Messina's Coast: Tyndaris and Cefalù (Tour 7)

Messina, Catania, Taormina, Giardini Naxos, Palermo, Milazzo, Siracusa, Ragusa

(Easy walking + pedestrian path

The tour will start picking you up from the dock or other places you arrive. We will stop first and visit Tyndaris, which began as a settlement back in the Bronze Age (about 1500 B.C). We will visit the amphitheatre, which was built in the 4th century BC. We will also see the very important Christian Sanctuary that sits high on the hill above the city. It is famous for its black Madonna statue that draws visitors from afar, and gives it its name, the Sanctuary of the black Madonna. Drive to visit CEFALù, a charming unspoiled village with winding, narrow, medieval streets and delightful restaurants overlooking a rocky coast. The most important monument is the Duomo of Cefalù which was begun in 1131 by Roger II and it was intended as the principal religious seat in Sicily. In the museum "Mandralisca" which houses an "Antonello da Messina" painting and a collection of coins, ceramics, vases, minerals and shells. Time permits, we may drive a little more along the coast line to get to the charming village of SANTO STEFANO DI CAMASTRA, filled of several ceramic shops and colored pottery, with bar, local restaurant and pastry. Then we will drive you back to the dock or others places you prefer, in time for departure.