To see

The Diocesan Museum is located in the east ala of the Clerics’ seminary next to the Cathedral, preserves Diocese of Catania’s collection of liturgical furnishings. By type, furniture and objects are stored inside dating from several historical periods ranging from 1300 onwards. … read more

Piazza Giovanni Verga is an important civic tradition place of Catania; it is crossed by the Corso Italia and here there is the courthouse of the city. It is dedicated to the memory of the writer Giovanni Verga and at the center of it there is the Fountain of the Malavoglia. … read more

In the heart of the seaside village of Aci Trezza you can find the Casa del Nespolo Museum, a magical place from where you can “enter” into the pages of the famous Verga’s novel “I Malavoglia”. The house that hosts the museum is dated back to the 19th century. … read more

In the eighteenth-century Cruyllas Gravina’s palace, it’s the birthplace of the composer Vincenzo Bellini, it was declared national monument in 1923. A historical path to investigate the most intimate Bellini’s life aspects, through the objects and relics that belonged to the famous composer, … read more

The “underground” monument is well preserved and visible, overlooking Piazza Stesicoro, below the road surface. The monument is almost completely covered by modern buildings and is the second in size only to the Colosseum. … read more

Saint Chiara’s church and monastery are a very large complex that covers an entire block. The monastery facade was designed by Palazzo in the second half of the 18th century. To be admired the artworks and frescoes of the attached church. … read more

Modern Gallery of Arts and Motors, it is the only Art and Motors gallery-museum throughout Italy and it is born from the passion for automobiles and visual arts. A union that, through the exhibition, will projects you into a new and exciting dimension. … read more

Project of the Sicilian designer Marella Ferrera, inaugurated in 2008. A new concept of museum that tells a story of emotions, with links about experiences and particular signs. Elegant place where she decided to set up the exhibition “Beyond the dress … Thought”. … read more

The “Pescheria” (Piscaria in Sicilian language) is the old fish market in Catania, which still retains and preserves the ancient folklore. Among the oldest monuments of the city, it extends the fish market. So many people crowd it all day. … read more

Every year Catania dedicate to its patron Saint Agatha a grand feast, it’s a mixture of faith and folklore, which involves directly several thousand faithful, who are engaged in towing the “fercolo”, and regulary it attracts tourists, onlookers and devotees. … read more

The Elephant’s fountain or even “Liotru’s fountain” was built by Gianbattista Vaccarini in 1757. In the basement there are some carved cherubs and two bas-reliefs representing the city’s two rivers, the Simeto and the Amenano. For people of Catania it is ‘u Liotru’. … read more

In front of the Elephants’ Palace, the Town Hall, on the south side of Piazza Duomo you can see the Amenano’s fountain, its name derives from the Amenano river that flows underground. People of Catania call this marble fountain: ‘acqua o’ linzolu’. … read more

The Amenano is a perennial current river; it flows into the sea in the Gulf of Catania. Its path is now underground and its mouth is located at the center of town near the Uzeda gate of Catania. The river splits into three little rivers. … read more

Next to the Cathedral, overlooking Via Vittorio Emanuele there is the St. Aghata’s Abbey. The Abbey was completed in 1735 and some critics think that this building is the architect Vaccarini’s masterpiece. A jewel realized in Sicilian baroque style. … read more

“La Timpa” natural reserve is characterized by the presence of lava ridges that have stratified over the centuries. The reserve can be reached from SS114 state highway, through the tortuous “Chiazzette” trail that heads down to Santa Maria La Scala. … read more

The Oasis Simeto was declared natural reserve in 1984. The naturalistic interest of the reserve is the presence of river and marsh environments and coastal dunes. Each ambient is characterized by different flora and fauna. … read more

BOCS is a new space outside of traditional exhibition circuits. It is the first “artist run space” in Catania to be officially established. A “raw” and versatile container where artistic productions interact all-round. A space run only by artists. … read more

The Sanctuary of the Madonna of Valverde is one of the oldest in Sicily. According to legend it was built in 1038 after the Madonna appeared to a bandit. The entry is made of white stone and inside are altars dedicated to Our Lady of the Rosary, Our Lady of Mount Carmel and the Holy Family. … read more

The Public Library Ursino Recupero is in the ancient Benedectine library and was established in 1931 following the acquisition of the collection of books of Antonio Ursino Recupero. It keeps more than 270,000 volumes. … read more