Messina
Messina is a harbor city and the capital of the Metropolitan City of Messina in the autonomous island region of Sicily in Italy. It is the third largest city on the island of Sicily, and the 13th largest city in Italy, with a population of 216,458 inhabitants in the city proper and 594,074 in the metropolitan city as of 2026. Wikipedia
Population 218,786 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Italy
Getting there
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Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
Statua della Regina Elena Artwork · 360 m - Forte Gonzaga Attraction · 980 m
- Necropoli Orti della Maddalena Archaeological site · 90 m
- Casa di Giovanni Pascoli Memorial · 200 m
- Statua di Re Carlo III di Borbone Artwork · 890 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Somewhere to run
Getting around
- Trieste 350 m
- Camiciotti 360 m
- Cairoli 570 m
- Provveditorato / Don Orione 700 m
- Repubblica 910 m
- Terminal Cavallotti 930 m
Train stations: Messina Centrale 1.0 km, Fiumara Gazzi 2.5 km, Contesse 3.9 km, Tremestieri 5.4 km
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