Catania (Catania) - the second largest city of the island of Sicily lies directly at the foot of Etna .It is a city built near a volcano, from a volcano and with a view of the volcano .Most of the Katagni was rebuilt from the lava, which erupted from Etna and swept the city in 1669, killing, while almost 12 thousand people .Since then, this black lava, like soot, has covered exquisite baroque buildings, most of which are the work of the bizarre, but without a doubt, genius maestro Giovanni Vaccarini .He almost single-handedly restored the administrative center, turning it into an elegant modern city of spacious boulevards and marketplaces .
And Catania is the second largest commercial city in Sicily, a thriving business center with a large university. The number of its historical monuments is huge, but for some reason the Fontana del Elephante is considered the symbol of the city.
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How to get here
The easiest way to get to the resort is by bus or train from Syracuse, Palermo, Agrigento or Messina. All intercity buses arrive directly to the city center, to the Piazza Giovanni XXIII square, which is opposite the railway station. station. In particular, the buses of the company SAIS (office on Via d'Amico 181-187), which come from Palermo (€ 12.80, 2½ hours, 17 departures a day), Agrigento (€ 12.60, 3 hours, 14 from Mon to Fri, 7 buses to Sat and Sun), Messina (€ 6.85, 1½ hours, departure every half hour from Mon to Sat, two to Sun) and even night from Rome (€ 45, 14 hours, departure every day at 8 pm from Catania).
Interbus buses (office at Via d'Amico 181) run to Syracuse (€ 4.75, 1¼ hours, every half hour on Mon-Sat, 8 flights a day on Sun), Piazza Armerina (€ 8.80, 1½ hours) and Taormina (€ 4.40, 1½ hours, 4 per day from Mon to Fri). The AST company (an office on Via Luigi Sturzo 230) organizes the same routes as SAIS or Interbus, including some regional regional flights in the Catania region, for example, in Nicolosi (€ 3.80, 50 minutes, departure every half hour).
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By train
By train from Catania, you can reach Messina (1st / 2nd class € 10/8, 2 hours enroute) and Syracuse (€ 6.85, 1½ hours), as well as Palermo (€ 11.75, 3½ hours) and Agrigento (€ 12.55, 4½ hours). Private company Ferrovia Circumetnea sends mini-trains to Etna, which stop in some towns and villages on the slopes of the volcano on the road.
By plane
In addition, Catania has its own airport Fontanarossa, which is 7 km south-west of the city center. You can get there by bus Alibus 457 (€ 1, on the road 20 minutes), stop at the exit from the station. Even before Catania, there is a regular shuttle bus service to Taormina Airport (€ 6, departure once per hour from 7 am to 8 pm).
On a ferryboat
The ferry is located south of the station along Via VI Aprile. The company Virtu Ferries (one way / round-trip € 81/99) sends several flights a day from Pozzallo to Malta from April to September. The journey time is 1½ hours, the bus fare from Pozzallo to Catania (2 hours) is included in the cost.
TTT Lines sends several flights directly from the port of Catania to Naples (€ 56- € 87, 10½ hours).
Climate
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | sen | Oct | but I | Dec | |
| in the afternoon | +14 | +15 | +16 | +19 | +23 | +27 | +30 | +30 | +27 | +23 | +19 | +15 |
| at night | +7 | +7 | +9 | +11 | +15 | +19 | +22 | +22 | +20 | +16 | +12 | +9 |
| water | +16 | +15 | +15 | +16 | +17 | +21 | +24 | +25 | +25 | +21 | +19 | +16 |
Transport
AMT buses are based on a stop in front of the station: namely Alibus 457 (which leaves every 20 minutes to the airport), buses 1 to 4 (to Etna) and from 4 to 7 (from station to Piazza del Duomo). A ticket valid for two hours costs € 1. In the summer, a special route (D) starts, which departs from Piazza G Verga to sandy beaches. In general, it is convenient to walk on the city center on foot.
To call a taxi, you need to call CST at: 095 33 09 66.
Beaches
Beaches in Catania are on the periphery of the city: in the north there is the rocky lava beach of Li-Kuti, and in the south - the wonderful sandy beaches of La Playa.
Entertainment, excursions and attractions in Catania
In Catania, there are many monuments of the Roman period, among them - the theater and amphitheater, the Odeon, the Greek acropolis, the ruins of the aqueduct and the forum, nine different ages, as well as several early Christian basilicas, necropolises and catacombs.
In addition, very close to Etna is the first national park of Sicily, the best place for trekking on the island.
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