At 80 kilometers from Messina there is Acireale, a city that was almost destroyed by the earthquake of 1693, but still preserves important monuments from the Baroque period. Among the most interesting architectural monuments the Roman-Gothic Cathedral of the fourteenth century, the Basilica of SS. Pietro e Paolo from the 1600s and the Church of San Sebastiano from the 17th century which has a Baroque style facade. The prestigious buildings include the Town Hall from 1659, which retains a rich portal, and the Palazzo Modò with balconies with beautiful ornamental brackets Particular are also the Terme di S. Venera, a spa with an imposing neoclassical facade dated 1873.