Description
This Messina city tour begins at Cape Peloro, Sicily's northernmost point, where the Strait of Messina is the subject. Your guide explains the area's natural beauty and the Greek legends invented to account for the strong currents that seem to move the water like a river.
The route then heads into the center. In Cathedral Square the astronomical clock performs at noon, and even busy locals stop to watch the statues and listen to the Ave Maria. Along the way the guide tells the story of a city struck by repeated earthquakes.
After the clock, the vehicle climbs the Peloritani mountains. A stop for lunch at a small local business brings a typical bread, with wine or soft drinks, before the final stretch to Mount Dinnammare and its sanctuary of the Madonna di Dinnammare.
- Cape Peloro and the Strait
- Cathedral Square and its clock
- Mount Dinnammare viewpoint
From the top, one glance takes in the Strait and Messina on one side, and Capo Milazzo with the Aeolian Islands on the other, with Etna in the distance when the weather allows. The tour takes about seven hours, with pick-up, and the road is winding, so bring something for motion sickness.