2-Hour Heritage Tour of Cathedral Square of Messina
Highlights
Sicily
art, architectural, cultural
Private Tour
2 Hours
Easy
English, French, Spanish
Description
Embark on a walking tour to Messina, the main entrance to Sicily and explore its history and architecture are fascinating as you visit famous the Piazza Duomo and the cathedral dedicated to Our Lady of the Assumption. Admire the show of the statues of the stunning Bell Tower moving accompanied by sacred music and see the Monument of Don John of Austria.
Itinerary
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Messina Heritage Tour
- Discover the history of the city as you walk all around the surroundings of Cathedral Square, also known as Piazza Duomo.
- Let’s start with the Cathedral itself, originally built by the Normans in the 11th century but then destroyed and rebuilt more than once due to the different disasters that struck the city.
- Inside the church, we’ll see some magnificent mosaics and works of art dating back to different periods but also one of the largest organs in Italy with its more than 16.000 thousand pipes.
- See at the famous Bell Tower of the Cathedral. Just outside, the bell tower houses one of the most complex and largest mechanical and astronomical clocks worldwide. Every day at noon, all the statues that tell us about the civil and religious history of the city move accompanied by sacred music in a kind of show that lasts about ten minutes.
- Then let’s stroll around the square to appreciate some interesting buildings, among which we can see the Church of the Annunciation of the Catalans built-in 1150, the only completely original church existing in Messina.
- Also, take a contemplative look at the Monument of Don John of Austria.
What's Included
What's Excluded
Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price
| The Group Size and Price | |
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| 1 to 10 | /group |
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This is a private tour |
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