Last evening we sailed by the volcanic island of Stromboli. We saw a few puffs of smoke from the volcano and saw a beautiful sunset befre we changed for dinner.
Volcano on Stromboli, puff at the top is smoke not a cloud.
Sunset near Stromboli
We arrived at the dock in Messina overnight. We were up and on the tour bus by 8:00 this morning. We decided to take an easy coach tour of Messina to ease into touring on this cruise.
Sunrise at Messina Harbor (view from our balcony). Hills in the distance are Calabria on mainland Italy
Views from our coach tour.
Big lake in Messina where they grow mussels and clams. Man is standing harvesting clams
Strait of Messina, mainland Italy on the right
Here we are in front of Cristo Re church at the panorama point
Sun Princess from the panorama point
Mosaic inside the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta
Cathedral bell tower
At the Cathedral Square, we watched the noon bell tower display. The figures are all mechanically animated with gears, and belts. This is more impresive than the animated clock at the Munich Town Hall.
We are now about to sail to Corfu, where we will tour using the Hop-on Hop-off buses. More tomorrow.
So fun, that clock tower does look amazing! We drove through Messina in 2021 coming from Taromina on our way to Palermo!
Love that sunset photo, and the Christ the Teacher mosaic at the Cathedral Santa Maria Assunta!