Driving along the Palermo-Messina motorway between Capo d'Orlando and Milazzo you will undoubtedly notice what seems to be a large church perched on a rock high above the sea. This is the Sanctuary of the Black Madonna of Tindari, a place of pilgrimage but also the site of a wonderful Greek and Roman archaeological site with stunning views of the Aeolian Islands. Down below an amazing natural phenomenon - a tongue of sand pushing almost 1km out to sea...