Military Shrine and Belvedere.Built at the behest of Richard the Lionheart, King of England, in transit from Messina for the Third Crusade, the fortress was modernised to be part of the defence system wanted by Charles V in the sixteenth century. In the ancient tower that still exists was held prisoner, in 1284, Charles of Anjou called "the Lame", captured by Admiral Roger of Lauria, during a naval battle. Destroyed by the 1908 earthquake, the Military Shrine of Christ the King was built on the esplanade where the bodies of the fallen of the two World Wars are laid. On the top of the tower is placed the “bell” cast with the bronze of enemy cannons of the 1915-18 war which, with a height of 2.80 metres and a weight of 130 quintals, is the largest bell in Italy.

panoramic place from which you can admire the port of messina

The sanctuary of Madonna di Dinnammare rises on the top of the homonymous mountain, 1127 metres high, which is part of the Peloritani mountain range. The name Dinnammare derives from the Latin term "bimaris", since from its summit it is possible to enjoy the view of the two seas, the Ionian and the Tyrrhenian.1] Other studies attribute its meaning as purely Arabic, deriving in fact from Dinammar composed of din (in Arabic ‘religion’, but also ‘reward, retribution’) combined with a proper name, ‘Ammar, frequent name in medieval documents, the ancient owner of those places therefore ‘(land given) in reward to ‘Ammar’. From the square of the church you can admire the city of Messina in all its grandeur and the narrow in its majesty. Looking at the Tyrrhenian side, you can instead observe the bay of Milazzo the volcanic Aeolian Islands.

A basket of bread on your shoulders and endless kilometres to walk. Thus begins the long history of Domenico Mazza alias Don Minico and his historic local "Casa di Cura Don Minico" on the Colli San Rizzo, locality Quattro Strade

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