2-Hour Messina Walking Tour

Highlights

Make your way to a meeting point or arrange pickup at your accommodation. Join a local guide and group for a tour of the city’s key sites. Starting with Cathedral Square, you see a bell tower with the largest astronomical clock in the world, a complex mechanism built by a pair of brothers from Strasbourg. Duck into the cathedral to see Byzantine mosaics, then continue to the nearby Annunziata dei Catalani Church, an exquisite example of Norman-Arab architecture. See the Mountain of Mercy and the Church of Saint Francis of Assisi, one of the oldest churches in Messina, dating back to the year 1254. Enjoy other stops including the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele III, the Votive Temple of Christ the King, the Sanctuary of Madonna of Montalto, the Four Fountains. Your Messina walking tour concludes in the heart of the historic city.

Summary

Make your way to a meeting point or arrange pickup at your accommodation. Join a local guide and group for a tour of the city’s key sites. Starting with Cathedral Square, you see a bell tower with the largest astronomical clock in the world, a complex mechanism built by a pair of brothers from Strasbourg. Duck into the cathedral to see Byzantine mosaics, then continue to the nearby Annunziata dei Catalani Church, an exquisite example of Norman-Arab architecture. See the Mountain of Mercy and the Church of Saint Francis of Assisi, one of the oldest churches in Messina, dating back to the year 1254. Enjoy other stops including the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele III, the Votive Temple of Christ the King, the Sanctuary of Madonna of Montalto, the Four Fountains. Your Messina walking tour concludes in the heart of the historic city.

Tour info

Duration

2 hours

Why take this tour?

Your 2-hour walking tour starts from Cathedral Square, under the beautiful bell tower which was built between 1930 and 1933. Other interesting monuments worth of admiration are the Catalani Church, a testimony of Arab-Norman style, the Vittorio Emanuele Gallery, which is the second one in Southern Italy and the Mount of Mercy in Baroque style. With so many places to visit don't overlook the Sanctuary of Montalto and the Shrine of Christ the King and the Palace Zanca.

What’s included?

Professional guide
Tasting of typical Sicilian products
Food and Drinks
Gratuities
Souvenir photos (available to purchase)

Things to know

Before you book

Duration: 2h
Mobile tickets accepted
Instant confirmation

Covid Policy

Regular temperature checks for staff
Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
Guides required to regularly wash hands

The guests will receive sanitized audio guides and one-use earphones. The distribution of paper or printable materials will be avoided. The capacity of all the buses will be reduced by almost 25% of their maximum occupancy. It is required only the digital booking voucher on your mobile device.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

Operator Website

Operated by:

Discover Messina Sicily

About operator:

DISCOVER MESSINA SICILY is an innovative system of tourist services which has developed during the years, through the partnership with companies in tourism sector, a vast network of touristic itineraries connecting the most important cultural sites of the city and the province with guided themed paths for the knowledge of the cultural, natural and landscaping heritage of the Sicilian territory. Since 2012 it has become a service particularly appreciated by the cruisers so much to climb the rankings of the most important tourist portals in the world, including Trip Advisor.