The Amenano Fountain was created by the sculptor Tito Angelini in 1867...

The Basilica of San Nicolò l’Arena is one of the most imposing...

The Benedictine Monastery dates back the 1700s and probably looks more like...

The Biscari Museum was founded in 1934 to bring together different collections,...

The Botanical Garden of the University of Catania came about after a...

Catania harbour is one of the largest in Sicily. Situated on the...

Erected some time between the 11th and 12th Century the splendid Cathedral...

Walk along the Via Cappuccini in Catania in order to reach the...

The Chiesa di Sant’Agata la Vetere in Catania was built sometime in...

The Chiesa di Santa Chiara in Catania is located along Via Castello...

The Church of San Benedetto is sited on top a high flight...

The church of San Giuliano was designed and built by Vaccarini around...

The construction of the church of San Nicolò began in 1687, but...

The 18th Century church of San Placido in Catania is situated in...

The Church of Sant’Agata is sited close to the city’s Duomo and...

In front of the Church of St Francesco Borgia there is a...

The Clerical Seminary was built sometime in the 16th Century, but unfortunately...

The Etna Natural Preserve that was founded in 1987 is the first...

The statue of a black elephant stands in the Piazza del Duomo...

The House of Giovanni Verga is an 18th Century building where the...

The former college of the Jesuits was built between 1698 and 1736...

La Fontana de Proserpina is a monumental sculpture in Catania. It was...

Catania has a number of modern pieces of architecture and sculpture, and...

The Le Ciminiere exhibition centre is one of the best examples of...

Mount Etna is the highest active volcano in Europe and shaped the...

The museum is located on the second floor of an apartment where...

The museum is dedicated to St. Agatha, patron saint of Catania. Agatha...

The Museo Emilio Greco in Catania has on display a collection of...

The Museum of Childhood in Catania is not too well publicised and...

Catania’s Museum of the Military Landing in Sicily - 1943 has many...

The Palaeontology Museum was founded at the beginning of the 19th Century...

The Palazzo Biscari built after the 1693 earthquake is thought to be...

The Palazzo Municipale was built towards the end of the 12th Century...

The Piazza Mazzini in Catania is situated to the north of the...

The Via Garibaldi in Catania ends at the Porta Garibaldi. This was...

The Porta Uzeda in Catania was built in 1500. Around 1696 this...

Second only the Colosseum and the Arena of Verona, the Roman Amphitheatre...

Between the Piazza San Francesco and the Via Vittorio Emanuele and completely...

The S. S. Biagio dates from the 1700s and is dedicated to...

The church of San Francesco d’Assisi all’Immacolata is an excellent example of...

The Collegiate Church or Basilica of Santa Maria dell’Elemosina was built in...

Just past Catania’s Piazza Stesicoro, along the Via San Gaetano alla Grotta...

The 15th Century Baroque Santuario di Sant’Agata al Carcere is set in...

The Simeto Natural Preserve is a protected area surrounding the Simeto –...

Believed to have been built some time between 1239 and 1250, Ursino...

The Via dei Crociferi was built after the 1693 earthquake and gets...

The Villa Bellini is Catania’s public garden of the city’s inhabitants. It...

The Villa Cerami building is the grandiose residence of Prince Rosso di...

The Vincenzo Bellini theatre can be found in the old city of...