Gateway to Sicily: A Messina Self Guided Walking Tour
Messina, with its strategic location between two continents and two seas, has been a cultural crossroads for centuries. On this self-guided walking tour, you‘ll explore the resilient ‘gateway to Sicily’ that‘s been destroyed multiple times, but always reemerged more beautiful than before.
The tour starts at Largo Giacomo Minutoli, a square near the harbor. You‘ll wander through the historic center, where wide, modern streets that were laid after the devastating 1908 earthquake conceal fascinating stories about its Greek, Roman, Arab, Norman, and Spanish pasts.
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Gateway to Sicily: A Messina Self Guided Walking Tour
What's included in Gateway to Sicily: A Messina Self Guided Walking Tour
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
You'll catch a glimpse of the Teatro Vittorio Emanuele, with its fascinating past, but please remember that admission to the theatre is not included in this tour.
We'll also pass by the Piazza Municipio, adding to the historic charm of the neighbourhood.
Annunziata dei Catalani ChurchPass-by Only
We'll also pass by the Chiesa Santissima Annunziata dei Catalani, with its lovely facade. However, entry to the church itself is not included in this tour.
Inclusions
- Lifetime access to this tour in English before your booking date and after it
- Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
- App for Android and iOS
- Flexibility to explore at your own pace with a self-guided GPS tour
- Directions to the starting point so that when you’re in the right place, the tour will start
- Smartphone and headphones
- Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route
- Food and drink
- Transportation
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting Points
- This tour starts at Largo Giacomo Minutoli, 98122 Messina, Metropolitan City of Messina. Before arrival, please install the mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.
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Ticket Redemption
VOICEMAP CODE ─── Please check your email at the address you provided when you made this booking. You've been sent an eight character code you'll need to redeem your tour. This code can be used by every member of your party. If you've booked for three people, for example, three people can download this tour using the same code. DOWNLOAD INSTRUCTIONS ─── Once you've received your code, please follow these steps: Install the VoiceMap Audio Tours mobile app Create an account Select Tour Codes from the menu, then select Enter Codes Enter your code then select Download Now PLEASE NOTE ─── You can download the tour at any time, before or after your booking date. It’s best to download the tour before you set off for the starting point. This tour follows a set route and includes turn-by-turn directions. It works best if you start it in the right place and follow the directions from one location to the next. When the download completes, you’ll see a screen with a photo of the starting point and directions to it. The red start button will become active when you are at the starting point. Remember to bring your own headphones, unless you have booked a driving tour. SUPPORT ─── For technical support and other queries, please email [email protected]
