La Madonnina del Porto

Huge statue at harbour entrance

Huge statue to the Madonna at the entrance to the harbour - 200 feet tall, it was built in 1934. The inscription on the fort below the statue is supposedly the blessing on a letter from the Madonna to...

A statue of the Virgin erected to protect the port

When we arrived at the port, we immediately saw the high column with the Statue of the Madonna of the Letter on top of it, erected at the very tip of the natural inlet protecting the harbour. As it wa...

City symbol

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Image of the virgin at the port's entrance and that is a symbol of the city.

HIGHING HER GOLD figure

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We arrived at Mesina on the MSC Seaview cruise and one of the first images we saw from the port area was that of this virgin on a large pedestal, highlighting her golden figure from far.

Messinskaya Madonna

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Madonna with the letter is the official name of this monument. It is installed on the roof of the old fort (1546g) by the city authorities in 1934. The monument of Madonna is 6 meters high. Label at the foot of the column from ...