Port of Messina, Messina

Name: Port of Messina
Address: Messina, Italy

#19 among attractions in Messina

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Port of Messina is a port serving Messina, Sicily, Italy. The port has seen a significant growth in traffic in the 21st century, and is now one of the largest and most important in the Mediterranean for cruise ships, growing from 260,000 passengers in 2006 to 405,000 in 2009. ()

Local name: Porto di Messina Coordinates: 38°11'30"N, 15°34'30"E

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Port of Messina – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Orologio Astronomico, John of Austria, Messina Cathedral, Chiesa dei Catalani.

1.1 miW
Tower
Orologio Astronomico, Messina
29 min walk • The astronomical clock of Messina is an astronomical clock constructed by the Ungerer Company of Strasbourg in 1933. It is built into the campanile of Messina Cathedral. The mechanism was designed by Frédéric Klinghammer, with the artistic design based on plans by Théodore Ungerer.
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Monuments and statues, Historical place, Memorial
John of Austria, Messina
27 min walk • John of Austria or Don Giovanni d'Austria is a monumental sculpture in bronze, originally gilded, of John of Austria by architect and sculptor Andrea Calamech, a native of Carrara who trained in the Florentine workshop of Bartolomeo Ammannati.
1.1 miW
Church, Romanesque architecture
Messina Cathedral, Messina
28 min walk • Messina Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Messina, Sicily. Formerly the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Messina, it became in 1986 the archiepiscopal seat of the Archdiocese of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela.
1 miW
Church, Romanesque architecture
Chiesa dei Catalani, Messina
26 min walk • The Church of the Santissima Annunziata dei Catalani is a church in Messina, Sicily Italy. It is an example of Norman architecture in Sicily. The church dates from the 12th century, when Sicily was under Norman rule.
0.7 miNW
Forts and castles
Forte del Santissimo Salvatore, Messina
18 min walk • Forte del Santissimo Salvatore, also known as Castello del Santissimo Salvatore, is a fort in Messina, Sicily. It was built in the mid-16th century, and it is still military property.
1.2 miW
Architecture, Historic walking areas, Palace
Palazzo del Monte di Pietà, Messina
32 min walk • The Palazzo del Monte di Pietà is a palace in Messina, Sicily, located on via XXIV Maggio. It was built in 1616 for the Arciconfraternita degli Azzurri to designs of Natale Masuccio. The building was severely damaged during the earthquake of 1908.
0.6 miNW
City wall
Fortifications of Messina, Messina
16 min walk • The fortifications of Messina were a series of defensive walls and other fortifications which surrounded the city of Messina, Sicily. The first walls were built during the Middle Ages in around 1200. A system of bastioned fortifications was constructed around the city in the 1530s and 1540s.
1.2 miW
38°11'39"N • 15°33'14"E
Galleria Vittorio Emanuele III, Messina
30 min walk • Historical place, Architecture, Square
1.1 miNW
Fountain
Fontana del Nettuno, Messina
28 min walk • The Fountain of Neptune is a monumental fountain of the city of Messina.
1.1 miW
Concerts and shows, Theater
Teatro Vittorio Emanuele II, Messina
27 min walk • The Teatro Vittorio Emanuele II is the main theater in the city of Messina, the largest in Sicily by capacity among regional theaters.
1.1 miW
Fountain
Fontana di Orione, Messina
29 min walk • The Orion Fountain is a monumental fountain in Messina made by Giovanni Angelo Montorsoli, a pupil of Michelangelo, dating from 1553 and executed in collaboration with Domenico Vanello, is located in Piazza Duomo.