Metropolitan City of Catania
The Metropolitan City of Catania is a metropolitan city in the autonomous island region of Sicily in Italy.
The Metropolitan City of Catania is a metropolitan city in the autonomous island region of Sicily in Italy. Its capital is the city of Catania. It replaced the province of Catania and comprises the city of Catania and 57 other municipalities. With a population of 1,067,550, it is the 7th most populated metropolitan city in the country.
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Worth seeing in and around Metropolitan City of Catania
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01University of Catania
The University of Catania is a university located in Catania, Sicily. Founded in 1434, it is the oldest university in Sicily, the 13th oldest in Italy, and the 29th oldest in the world.
2.3 km · Italian university · Wikipedia - 02Stadio Angelo Massimino
Stadio Angelo Massimino is a multi-use stadium in Catania, Italy. It is used mostly for football matches and the home of Calcio Catania.
400 m · multi-use stadium in Catania, Italy · Wikipedia - 03Catania Cathedral
The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Agatha, usually known as the Catania Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Catania, Sicily, southern Italy. It was the seat of the Bishops of Catania until 1859, when the diocese was elevated to an archdiocese, and since then has been the seat of the Archbishops of Catania.
2.5 km · Roman Catholic cathedral in Catania, Sicily, Italy · Wikipedia - 04Castello Ursino
Castello Ursino, also known as Castello Svevo di Catania, is a castle in Catania, Sicily, southern Italy. It was built in the 13th century as a royal castle of the Kingdom of Sicily, and is mostly known for its role in the Sicilian Vespers, when it became the seat of the Sicilian Parliament.
2.5 km · thirteenth century castle built on the will of King Federico II, Catania, Italy · Wikipedia - 05Teatro Massimo Bellini
The Teatro Massimo Bellini is an opera house located on Piazza Vincenzo Bellini in Catania, Sicily, southern Italy. Named after the local-born composer Vincenzo Bellini, it was inaugurated on 31 May 1890 with a performance of the composer's masterwork, Norma.
2.5 km · opera house in Catania, Italy · Wikipedia - 06Basilica della Collegiata
The Ancient Royal and Eminent Basilica Collegiate of Our Lady of the Alms, better known as Basilica della Colleggiata, is a church in Catania, Sicily, southern Italy. Finished in 1794, it is an example of Sicilian Baroque.
2.2 km · minor basilica · Wikipedia - 07San Benedetto, Catania
San Benedetto is a late-Baroque architecture, Roman Catholic church and former Benedictine monastery in the city Catania, Sicily, southern Italy. The church facade faces Via Crociferi, parallels across via San Benedetto the former-Jesuit church of San Francesco Borgia, and both are about a block south along Crociferi from the church and convent of San Giuliano.
2.1 km · church building in Catania, Italy · Wikipedia - 08Elephant Fountain
The Elephant Fountain is a monument located in the center of Piazza del Duomo in the Sicilian city of Catania, designed by architect Giovanni Battista Vaccarini between 1735 and 1737. Its main element is a black basalt statue of an elephant, commonly called u Liotru, which has become the emblem of the city of Catania.
2.4 km · symbolic monument of the city of Catania · Wikipedia - 09Monastery of San Nicolò l'Arena
The Monastery of San Nicolò l'Arena in Catania, Sicily, is a former Benedictine monastery located at Piazza Dante 30. Together with the Palace of Mafra, it ranks among the largest Benedictine monasteries in Europe.
1.8 km · Benedictine Monastery of San Nicolò l'Arena in Catania, Sicily · Wikipedia - 10Catania Astrophysical Observatory
The Catania Observatory is an astronomical observatory in the city of Catania, on the island of Sicily in southern Italy. It is operated by INAF, the National Institute for Astrophysics.
1.4 km · astrophysical observatory in Sicily, Italy · Wikipedia
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Getting to Metropolitan City of Catania
- Airports
- Catania-Fontanarossa (CTA), 6 km · Lamezia Terme Sant'Eufemia (SUF), 186 km · Falcone–Borsellino (PMO), 188 km
- Stations
- Catania-Fontanarossa Airport, 5.6 km · Catania Centrale railway station, 3.1 km · Galatea, 3.1 km · Giuffrida, 2.1 km · Italia, 2.7 km
- Lamezia Terme (CZ) → Metropolitan City of Catania928 km · quickest by air, 4h 42m · €130–190
- Palermo → Metropolitan City of Catania886 km · quickest by air, 5h 23m · €150–230
- Napoli → Metropolitan City of Catania656 km · quickest by air, 4h 6m · €100–150
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- Get inWhile Catania is an important cruise port, it generally does not have regular passenger ferry connections to other parts of mainland Italy or other islands.
- Get inTravelers looking for ferry services might need to consider alternative ports in Sicily, such as Palermo or Messina, for connections to destinations like Naples, Genoa, or Malta.
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