Messina: 360° City Tour with Cape Peloro and Mt. Dinnammare

Explore Messina on a guided tour. Visit Cape Peloro, the city center, and the Peloritani Mountains. Enjoy a local lunch and admire views of the Strait of Messina and Mt. Etna.

Begin your tour with a drive to the northernmost point of Sicily, Cape Peloro. Enjoy a detailed and “deep” meeting with the Strait of Messina and learn more about the distinctive characteristics of an area of outstanding natural beauty. Hear about the legends invented by the Greeks to explain the unexplainable natural phenomena of the strong currents that “mysteriously” move the waters as a river. Next, head to the city center and its historical monuments. See the astronomical clock in the Cathedral Square, which every day at noon charms visitors, and even the busy citizens stop for 10 minutes to enjoy the movement of the statues, listening to the Ave Maria. During the tour, your guide will unveil to you the secrets of the unfortunate city of Messina, hit by several earthquakes over time. After the movement of the statues in the bell tower, head to the top of the Peloritani mountains of Messina, to see one of the most spectacular panoramas that the city has to offer. On your way to Mt. Dinnammare, stop for lunch in a small local business, to taste a delicious typical bread. After lunch, continue shortly to arrive at Mt Dinnammare, at 3300 ft asl. Here, the Sanctuary of Madonna di Dinnammare will welcome you. Because of its geographical position and height, you will be able to contemplate in one single glance, as in a painting, the extraordinary view of the Strait of Messina and the city on one side, and the Cape Milazzo and the Aeolian Islands on the other side and, with the best weather conditions, even Mt Etna in the distance.