Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #4 in Catania, Italy

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Number of sights 19 sights
Distance 7.5 km
Ascend 163 m
Descend 138 m

Experience Catania in Italy in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in CataniaIndividual Sights in Catania

Sight 1: Parrocchia Santa Maria della Guardia

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Parrocchia Santa Maria della Guardia SconosciutoUnknown author / CC BY 4.0

The church of Santa Maria della Guardia is one of the religious centers of Catania, located in the square of the same name in the Guardia district, and the main seat of the parish of the same name.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di Santa Maria della Guardia (IT), Website

1005 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 2: Teatro Angelo Musco

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The Angelo Musco Theatre is located in Via Umberto I in Catania and was the first seat of the Teatro Stabile di Catania.

Wikipedia: Teatro Angelo Musco (IT)

734 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 3: Città della Scienza

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The City of Science, also known as the City of Science of Catania to distinguish it from the Neapolitan structure of the same name, is an initiative for the promotion and dissemination of science managed by volunteers mainly from the University of Catania and located in an old sulfur refinery located in Via Simeto in Catania, not far from the central station. It consists of an interactive science museum consisting of five sections called islands, an exhibition area distributed along a suspended corridor, an auditorium, some laboratories and a refreshment area.

Wikipedia: Città della scienza di Catania (IT), Website

914 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 4: Fontana dei Malavoglia

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The Malavoglia Fountain is a monumental fountain in the city of Catania, located in Piazza Giovanni Verga, which includes an artistic sculptural group that stylizes an episode of Verghi's famous opera I Malavoglia (1881).

Wikipedia: Fontana dei Malavoglia (IT)

775 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 5: Basilica Santuario di Maria Santissima Annunziata al Carmine

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Basilica Santuario di Maria Santissima Annunziata al Carmine The original uploader was Triquetra at Italian Wikipedia. / CC BY-SA 2.5

The Santuario della Madonna del Carmine also called Basilica di Maria Santissima Annunziata al Carmine, is a Roman Catholic minor basilica church and Marian sanctuary located on Piazza Carlo Alberto, in the town of Catania, Sicily.

Wikipedia: Santuario della Madonna del Carmine, Catania (EN)

234 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 6: Chiesa San Gaetano alle Grotte

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San Gaetano alle Grotte is a church in Catania, region of Sicily, southern Italy. The flank of this small church faces Piazza Carlo Alberto where the minor basilica church of the Santuario della Madonna del Carmine is located. ,

Wikipedia: San Gaetano alle Grotte, Catania (EN)

299 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 7: Monumento a Vincenzo Bellini

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The Monument to Vincenzo Bellini is an outdoor monument located on Piazza Stesicoro, in the city of Catania, Sicily, Italy. Grandbeggers place

Wikipedia: Monument to Vincenzo Bellini, Catania (EN)

180 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 8: Chiesa di San Michele Arcangelo ai Minoriti

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Chiesa di San Michele Arcangelo ai Minoriti Original uploader was Triquetra at it.wikipedia / CC BY-SA 3.0

San Michele Arcangelo ai Minoriti is a Roman Catholic parish church and attached monastery in the city center of Catania, region of Sicily, Italy. The former monastery, to the left of the facade, now houses shops on the ground-floor, and above are the offices of the Provincial government and the Prefettura or Prefecture.

Wikipedia: San Michele Arcangelo ai Minoriti, Catania (EN)

249 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 9: Chiesa di San Biagio

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Chiesa di San Biagio Elio Bonanno / CC BY-SA 3.0

San Biagio, previously called Sant'Agata alla Fornace or La Fornace or Carcara is a Neoclassical architecture, Roman Catholic parish church located at the western edge of the Piazza Stesicoro in the quartiere San Biagio della Calcarella, of Catania, Sicily, southern Italy. The church overlooks a portion of the ruins of the former Ancient Roman amphitheater, while behind the apse in succession are two other churches dedicated in honor of St Agatha of Sicily: the church of Sant'Agata al Carcere and two blocks west facing the opposite direction is Sant'Agata la Vetere.

Wikipedia: San Biagio, Catania (EN)

14 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 10: Chiesa di Sant'Agata al Carcere

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Santa Agata al Carcere, sometimes called Santo Carcere or the Carcere church is a Roman Catholic church located on Piazza Santo Carcere #7, in the city of Catania, Sicily, southern Italy. It is one of three nearly adjacent churches dedicated in honor of St Agatha of Sicily in this neighborhood, the other two being Sant'Agata alla Fornace and Sant'Agata la Vetere.

Wikipedia: Sant'Agata al Carcere, Catania (EN)

18 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 11: Villa Cerami

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Villa Cerami Original uploader was Triquetra at it.wikipedia / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Villa Cerami in Catania was the residence of the Rosso di Cerami family, a branch of the Rosso family. Today it is the seat of the Department of Law of the University of Catania.

Wikipedia: Villa Cerami (IT), Website

112 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 12: Roman Amphitheater

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The Amphitheatre of Catania is a Roman amphitheatre in Catania, Sicily, Southern Italy, built in the Roman Imperial period, probably in the 2nd century AD, on the northern edge of the ancient city at the base of the Montevergine hill. Only a small section of the structure is now visible, below ground level, to the north of Piazza Stesicoro. This area is now the historic centre of the city, but was then on the outskirts of the ancient town and also occupied by the necropolis of Catania. The structure is part of the Parco archeologico greco-romano di Catania.

Wikipedia: Amphitheatre of Catania (EN)

403 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 13: Ipogeo di Sant'Euplio

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Ipogeo di Sant'Euplio

The Church of Sant'Euplio was a place of worship in Catania in the "Porta di Aci" district, opposite that of "Sant'Euplio ad Martyres", destroyed by bombing during World War II. Today, the transept and the right wall of the single nave of the old building, which was rebuilt and inaugurated around 1964 in another area of the city, in the "Petriera" district, remain standing.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di Sant'Euplio (IT)

567 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 14: Villa Bellini

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The Giardino Bellini is the oldest urban park of Catania.

Wikipedia: Giardino Bellini (EN), Website

181 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 15: Teatro Metropolitan

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The Cine-Teatro Metropolitan is a cinema and theatre in Catania, Italy.

Wikipedia: Teatro Metropolitan (Catania) (IT)

286 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 16: Chiesa di San Domenico

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San Domenico, also called Santa Maria la Grande is a Roman Catholic church and active convent located on piazza San Domenico in the quartiere di Santa Maria la Grande, in Catania, region of Sicily, Italy. The church stands about two blocks north of the church of Sant'Agata la Vetere on via Santa Maddalena. The neoclassical-style, late 17th-century church houses a few prominent altarpieces that survived the 1693 catastrophe in Catania.

Wikipedia: San Domenico, Catania (EN)

252 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 17: Chiesa di Sant'Agata la Vetere

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Chiesa di Sant'Agata la Vetere The original uploader was Triquetra at Italian Wikipedia. / CC BY-SA 2.5

Sant’Agata la Vetere is a Roman Catholic church located in the piazza of the same name in Catania, Sicily, southern Italy. East of church and nearby, but facing in the other direction, are two other churches dedicated in honor of St Agatha of Sicily: the church of Sant'Agata al Carcere and two blocks east on Piazza Stesicoro is Sant'Agata alla Fornace, now known San Biagio.

Wikipedia: Sant'Agata la Vetere, Catania (EN)

372 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 18: Torre del Vescovo

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Torre del Vescovo

The Torre del Vescovo is a medieval tower in Catania, Italy, in the Antico Corso district.

Wikipedia: Torre del Vescovo (IT)

876 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 19: Santa Maria di Gesù

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Santa Maria di Gesù is a Roman Catholic parish church located on #18 of the piazza of the same name, near its intersection with Viale Regina Margherita, just northwest of Villa Bellini park, in the city of Catania, Region of Sicily, Italy.

Wikipedia: Santa Maria di Gesù, Catania (EN)

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