Culture

The Palazzo dei Chierici, also is known as the Clerks’ Seminary (which once housed it), it’s connected to the Saint Aghata’s Cathedral through an overpass that goes over Uzeda’s entrance. The inclution of building inside the city walls is its hallmark. … read more

The “Pescheria” (Piscaria in Sicilian language) is the old fish market in Catania, which still retains and preserves the ancient folklore. Among the oldest monuments of the city, it extends the fish market. So many people crowd it all day. … read more

It’s located in the charming and characteristic via Crociferi, it’s seen by many as the “pearl” of the eighteenth century city’s reconstruction. Although this building is attributed to Vaccarini’skill and was probably built between 1739 and 1751. … read more

The city port has undergone a transformation and become an open air art installation. Eight silos became a spectacular 21st century monument; not mere graphic representations but a contemporary story that is inspired by Sicilian traditions. … read more

The church of St. Maria del Suffragio stands in the district called “Quartiere dei Morti”. The church, built in the first half of the Seventeenth century, was restored after the earthquake of 1693. … read more

The commune of San Pietro Clarenza (6,000 inhabitants) is situated on a hill at an altitude of 463 m.s.l. on the southern side of Etna. Its origins date back to the … read more

Created by the Palermo architect Ernesto Basile, the villa now hosts wonderful private parties. From the clear liberty influences inspired by the Viennese secession, the villa was commissioned by Prince … read more

A recreational place for the LGBT community of the last century of extreme importance. Safe place from which the forty-five “iarrusi” were forcefully taken. … read more

The seaside village of Aci Castello is just a few kilometers from Catania, it’s famous for its basalt rock where on top stands the turreted and crenellated castle which gives its name to the city. Inside, there is the civic museum. … read more

Palazzo degli Elefanti, originally was called the Senatorial Palace, it is located on the northern side of Piazza Duomo and it’s the headquarters of the Municipality of Catania. It was built by Vaccarini to replace the medieval Loggia, which was destroyed by the earthquake in 1693. … read more

Every year Catania dedicate to its patron Saint Agatha a grand feast, it’s a mixture of faith and folklore, which involves directly several thousand faithful, who are engaged in towing the “fercolo”, and regulary it attracts tourists, onlookers and devotees. … read more

The church of “San Gaetano alle grotte” is located in Piazza Carlo Alberto, near the church best known as “del Carmelo”, where it is organized the traditional “a’ fera o luni”. The church stands on the ruins of a religious building dating back to 261 AD. … read more

The Gate of Beauty in Librino district is a monumental sculpture in terracotta, the largest terracotta work in the world. Sign of welcoming and hospitality, the project belongs to Antonio Presti and includes the artworks of several Italians sculptors sharing the subject “The Great Mother”. … read more

Maletto is situated on the northern slopes of Etna, at about 1000 meters s.l.m. It is the highest town in the province of Catania, in a beautiful natural environment dominated by Etna. An old town with small and quiet streets paved in lava. … read more

A large town to the north-east of Catania that lies along the main route up to Etna, on hills that form the southern slopes of the volcano, betweeen 420 and 520 m.s.l. It was inhabited until Roman times; today the he old town centre of Mascalucia is centred on via Etnea. … read more

This villa, also known as Villa Cocuzza, was designed between 1903 and 1908 by the architect Agatino Atanasio. Consisting of a central body and four corner towers, the villa is … read more

A Vital, safe and gathering core for the LGBTQI+ community. Subject of the goals of the Association Trame di Quartiere to give a new cultural imput to the current context of the district, creating a “bridge” between past and present. … read more

The village of Capomulini is located at about five kilometers from Acireale. This seafaring village, which borders the northern side of Catania Gulf, until the Middle Ages was the “old” Acireale. Not to be missed the natural harbor. … read more

Along via Dusmet, not far from the “Pescheria”, it’s located the Palazzo Biscari, which takes its name from the Biscari principles who lived there. The palace has several rooms in rococo style, full of frescoes and decorations. Today its museum hosts MF “Museum&Fashion”. … read more

The Elephant’s fountain or even “Liotru’s fountain” was built by Gianbattista Vaccarini in 1757. In the basement there are some carved cherubs and two bas-reliefs representing the city’s two rivers, the Simeto and the Amenano. For people of Catania it is ‘u Liotru’. … read more