montorsoli. Constructed in commemoration of the opening of an aqueduct, it represents four rivers: the Tiber, the Nile, the Ebro and... the ..

This church, with its monumental aspect, was rebuilt after the earthquake in 1908. Some of the original elements still remain, such as the stone apses, dating from the 13C, along which narrow arches open into the windows. The two broken arched doorwa..

This square building dates back to the late 16C. If you pause to look at the West façade, you will notice the white stone pilasters which give a pattern to the architecture, the niches and windows, and a gallery in the higher structure.

Built in 1100 under Norman domination, the church was reworked in the 13C. The apse is a perfect example of the composite Norman style: Roman features, Arabic influences and Byzantine elements are harmoniously combined. The church's name refers to th..

The Pawnbroker's in Messina is located in the late mannerist style palace. Partly destroyed by the earthquake in 1908, the upper level was never rebuilt, giving an unfinished aspect to the building. The most remarkable element in the building is its ..

If you look beyond the building's dilapidated appearance, you will make out its original Gothic style, which is so rare in Sicily. Note the broken arches supported by groups of pilasters in the columns, surmounted by ornate capitals, which originally..