The Torre Aragonese is the best known and present in the marina village of Melissa, which it is named Torre Melissa.

The statue of Our Lady of the Abyss or Madonna del Mare is located in the village marina, the area of the waterfront. The two churches in the area are the CHURCH SS. Crucifix, built in 1951 and the chapel dedicated to Our Lady of Mount Caramel, patron saint of Torre Melissa.

Melissa capital is instead characterized by a charming old town with narrow streets passable only on foot.

It 'a typical example of a feudal village, which is the powerful presence of the walls and remnants of the castle is famous for the legend of the Count of Melissa.Santa Maria Assunta, Church of St. James the sixteenth century, the Church of S. Francesco di Paola of an XIX century and the Church of St. Nicholas, also of the sixteenth century, and finally the Church of St. Mary the Audience (1672).

Of considerable interest are also the remains of the Augustinian convent "Villa Grazia". Fragala The monument recalls the massacre occurred on 29 October 1949, when the police opened fire on the peasants who were occupying the fief of Fragala. In 1979, the anniversary of the Milanese artist Ernesto TRECCANI paid homage to the people melissese with a memorial Fragala. Sull'epigrafe we read an invitation to remember and move on. There are many churches to visit Melissa at The Renaissance church of