Greeks settled in this corner of land, calling it Zancle, which means sickle, due to the shape of its natural harbor. Its current name derives from Messenia, the Greek town of the colonists who later populated it.

  • 16/06/2025 00:00 - 09/07/2025 00:00

    Summer Tales – Cinema in Piazza

    Cinema in Piazza returns this summer, the festival that for six years has brought great cinema where there are no [...]

  • 13/06/2025 00:00 - 15/06/2025 00:00

    14th Edition – Marefestival Troisi Award

    On the island of Salina, the green pearl of the Aeolian archipelago, the eagerly awaited Marefestival – Troisi Award returns [...]

  • 11/06/2025 00:00 - 15/06/2025 00:00

    6th Edition – Adolfo Celi Award 2025

    The Adolfo Celi Award is more than just a cultural event: it is a powerful blend of art and solidarity, [...]

  • 11/04/2025 00:00 - 12/06/2025 00:00

    University of Messina Concert Season

    The Concert Season returns to the University of Messina: live music featuring classical, jazz, and young talents. The University of Messina [...]

  • 14/09/2025 00:00 - 02/11/2025 00:00

    The Ways of Treasures 18th edition

    Le Vie dei Tesori is the Festival that involves dozens of towns and villages in Sicily each year, with hundreds [...]

  • 15/08/2025 00:00 - 15/08/2025 23:59

    Feast of the Vara and Ride of the Giants 2025

    For more than five hundred years in Messina excitement and fascination on the day of the Assumption of Mary into [...]

  • 11/04/2025 00:00 - 13/04/2025 23:59

    Regional Day of the Sicilian Paths

    A full day to rediscover Sicily at a slow pace On Sunday, April 13, live a unique experience along 17 itineraries [...]

  • 19/04/2025 00:00 - 11/05/2025 23:59

    Villages of Treasures Fest

    Spring in Sicily lights up with the Borghi dei Tesori Fest 2025, now in its fifth edition. An extraordinary journey [...]

  • 01/04/2025 00:00 - 30/04/2025 23:59

    THE BUTTERFLY HOUSE

    From April 1-30, 2025, the Accascina Regional Museum in Messina will host The House of Butterflies: a magical experience among [...]