Reloj astronómico de Mesina

The attraction is the astronomical clock of the campanile at the Duomo di Messina, on the pedestrianised P.za Duomo. Full details of the clock and the campanile are set out at messinarte.it/campanile-del-duomo-di-messina.

It is an astronomical clock attraction housed in the campanile of the Duomo di Messina, standing at Zona pedonale, P.za Duomo, 98122 Messina ME. Its own site, messinarte.it, covers the campanile, and the clock draws 2758 reviews with a rating of 4.8 out of 5.

Italy's islands have a Mediterranean climate with hot, dry summers and mild, wetter winters, and the peak season on Sicily runs from June to September. Outside those months the weather is milder, which suits a walk through the pedestrian zone to P.za Duomo in Messina.

Palermo, Catania, Taormina, Syracuse, Cefalù, Agrigento, Trapani and Marsala all lie on Sicily and can be worked into a wider itinerary alongside the clock in Messina. The island is served by flights, ferries and hydrofoils from the mainland, which makes moving between these towns straightforward.

Reloj astronómico de Mesina sits in the pedestrian zone at P.za Duomo in Messina, so it is reached on foot once you are in the city centre. Travellers coming from elsewhere on Sicily, such as Catania or Taormina, arrive by road or rail into Messina and then walk to the square.