Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
food is good, and excellent value. The delicious swordfish more than lives up to its repu-
tation.
Osteria Del Campanile
( 090 71 14 18; Via Loggia dei Mercanti 9; pizzas €6, meals €25; Mon-Sat)
With its warm wooden in-
terior and prime location - just behind the Duomo - this cosy hostelry is a good bet for
classic coastal cuisine. The menu features all the usual suspects - pizza, pasta with sea-
food, grilled meat and fish - as well as a few novelties such as
risotto gamberi e curry
(prawn and curry risotto).
In summer, tables flood the outside area, creating a buzzing street-side atmosphere.
SICILIAN
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Orientation
Driving in Messina is not an especially pleasant experience, although once you've made it
through to the city centre, the grid system makes navigation a bit easier. The main things
to know are that the principal streets, Via Garibaldi and Via Vittorio Emanuele II, run par-
allel to the sea, and that the main transport hub is Piazza della Repubblica, at the southern
end of the waterfront. Here you'll find the train station and intercity bus stops; Bluferries
also dock near here. To get to the city centre from Piazza della Repubblica, turn left into
Via Giuseppe La Farina and take the first right into Via Tommaso Cannizzaro to reach
Piazza Cairoli.
Information
EMERGENCIES
090 22 21; Viale Europa)
Has a casualty service.
Ospedale Piemonte
(
Police Station
(
0903 6611; Via Placida 2)
TOURIST INFORMATION
Tourist Office
( 090 67 29 44; infotur@comune.messina.it; Piazza Repubblica 44; 9am-1.30pm Mon-Fri,
3-5pm Tue & Thu)
Friendly English-speaking staff with good information about Messina. To
the left as you face the train station.
Getting There & Around
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