Messina,
Sicily - Italy(2022)
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This
was our 3rd visit to Messina (Spring 2022 & 2011 with 3
generations (links at end) |
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Entering the Harbor at Sunrise
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We
walked the harbor area |
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At right a permanent memorial |
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have visited the church tower in the background
on previous visits |
A
Palazzo and Poseidon |
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Recreation
and Fishing along the shoreline |
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Some monuments were erected for individuals Others memorialize the
sacrifices of war |
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The
pilot boat's arrival signals it's time to leave |
Once
more past the harbor monument |
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"We
Bless You and the City Itself" - According to legend, the Apostle
Paul carried a letter to the people of Messina In which the Holy Mother said that she appreciated their devotion and would grant them perpetual protection 1900 later the statue of the Golden Madonna was erected over the old fort San Salvatore |
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