History & culture · Messina
History & Culture City Tours in Messina
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About Messina
Messina rewards travellers who look past the ferry port: its Norman cathedral, the astronomical clock that performs at noon, and a layered Greek, Arab and Spanish past make the city itself the main attraction. Start on foot with the 2.5-Hour Messina Walking Tour: History, Art & Sicilian Flavors, or head inland to the medieval village and megalithic plateau of the Montalbano Elicona Sicily: Medieval Village & Argimusco Plateau for a very different slice of Sicilian heritage.
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Messina sits at the crossroads of Greek, Roman, Arab, Norman and Spanish rule, so its heritage reads in layers: the Norman cathedral and its bell tower clock, the regional museum's Caravaggio and Antonello da Messina works, and nearby medieval villages and archaeological sites.
