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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Messina

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Messina, Italy

Updated June 20, 2012

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Messina, Italy

Pylons of Messina

Climb the dead electric pylons of Messina.

Messina, Italy

Torri Morandi

An abandoned building that once tightened a power line that stretched across Messina Strait.
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The House of Cavaliere

An eccentric home in Sicily turns heads on a regular basis.
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The statues on display

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Riace Bronzes

Two of the few remaining life-sized Greek bronzes were submerged in the sea for over 2,000 years.
7 miles from Messina

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Bar Vitelli

A quiet Sicilian village is home to a cafe that had an important role in "The Godfather."
20 miles from Messina
Pentidattilo was named for the hand-shaped rock on which it sits.

Pentidattilo, Italy

Pentidattilo

A ghost town on the slopes of a hand-shaped rock is haunted by the story of a 17th-century murder.
20 miles from Messina
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