A full-day tour visiting the breezy and beautiful Messina, with stunning views over the Straits towards Calabria, the city centre with its historical cathedral, Renaissance fountain (one of the loveliest in Italy), and the Clock Tower with its midday sequence of clockwork animations regarding the history of the city, religious events, the phases of life and the story of the Letter that the Madonna wrote to the people. Perhaps you can also visit the stunning Regional Museum, recently restyled, with collections including works by Caravaggio and Antonello da Messina. Then continue to Tindari, to see the archaeological remains of the ancient city of Tyndaris perched on a cliff, which had a main street flanked by opulent homes decorated with mosaic floors, a series of humble shops, a Basilica or magistrates’ court, and a theatre. There are wonderful views towards the Aeolian Islands. You cannot miss the colourful modern church which houses the mysterious, much-venerated wooden statue of the Black Madonna.
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