Catania

  • About Catania

  • 1-2 Days
1-2 Days

A vibrant port town on the east coast, the second largest in Sicily.
The city which was rebuilt over the centuries faced several cycles of destruction due to earthquakes and Mount Etna volcanic eruptions.

Catania combines Baroque churches and palaces with impressive Roman and Greek 2,700 years old sites and ruins, all to be explored above or underground.

Enjoy the small streets filled with small shops and restaurants, and stroll Via Etnea, Catania’s main shopping street, winding from Piazza del Duomo to the hills below Mount Etna.

Visit the huge Catelo Ursino and its impressive museum, the chaotic and lively La Pescheria fish market, the Bellini Garden, Catania’s urban park, and more, all under the shadow of the mighty and threatening Mount Etna.

Thetjoy.com recommends spending 1-2 days in Catania, and few more days exploring its surrounding attractions including;

  • Take a 1 day tour north to visit Taormina, and more if you want to enjoy its surrounding attractions.
  • Travel south to visit Syracuse for 1 day
  • Take 1-2 days trip to enjoy the towns and villages south and west of town.
  • Drive a fascinating journey along 35 km coastal road between the small fishing Villages of the lava north of Catania
  • Spend 1-2 Days Trip to the Etna Mountain admiring its craters and villages.
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Landscape with aerial view of Aci Castello, Sicily, Italy

Panorama of the empty Piazza del Duomo square with Saint Agata Cathedral in Catania, Sicily, Italy

The mount Etna Volcano with smoke and Catania, Sicily, Italy (Sicilia, Italia)

Municipal Museum Museo Civico al Castello Ursino in Catania, Sicily, Italy

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