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Experience the history and culture of Messina, one of the largest cities in Sicily. Located in the northeastern part of the island, the city center suffered the disaster of the earthquake on December 28, 1908.
The Regional Museum of Messina preserves original decorations and precious works of art, recovered among the ravages of the old city: mosaics, paintings, sculptures, statues and extremely decorated funerary monuments are just some of the pieces of art exhibited in the halls of the museum.
The masterpieces of the Regional Museum of Messina are doubtless the works of art by Antonello da Messina, Montorsoli and Caravaggio (The Adoration of the Shepards and The Rising of Lazaro), provided between the XV and the XVII century.
Furthermore, focus on the archaeological exhibition, testifying the past history of Messina when it was a Greek colony (Zancle) and then a province of the Roman Empire. Don’t miss the hypogeum complex of the Monastery of Saint Salvatore dei Greci, built in the area of the actual museum in the second half of the XVI century.
Led by your local cultural tour guide, let be driven into the modern historical city center of Messina to experience how the city has changed during the last restorations and where you can still find old heritage.
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Departure times are set according to the arrival and departure time of cruise ships based on the calendars that we know in advance. Return on time is 100% guaranted, and we wait for our guests to arrive if the ship is late disembarking.
At the check-out, you can see and decide what you want to pay according to the group size you choose.
At the check-out you will be asked to fill a form with basic info: name, mobile phone number, e-mail, name of the ship ecc. If a discount code is available, this is the moment to use it.
*Please, be sure to share with us a correct phone number because we will use it to share important reminiders and notes for your trip in advance.
You have the option to pay with a deposit of 40% if the total due amount is more than 500€. We will later charge your card for the balance within 15 days to the tour departure.
Visiting the Messina Regional Museum is an unmissable opportunity to experience the superb history of Messina. The works of art collected inside are precious testimonies of a city that was almost entirely destroyed during 1908 earthquake.
Led by a local cultural guide, you will know the heritage of the ancient town.
Although the destruction caused by the earthquake, the historical city center of Messina is still a shrine where to discover medieval heritage: don’t miss the Arab pattern Church of Catalans and the Cathedral of Messina.
Starting from your accommodation, you will visit firstly the Messina Regional Museum to explore the significant collections in a chronological path, passing through the archeological room with precious testimonies of Greek and Roman times. The masterpieces of the museums are the works of art by Antonello da Messina, Montorsoli and Caravaggio.
The itinerary will go to visit the historical city center of Messina, to be fascinated by the churches, palaces and fountains. Piazza Duomo is the most attractive highlight of Messina with the majestic Cathedral and the bell tower including the astronomical and mechanical clock.
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Our cruise ship docked in Taormina but I wanted to see the Caravaggios at the museum in Messina. Discover Messina Sicily was the right solution. Katia and team met me with the news that the museum had changed its hours for the day but they had a new plan to make for a great touring day. They stayed with me till the final hour when I reboarded my ship 7 hours later.
Excellent Tour
Our tour guide was Chiara. She was fantastic. She explained the art with so much passion.
She was very accommodating of what we wanted to do with the extra time we had and
made some recommendations of other things to see and do.