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SICILYING: Find your Experience in Sicily
Tour operator
👍👍 The expedition to the highest peak of Mount Etna will remain in our memory forever. It was an amazing experience and I recommend it to everyone who feels up to making such an effort. Magnificent views, the lunar landscape of the volcano, and below, the cities and villages of Sicily. The trip was...
4.90 (663 reviews)
(~5.87 km from centre)
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Fountain of the Elephant
Historical landmark
Fountain with a Roman statue of an elephant carved from basalt, now the symbol of the city.
4.70 (9.5K reviews)
(~6.22 km from centre)
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Basilica Cattedrale di Sant'Agata
Catholic cathedral
Prominent baroque cathedral known for its columned facade, domed roof, frescoes & paintings.
4.70 (8K reviews)
(~6.24 km from centre)
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Teatro Massimo Bellini
Opera house
Ornate 19th-century theatre with lavish gilt-edged auditorium staging major operas & concerts.
4.70 (5.4K reviews)
(~6.06 km from centre)
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Cathedral of Acireale
Basilica
Landmark 17th-century cathedral with a Baroque interior, ceiling frescoes & a rose window.
4.70 (2.5K reviews)
(~9.66 km from centre)
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Monastero dei Benedettini di San Nicolò l'Arena
Monastery
👍👍 One of our best experience in Catania was the (English) guided tour of the monastery (well, university). You can not really visit without the tour, specially during the summer when the University is closed. The tour costs 9 euros and lasts a out 1h20m.
If you go on Saturday (maybe Sunday as well, d...
4.70 (1.1K reviews)
(~6.07 km from centre)
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Chiesa della Badia di Sant'Agata
Catholic church
Baroque 1700s church on the grounds of a Benedictine abbey, with views of Mt. Etna from its dome.
4.70 (861 reviews)
(~6.18 km from centre)
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Piazza Università
Historical landmark
Plaza flanked by ornate 18th-century buildings & 4 bronze lampposts depicting Catanian legends.
4.60 (7.8K reviews)
(~6.1 km from centre)
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Catania Fish Market
Seafood market
Stairs of volcanic rock lead to this rowdy morning market with fishmongers under colorful umbrellas.
4.60 (7K reviews)
(~6.3 km from centre)
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Orto Botanico di Catania
Botanical garden
Botanical garden with exotic & native species known for its collection of succulents & palm trees.
4.60 (3.1K reviews)
(~4.74 km from centre)
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Mons Gibel Camping Park
RV park
😐 We stayed there for 2 nights. The reception lady is not nice, she keeps her cat (and her customers) on a leash. She doesn't say "CIAO". She lets us use the toilet only for 5 to 10 minutes MAX.
- next to a loud road
+ close to Etna
+ clean
Info:
You get one free shower per day per person. Shower is...
4.70 (614 reviews)
(~9.22 km from centre)
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Palazzo Biscari
Museum
Baroque palace, opulently decorated with frescos, mirrors and stucco work, now used for concerts.
4.60 (2.2K reviews)
(~6.28 km from centre)
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Basilica della Collegiata
Basilica
Circa-1768 church featuring a baroque-style facade & a domed, vaulted ceiling with painted frescos.
4.60 (934 reviews)
(~6.03 km from centre)
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Church of Saint Nicholas of Bari
Catholic church
👍👍 This splendid Mother Church of Trecastagni is also called;
**Of the Beautiful Stones**.
Yes, because in its fascinating interior, its columns, the large arches, the various capitals placed at harmonious heights, are almost all in black lava stone. This entire artistic masterpiece was well worked and...
4.70 (365 reviews)
(~6.22 km from centre)
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MontataGrande - AgricolTour & Gusteria dell’Etna
Tourist attraction
👍👍 A lovely way to end our Etna excursion. All of the tasters were lovely, and hygienic! I also appreciated the splitting up of sweet and savoury foods, and the comfy outside eating area.
4.90 (182 reviews)
(~8.56 km from centre)
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Piazza Stesicoro
Historical landmark
👍 Very
Probably the cleanist place though 🤐
4.50 (6.3K reviews)
(~5.71 km from centre)
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Church of Saint Mary 'di Gesù'
Catholic church
👍👍 This Church was built in 1442.
Following the earthquake of 1693, it was destroyed and then rebuilt in the following century with the current Romanesque style façade commissioned by Brother Gerolamo Palazzotto.
As for the style, we can say that it does not have a precise style, but is a mixture of st...
4.70 (334 reviews)
(~5.02 km from centre)