hotels in Catania

Museums in Catania

• Museo Civico, Casa-Museo Giovanni Verga, Museo dello Studio, Museo di Paleontologia, Museo di Zoologia, Museo Emilio Greco, Biscari Museum

Exhibitions / Art galeries Catania

• Palazzo Valle, there is always a range of artistic and cultural exhibitions in this grand building

Cultural activities in Catania

• Teatro Massimo Vincenzo Bellini, Roman Amphitheatre, Greek/Roman Theatre,

Historic monuments in Catania

• Piazza del Duomo: A beautiful square, home to the cathedral which shows the grand religious and architectural heritage of the city
• Elephant Fountain: The symbol of the city and the entrance to the elegant via Etnea
• Piazza Stesicoro: The true city centre which contains a mix of metroploitan bars, restaurants and shops mixed with 17th century buildings and roman ruins
• Palazzo Biscari:The most beautiful baroque palace in Catania, but unfortunately tourists cannot enter it

Shopping in Catania

• 1) Via Etnea, Via Reitano, Corso Italia### 2) La Pescherìa: Catania´s historical Fish Market, La Fiera di Catania: Nowadays it trades throughout the week.It is situated in the surroundings of Piazza Stesicoro, in Piazza Carlo Alberto.###

Day trip

• 1) Volcano Trek, Via Minicucca 16, +39 333 2096604: Go to the top of Mount Etna. There are many organised tours, but you can hire the services of a Volcanologist as your tour guide and go off the usual tourist trail.
• 2) You could also have a visit along the coast for Acicastello (a nice medieval castle built on a giant rock, over the see) are Acitrezza, a little fisherman village well known for its giant rocks lying in the sea, supposed to be the ones thrown by the Cyclops at Ulysses: You will also find good restaurants and a great port. You could have a look for Acireale, a town known for the greatest carnival of Sicilia (in february).

Group activities

• Mt: Etna and the volcano towns. Taormina. The mosaics in the Piazza Armerina. The ceramics in Caltagirone. Acicastello. Siracusa. Noto.