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2. Fortifications of Messina - Wikipedia

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   The city of Messina and its fortifications changed hands a number of times in the first half of the 18th century during the War of the Quadruple Alliance and the War of the Polish Succession. During the Sicilian revolution of 1848 , rebels managed to capture most of the fortifications, with the exception of the Real Cittadella and Forte del ...

3. Messina - Wikipedia

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   Messina's public bus system is operated by ATM Messina: [24] starting from 8 October 2018, has reorganized the offer of public transport, introducing a bus line (line 1 - Shuttle 100) which with a frequency of approx. 15 minutes, it crosses 38 of the total 50 km of the coast of the City of Messina.

4. Forte Castellaccio (Messina) - Wikipedia

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   Forte Castellaccio is an abandoned hilltop fortress in Messina, Sicily built by Juan de Vega, Viceroy of Sicily around the middle of the 16th Century as part of a defensive project ordered by Emperor Charles V of Habsburg. [1] It was designed by the Italian military architect Antonio Ferramolino (died. 1550). [2]

5. Mategriffon - Wikipedia

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   Mategriffon or Matagrifone or Mathegriffon [1] or Rocca Guelfonia [2] was a medieval castle in Messina, Sicily, located in what is today Viale Principe Umberto. Its strategic position upon a rocky hill close to the historic city centre gave a commanding view of the harbour and Strait of Messina. In the 19th century it was converted into a prison.

6. Real Cittadella - Wikipedia

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   The Real Cittadella was a fort in Messina, Sicily. The Cittadella was built between 1680 and 1686 by the Spanish Empire, and it was considered to be one of the most important fortifications in the Mediterranean. [1] Most of the fort was demolished in the 20th century, but some parts can still be seen.

7. Siege of Messina (1282) - Wikipedia

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   The siege of Messina (June–September 1282) was a 13th-century military engagement. Fought during the opening months of the War of the Sicilian Vespers, the engagement began when an Angevin army led by Charles of Anjou laid siege to the city of Messina, which had rebelled against Angevin rule.

8. Strait of Messina - Wikipedia

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   The Strait of Messina (Italian: Stretto di Messina; Sicilian: Strittu di Missina) is a narrow strait between the eastern tip of Sicily (Punta del Faro) and the western tip of Calabria (Punta Pezzo) in Southern Italy. It connects the Tyrrhenian Sea to the north with the Ionian Sea to the south, within the central Mediterranean.

9. Forte Gonzaga - Wikipedia

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   Forte Gonzaga was built on the hill of Montepiselli, outside the city walls. It was able to defend the mountainous landward approach to the city, and it also overlooked the Strait of Messina. The fort was designed by Antonio Ferramolino, a military engineer from Bergamo. [1] He was assisted by Francesco Maurolico, a native of Messina.