Geography: altitude m. 7 s.l.m. communal surface kmq. 180,8. Situated to the feet of the Etna in the half of the ionic coast, Catania and the second city of the Sicily. Important industrial center, also has in its province important citrus centers. The ideal seasons in order to visit Catania are the late spring and the autumn in how much the "garden" of citruses is all bloomed and the show is much evocative one. Also the summery period is good in order to visit it, better but to replace to the torrid climate of spiagge the fresh climate of the heights.
Monuments: Roman Greek Theatre: it was constructed on the rests of an ancient Greek theatre during the roman age. Fontana dell Elephant: designed in the 1736 from the Vaccarini. Palace of the Town hall: it has four portali important in the courtyard, has been reconstructed in 1741 for work of the Vaccarini. Ursino Castle: center of the Communal Museum has been constructed from 1239 to 1250.
Museums: Botanical garden of the University (v. Etnea). Museum of Mineralogy and Petrography (c. Italia). Museum Belliniano (p. S. Francisco). Civic museum of the Castle Ursino (P. F. di Svevia). Museum of Volcanology (c. Italia).
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Catania: Monument to Bellini
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Fairs: Meeting di Sport Light Atletica and Manifestations (september). Lyric season Sinfonica (December-june). University Sport week (you open them). Catania Music Summer (june-July). Season of Prosa in the main city theatres (October-june).
Tourist information: Pupa di Fiumefreddo (Fiumefreddo): In front of the villa of the baron Vincenzo Voces two giganteschi cypresses find themselves that it grafts and it models to you entirety to you form the shape of one prosperosa woman. Coffin of Gold Zecchino (Riposto): Approximately 107 years ago a rich inhabitant of Riposto made itself to bury in a coffin of gold zecchino that it has been found again and exposed public to the only little years ago. Slowly strongly of Wagner (Ramacca) and guarded gelosmente from one family of the country; this pianoforte came used from Wagner in order to compose "the hymn of the harvesters". Lago of Acquacalda (Palagonia) is one source from which levano warm water jets which had to carbon dioxide.
Gastronomia: Farcite olives, paste to the norm, masculini cunzati, muddica paste ' ca, Sardinian to beccaficu, paste cchi masculini, fish sword ' cu sammurigghiu.
Wines: Sparviero, Red White man and of the Etna.
Handicraft: Blown glass, inlaid wood, pupi, small carts sicialian, wrought irons, ceramic, woven, carpets.
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Catania: Symbolic Obelisco |