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Calamosche Beach

Caribbean? Kenyan beaches? No… We are in Calamosche, the most famous beach of the reserve of Vendicari. Calamosche, better known by the inhabitants of the place as “Funni Musca” is a […]

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Santa Maria la Scala

Santa Maria La Scala is a fishing village not far from Acireale, it is reached walking on the old road called by Acireale people “le Chiazzette“, that it is a true nature trail within the natural […]

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Villa Belvedere

The public garden of Acireale, also called Villa Belvedere, thanks to the beautiful view it offers to its visitors, is at the end of the Corso Umberto, the main street that links the […]

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Isola di Lachea – Lachea Island

It’s the island that make up the archipelago of the Cyclops with other seven big rocks off Aci Trezza Sea. Its origin, caused by intense volcanic activity of Mount Etna, is dated back about 500.000 years […]

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Monte Ceraulo Park

Mascalucia hosts, within its territory, the one that represents for all intents and purposes the last glimpse of that legendary and pure Mediterranean vegetation, characterized by oaks, brooms and very […]

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Diocesan Museum – Museo Diocesano

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 […]

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Adventure Park Monterossi

Monti Rossi Adventure Park, the adventure park a stone’s throw from Catania, located in the evocative environment of the extinct volcanic cone of the Pineta Monti Rossi di Nicolosi. Twirling […]

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Palazzo San Giuliano

Palazzo San Giuliano is one of the nobilty palaces of the city. It was built between 1738 and 1745 at the request of Paternò Castello’s family, marquis of Sangiuliano, and the […]

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Aci Castello

Along the coast northwards, at little more than 10 kilometres from Catania, lies Aci Castello, an ancient seaside village 15 metres above sea level. The name Aci Castello comes from its […]

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Castello di Maniace – Maniace’s castle

In front of the mythical Fonte Aretusa, we can see the imposing Maniace’s Castle, on the extreme tip of the island. The building is among the most important monuments of the Swabian […]