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Messina is the third largest city on the island of Sicily, Italy and the capital of the province of Messina. It is located near the North-East corner of Sicily, at the Strait of Messina, just in front to Villa San Giovanni and north to Reggio Calabria.

Attractions

Religious buildings

• The 12th century Cathedral contains the remains of Conrad, king of Germany and Sicily in the 13th century.
• The Annunziata dei Catalani (late 12th-13th century).
• Santa Maria degli Alemanni (probably from the early 13th century), which belonged to the Knights of Malta.
• Sanctuary of Montevergine

Other

• Palazzo Calapaj, near the Duomo, an example of 18th century Messinese architecture which survived to the 1908 earthquake.
• The Fountain of Orion and the Fountain of Neptune, by Giovanni Angelo Montorsoli (16th century).
• Senatory Fountain (1619)
• The Four Fountains
• The San Ranieri Lighthouse (or Tower), from 1555.