Messina walking tour with licensed guide start from Piazza del Duomo, where you can admire the Fountain of Orion, built in 1500 by a disciple and collaborator of Michelangelo Buonarroti.
Following will visit the magnificent Cathedral dedicated to Santa Maria Assunta.
The façade is decorated with multicolored bands and embellished with marble and XIV century reliefs
The bell tower, 90 meters high and with a base of about 10 meters, has on the outside the largest and most complex mechanical and astronomical clock in the world. Everyday at noon the various statues move to the sound of the Hail Mary of Schubert. The figures of the bell tower recall the War of the Vespers of 1282 with the Sicilians victorious over Charles of Anjou.
The visit will continue with the view on the port, the largest in Sicily and one of the largest in Italy and will end with the belvedere skyline.
