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Messina is located in Sicily, Italy.
If you are planning a trip to Messina, Sicily and wondering what to see in Messina, the answer couldn’t be easier.
The city and town centre of Messina, Sicily is one you need to experience for yourself.
The bell tower and astronomical clock of the cathedral of Messina will amaze you as it has been amazing to people since 1933 when it was introduced.
It was destroyed many times due to the earthquakes.
In 1930 the Archbishop of Messina Angelo Paino, finally, decided to rebuild it. Thanks to a model of the Strasbourg clock that Pope Pius XI gave him after the earthquake of 1908, he asked the Ungerer firm of Strasbourg to design the astronomical clock.
Messina Bell Tower is 48 meters high, and the clock with 12m for the pinnacle, is 60m tall. It is considered the world’s biggest and most complex astronomical and mechanical clock.
It displays a 12-minute-long performance composed of various carousels and moving statues, making the watcher feel completely hypnotised while Shubert’s Ave Maria propagates through the air. The performance narrates biblical and allegorical scenes linked to the history of the city.
So next time you’re in Messina what to see if not the clock and the show displayed by the bell tower? It is located near the cathedral and is impossible to miss.