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CHURCH OF SS ANNUNZIATA DEI CATALANI IN MESSINA
The church of SS Annunziata dei Catalani, one of the most beautiful in Messina together with the duomo, was built by the Normans in the second half of the twelfth century. It is an admirable example of Arabian-Norman art in Sicily, as the decorations...
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CHURCHES OF MESSINA
The monumental-religious heritage of the city of Messina is remarkable. Among the most beautiful of its churches is that of S. Francesco d'Assisi, its original plan dating from the thirteenth century. The building, once complete with monastery and cl...
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CITADEL OF MESSINA
Surrounded by the modern buildings of the provincial capital, right in the central area of that thin tongue of land that stretches into the Straits, are found the mighty remains of the ancient "Citadel". Built at the end of the seventeenth century by...
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CATHEDRAL OF MESSINA
Pride and symbol of Messina, the duomo has preserved its medieval aspect, despite rebuilding and restructuring owing to repeated earthquakes and wartime damage in 1943. Built on the orders of Roger II at the beginning of the twelfth century, the cath...
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FOUNTAINS OF MESSINA
The city of Messina is studded with works of art, including statues and monumental fountains, that adorn the complex urban environment. In the beautiful Piazza Duomo, in fact, stands the splendid Orion fountain, work of notable sculptural refinement,...
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GASTRONOMIA DI MESSINA
A maritime city, Messina offers the gourmand a varied and refined cuisine, where seafood dishes are obviously outstanding, and sublime sweets. The unchallenged lord of the table is the tender and tasty swordfish from the Straits, prepared in a myriad...
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ALI' TERME
Ali' Terme is one of the most important spas on the Ionian coast of Sicily. Situated immediately to the south of Messina, the place, probably of Islamic origin, became known for the therapeutic properties of its waters around the sixteenth century, w...
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MITI E LEGGENDE DI MESSINA
The city of Messina has an unusual and fascinating history, woven with myths and evocative legends. Among these Scylla and Charybdis stands out, monstrous female inhabitants respectively of the Calabrian and Sicilian shores of the Straits. The former...
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REGIONAL MUSEUM OF MESSINA
The Regional Museum of Messina, one of the most interesting in Sicily, set up in 1914, is housed in the rooms of an old spinning mill, situated in the coastal area of the city. Organised to display the works of art of the Provincial Civic Museum, and...
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BILDINGS IN MESSINA
One of the few buildings in messinesi not to be completely destroyed by the violent 1908 earthquake was the nineteenth-century Vittorio Emanuele theatre. Erected between 1842 and 1852 to the plans of Neapolitan architect Pietro Valente, the building ...
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CHURCH OF SANTA MARIA DEGLI ALEMANNI IN MESSINA
The church of Santa Maria degli Alemanni, also known as Santa Maria Alemanna, is a rare and pure example of Gothic art in Sicily: It was built during the first half of the thirteenth century by German master masons, at the request of the Order of the...
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Messina
Capoluogo di provincia, Messina (ab. 231.693) ha la funzione di “porta della Sicilia” rispetto al “Continente”.
Situata nella parte nord-orientale dell’ isola, sullo stretto omonimo, si allunga tra il Mare Ionio ed i Monti Peloritani.
Messina ha una economia basata prevalentemente sui servizi e sul commercio legato alle attività portuali. Settori rilevanti sono anche la produzione agroalimentare della provincia e l’ artigianato, in particolare la lavorazione artistica di ceramiche.
Hotels
Bed & Breakfast Al Castello Luxury
Reggio calabria, Via gregorio palestino 13. In the historic center in the city of reggio calabria you will find the "al castello luxury", a short walk from the castello aragonese, the tribu...
from EUR 120.00
* Rates shown are indicative rates per double room per night and include all taxes and fees. They are subject to availability.
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