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Catania today is the industrial, logistical, and commercial center of Sicily. Its airport, the Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, is the largest in Southern Italy. The central "old town" of Catania features exuberant late-baroque architecture, prompted after the 1693 earthquake, and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Catania trolleybus begins operating. 1954 – Teatro...
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Catania Football Club, commonly known as Catania, is an...
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80.13 ha (8,625,000 sq ft) Catania is a city in the region of Sicily in Italy. It is on the east coast of Sicily, between Messina and Syracuse. It is the capital of the Province of Catania. 313.110 people live in and over 800,000 around Catania. This makes it the second largest city in Sicily.
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The city has a history dating back 2,700 years, dominated by several different cultures (Greeks, Romans, Arabs, Normans, Spanish, etc.) and was a rich commercial centre, mainly due to its port. Again, since the 1970s, the city economy is growing as the urban area and the suburbs, making Catania a large metropolitan centre, mainly between the volcan...
Sicilian used to be the common language here for centuries, as the Sicilian culture is isolated on an island. Even in Catania, you will notice Italian and Sicilian (as Palermo, Catania has its own dialect) in some neighborhoods, especially in inner areas, while most people speak mainly Italian in the city center.
By plane
1. 37.47022615.0659041 Catania-Fontanarossa Airport (CTAIATA Vincenzo Bellini Airport), ☏ +39 095 723 9111. The airport is on the coast 5 km (3.1 mi) south of central Catania. There are frequent flights to Rome FCO; other domestic destinations include Bastia, Bologna, Genoa, Milan, Naples, Perugia, Pisa, Turin, Venice and Verona. International destinations (some seasonal) include Barcelona, Berlin, Bucharest, Madrid, Malta (frequent), Manchester, Paris and Stuttgart. Arrivals: exit straight a...
By bus
The transport hub of Catania is the big roundabout Piazza Papa Giovanni XXIII (that's "Pope John 23rd" for non-Latins). The metro station is right here, as is the main railway station, and just north is the bus station 37.508215.09812 Stazione AST. The main bus terminal is S side of Via Archimede (corner with Viale della Liberta.) But there are no facilities here, and you need to buy your ticket from the ticket offices along Via D'Amico, a short block north. Coach parking lots sprawl over adj...
By train
Trains run roughly hourly along the east coast via Taormina-Giardini to Messina (90 min to 2 hr). Three of these per day are direct services to Naples (7-8 hours) and Rome (10 hours), via the Straits ferry. Five trains per day run inland via Enna (1 hour) to Palermo (3 hours). 12 trains a day run south to Syracuse (one hour); two of these connect with onward trains to Pozzallo (2 hr 30 min); 2 trains a weekday run the scenic inland route to Caltagirone (1 hr 30 min) and then with the replacem...
By foot
Catania has a compact centre and it is most convenient just to walk around.
By bus
To reach outlying accommodation or the university, you'll need the bus, run by AMT (Azienda Metropolitana Trasporti Catania). Use their interactive map to find bus lines. Single €1 (valid 90 min), Bus+Alibus €4, Bus+Metro €1.20 (valid 120 min), Day pass €2.50 (bus only).(updated Mar 2018)
By train
Ferrovia Circumetnea(FCE) is a narrow-gauge railway that loops around the west flanks of Etna then back to the coast and mainline at Giarre-Riposto, 28 km north of Catania. The terminus in Catania is Borgo, with a metro connection to Centrale railway station and downtown. Trains run from Catania Borgo M-Sa hourly, all as far as Paterno, most as far as Adrano, and eight per day reach Bronte and Randazzo (2 hours) where these south-side trains terminate. To complete the circuit, you change to t...
World Heritage Sites
1. 37.502515.08721 Piazza del Duomo. An attractive, lively baroque square. Here you can find the Fontana dell'Elefante (Elephant Fountain) or U Liotru - the symbol of the city. There are three buildings here that are World Heritage Sites. The square is also an entrance to the elegant via Etnea, the main shopping street.(updated Jan 2016) 1. 1.1. 37.502515.0880562 Cattedrale di Sant'Agata (Duomo), Piazza del Duomo. M-Sa 07:00-12:00, 16:00-19:00; Su 07:30-12:00, 16:30-19:00. An imposing cathedr...
Ancient Roman and Greek
1. 37.50315.083517 Teatro Romano e Odeon (Roman Theatre and Odeon), Via Vittorio Emanuele II, 266, ☏ +39 095 7150508. Daily 09:00-19:00, last entry 18:30. The theatre dates back to the 1st century CE when it was built on the remains of the Greek theatre it used to hold up to 7000 spectators. Odeon, a smaller theatrical building, was built next to it in the 2nd century CE. €6; 1st Su/month free (09:00-17:00).(updated Oct 2019) 2. 37.50405615.0827518 Terme della Rotonda (Rotonda Thermal Baths),...
Other notable attractions
1. 37.50416715.0921 Teatro Massimo Bellini, Piazza Vincenzo Bellini, ☏ +39 095 7306111. A 19th-century opera theatre named after the Catania-born composer Vincenzo Bellini. The square before the theatre is a popular meeting place among the local young people, so its neighbourhood is very lively and busy by night.(updated Oct 2019) 2. 37.50355615.08652822 Palazzo dell'Università, Piazza Università.(updated Jan 2016) 3. 37.50298515.09054823 Palazzo Della Cultura (ex Convento S.Placido, aka Pala...
37.505715.086651 Via Etnea - Walk the main shopping avenue, running north from the Piazza del Duomo has most of the city's imposing building and is busy throughout the day and evening. Lots of chur...La Plaja, sandy beaches south of the city along the bayThe Riviera dei ciclopi, a rocky, volcano coast north of the city, stretching almost to TaorminaVisit a minor religious festival, but avoid Sant'Agataon the 5th February due to the excessive crowds.Federico II (School of Italian language and culture), via Garibaldi 9 (first building on via Garibaldi, close to the Amenano fountain in piazza Duomo), ☏ +39 095 9890689. The school is hosted in a...
Pizzo means protection money extorted by the Mafia. Addiopizzo Cataniais a movement of shopkeepers who refuse to pay - please support them by shopping in their stores. They also run educational and cultural outreach activities. Every morning except Sundays, try haggling at: 1. 37.50942815.0883431 Fera 'o Luni, Piazza Carlo Alberto. M-Sa morning. A ...
Catania is proud of its specialities. A famous speciality is pasta alla Normawhich consists in pasta (generally macaroni) dressed with tomato sauce and topped with fried eggplant slices, grated ricotta salata (salty ricotta) and fresh basil. The fish is also good, as Catania is a large port. The city is also known for horse meat, especially in some...
You'd find all kinds of kiosks in the city which sell various refreshments, such as coffee, limoncello or popular local drinks such as seltz al limone (soda water with fresh-squeezed lemon juice) or mandarino al limone(soda water with tangerine syrup and fresh-squeezed lemon juice).
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Catania is a city in the region of Sicily in Italy. It is on the east coast of Sicily, between Messina and Syracuse. It is the capital of the Province of Catania. 313.110 people live in and over 800,000 around Catania. This makes it the second largest city in Sicily. It has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate .
Catania. Sicily, Italy, Europe. For all the noise, chaos and scruffiness that hit the visitor at first glance, Catania has a strong magnetic pull. This is Sicily at its most youthful, a city packed with cool and gritty bars, abundant energy and an earthy spirit in sharp contrast to Palermo’s aristocratic airs.
