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CHURCH OF MADONNA OF THE ROCK

Built-in the twelfth century and later restored in 1600, the Church of the Madonna of the Rock takes its name from the peculiarity of being built and carved in the […]

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URSINO CASTLE

Between 1239 and 1250, Frederick II ordered to build the Ursino Castle for defensive purpose of the East coast of Sicily and it was on a promontory surrounded by sea. The castle’s project was […]

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Sand, Rocks or Gravel?

Catania is a city kissed by the sea, but its coast is varied and passes from the warm gold sand, to the lava rocks and the gravel with smooth bowls […]

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A particularity of the province of Catania is the lava cliff called Timpa: a platform formed by superimposed lavas discharged from Etna over the centuries and characterized by volcanic prominences. […]

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The free beach of Spisone

There is a small part of the beach in the bay of Spisone is of free use. Here everybody can put up his sunshade and sunbed. But there are no […]

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ILLUMINATED SCALE OF CALTAGIRONE

Caltagirone Caltagirone has long been famous for the production of pottery. The Orientals brought the art of polychrome gazed ceramics to the town. The name Caltagirone derives from the Arabic “Qalat al-ghiran”, […]

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CYCLING ROAD

The cycling road Rossana Maiorca, opened in 2008 on a former railway track, extends for 6.56 km from the Monument to the Caduti of the Sea in Contrada Targia, through Mazzarrona and the tuna fishery of Santa […]

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San Lorenzo, the night of the shooting stars

In August as Earth’s orbit crosses the dust ejected by the comet Swift-Tuttle, it provides a fabulous spectacle for viewers on Earth. It is a regular occurrence every year and will […]

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Etnaland Park – Catania (Sicily)

The Sicilian Amusement Park Etnaland is located at the foot of one of the beauties on Unesco’s World Heritage List: the majestic Volcano Etna, very close to Catania. The park […]

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Fontane Bianche Beach

Fontane Bianche Beach Province of Syracuse Fontane Bianche beach is ideal for children thanks to its warm and calm water. The Fontane Bianche beach is far from Syracuse 12 km, it is located on the east […]