A real journey through time in 7 fascinating places in Catania.
A selection of charming places and monuments, a small journey through time to leap from one historical period to another to discover all the faces of Catania.
URSINO CASTLE
The museum often houses temporary exhibitions and events that melt with the permanent one. To be visited.
BENEDICTINE MONASTERY
It’s a “jewel” of the late Sicilian Baroque architecture and an example of integration among different periods, it is shown in UNESCO’s World Heritage Site. From 1977, the plexus monastic houses the Humanities faculty.
PIAZZA STESICORO
Piazza Stesicoro takes its name from the Greek poet Stesichorus. It is crossed and divided into two parts by the main street, via Etnea. The two sides of the square have different architectural styles: on East stands the monument dedicated to Vincenzo Bellini, on the other side the Roman amphitheater.
ROMAN AMPHITHEATER
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.
BELLINI’S GARDEN
The Bellini’s Garden is better known as Bellini’s Villa, it belonged to the Biscari’s family, who gave it to citizenship in 1854. It’s in the heart of Catania and you can come in from several sides, but the main entrance is located along with the famous via Etnea.
Villa Bellini is the ideal place where to take a relaxing walk with your family.
ST. AGATHA ABBEY
Next to the Cathedral, overlooking Via Vittorio Emanuele there is the St. Agatha’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.
Visit the terraces of the Abbey to admire the city in a different way.
MASSIMO BELLINI THEATRE
The Massimo Bellini Theatre is the place where it stages the opera. During its opening, in 1890, it was staged the representation of ‘Norma’ by Vincenzo Bellini. The central hall is composed of four tiers of stages and galleries on which dominates the evocative fresco.
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