On this private tour, you'll discover Messina, "the gateway to Sicily". With your local guide, you'll explore this incredible ancient city and learn about its Greek, Roman, Arab, Norman, Byzantine, and Spanish heritage.

You'll admire Messina's most important sites and hear anecdotes about its fascinating, sometimes tragic, history. You'll walk with your guide through the heart of Messina and see Piazza del Duomo where the cathedral of the city is located. Here, you'll also have the opportunity to see one of the largest astronomical clocks in the world as well as discover many other monuments.

You'll pass by the Church of the Annunziata dei Catalani, from the Norman-Arab period, the statue of Admiral John of Austria, the Church of San Francesco d'Assisi – the oldest church in Messina – the Vittorio Emanuele II Theatre, and other interesting sites.