Messina Harbour
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.Photo: Intruder1319, Public domain.
- Type: Harbor
- Description: port in Sicily, Italy
- Also known as: “Port of Messina”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Forte del Santissimo Salvatore and Messina Cathedral.
Forte del Santissimo Salvatore
Fort
Photo: Hajotthu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Forte del Santissimo Salvatore, also known as Castello del Santissimo Salvatore, is a fort in Messina, Sicily, southern Italy. It was built in the mid-16th century, and it is still military property.
Messina Cathedral
Church
Photo: Abxbay, Public domain.
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.
Church of the Santissima Annunziata dei Catalani
Church
Photo: Sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Catarratti and San Filippo Superiore.
Catarratti
Suburb
Photo: Seralfed, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Catarratti is a suburb, which is situated 3½ km west of Messina Harbour.
San Filippo Superiore
Village
Photo: Michele Careno, CC BY-SA 4.0.
San Filippo Superiore is a village, which is situated 6 km southwest of Messina Harbour.
Punta Pezzo
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Punta Pezzo is a point in Reggio Calabria, southern Italy. It is the closest point in Calabria to Sicily and the northernmost point of the Calabrian side of the Strait of Messina, lying on the northern channel. Punta Pezzo is situated 8 km northeast of Messina Harbour.
Messina Harbour
- Categories: port and transportation
- Location: Messina, Messina, Sicily, Italy, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Georgian to Macedonian—“Messina Harbour” goes by many names.
- Georgian: “მესინის პორტი”
- Italian: “porto di Messina”
- Italian: “Porto di Messina”
- Macedonian: “Пристаниште Месина”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Punta San Salvatore and Stele della Madonna della Lettera.
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