Tourist attractions Roccavaldina

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..

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)..

Above the town there are the Greek acropolises, then the Arab fortifications to which have been added other ramparts: a Spanish rampart, then an Aragonese rampart with five conical topped towers. Inside is the castle built by Frederick II. In the..

This cape offers you a spectacle with enchanting colours: over the striking deep blue of the sea, the subdued green of the plain lies alongside the brown hues of the rocky outcrop over a Mediterranean scrubland.

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 has a lava rock campanile with three ranks of ogive windows and a doorway from 1587, sculpted with fine low-reliefs surrounding a lunette depicting the Annunciation decorated with plant motifs.

Inside a surrounding wall of the old castle, this sanctuary with corner and arcaded windows in two-coloured stone, contains an attractive Madonna of the Snows by Antonello Gagini.

Dating from the 17C, this is interesting for the elegant Renaissance doorway topped by an eagle, symbol of royal protection, and a lunette sculpted in a low-relief depicting the Virgin surrounded by St Agatha and St Lucy.

Standing on Piazza Caio Duilio (where a fish market is held every morning), the church has an elegant façade with an attractive portal (1620), its architrave sculpted with garlands and scrolls. In a niche is a statue of the Madonna of Consolation. To..

Built in the 1930s, the new cathedral has some valuable paintings, among which stand out an attractive Annunciation with intense colours and Venetian influenced, two St Nicholases attributed to Antonio Giuffre a painter from the school of Antonel..

This was founded by the Saint during his stay in 1464) and was remodelled afterwards, the sanctuary has an attractive curvilinear staircase in front and a tribune decorated with windows which adorn its attractive facade crowned with high roof timb..

This is bordered by the Palace of the Viceroys , built in the 16C and embellished two centuries later with balconies and Baroque consoles and by the church of Santissimo Salvatore, whose 18C facade is by Giovan Battista Vaccarini .

This church, which until 1782 housed the Inquisition, was built in the 16C but heavily remodelled in the 18C. Domenico Giordano , a painter from Messina, then decorated the interior with stucco and frescoes.

Dating from 1608, the old cathedral, located in the citadel, between the Spanish rampart and the Aragonese rampart, is a typical example of Sicilian Mannerism.... the decline of the upper town and the transfer to the lower town of the centres of poli..

The highest point on a small peninsula, now sadly disfigured by a telecommunications mast. From the small square in front of the Most Holy Trinity chapel, the panoramic view over Milazzo and its citadel is wonderful!

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..

Opposite the bay, in a cave where the Saint took refuge in 1221 during a storm, this sanctuary was set up on the initiative of a noble, Andrea Guerrera. In the 18C, it had altars added and dressings of multicoloured marble and low-reliefs in stucco.

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 ..

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.