Messina - Monuments Madonnina del Porto Our Lady of the Port is located at the entrance to the Port of Messina, on the tower of Fort San Salvatore erected in 1546. The monument is 35 meters high and was built by engineer Francesco Barbaro. The Statue of the Madonna is a symbol of the city of Messina.
Taormina - Monuments Piazza Nove Aprile Piazza IX Aprile initially known as Piazza Sant'Agostino, takes its name from the church that was located near it. In the square there are several important buildings, among them of great interest is the clock tower built in the twelfth century.
Messina - Monuments Statua di Messina The Allegorical statue of Messina, was built in 1852, by Giuseppe Prinzi. The statue is located in the center of Largo Minitoli. Initially it was located inside the City Hall, following the restoration in 1967, it was placed on the current site. It is in white marble and in his right hand, he holds the decree by which Ferdinand II of Bourbon granted to the city of Messina Portofranco.
Panarea - Monuments Relitto di Lisca Bianca Right off the island of Panarea is located the ship wreck of Lisca Bianca, one of the vast ship wrecks that are located in the archipelago. While the other shipwrecks in the area are to deep to allow viewing this is one of the few wrecks where it is allowed to view on a sport dive because of its depth while the other wrecks in the area are far to deep to allow for such a dive, it is kept in a very bad state, even though its modern.