Hotel Donato

Messina.... lies on the...

by LysDor

Messina
.... lies on the north-east coast of Sicily on the Strait of the same name separating the island from the mainland. It is also called 'Ancient Zancle' for the sickle shape of its harbor.
The church at the back is - Cristo Re - inaugurated in 1937.

Regional communications are still unsatisfactory, though the construction of new roads and highways has partially eased the situation. Links with mainland Italy maintained by sea (Palermo, Messina and Catania) and air (Palermo-Punta Raisi, Catania-Fontanarossa and Trapani-Birgi airports); construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina is a future project, planned for execution by the end of the century.

SICILIAN FOOD

Of course,...

by arkadia

SICILIAN FOOD

Of course, part of the magnificent italian kitchen is the Sicilian kitchen. Hmmmmm, I just can recall every single evening we spent in Sicily, eatint until our belly was fully satisfied...or more then that.
This pictures shows a variation (and a small part) of what we call 'Sicilian hospitality'.
The place where we stayed in Giarre (Agriturismo di San Leonardello) we got every night :
1) una focaccia o panino imbottito (warm stuffed bread)
2) 2 kind of pasta variations
3) a buffet like that (or more)with aubergine, salad,
fish or meat and different kind of vegetables
4) ice-cream or cake
5) limoncello (sicilian lemon drink as digestive)

Art Photography
Take your...

by LysDor

Art Photography

Take your time to discover some unusual spots...and make some art :-).

This was an ugly looking empty house but with some tricks it came out like this...lol!



Hope you enjoied this short day-trip to Messina!





Related sites: Italy/Taormina and Catania

The forgotten corner of Sicily

by lichinga

"Turistically neglected, but worth your time!"

Messina is tghe place where people disembark if crossing the Strait from Italy's mainland: Villa San Giovanni. Definitely not the most attractive touristic spot in Siicly, stil worth considering because of interesting surroundings, first of all the extreme northern tip of the island, facing Calabria across the narrow sea channel.

Volare's new surrondings of Messina Page

by Volare

-- PAGE ON CONSTRUCTION! WORKS! PAGE ON CONSTRUCTION!--

This page will include information on Eolias Islands, Taormina and Naxos.

Les quatre magnifiques tambe hi sortiran.

-- PAGE ON CONSTRUCTION! WORKS! PAGE ON CONSTRUCTION!--