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Mount Etna – The Best Tips for Your Day Trip to The Vulcano august 11, 2024 – Posted in: Italy, Travel

Tips for Your Visit to Mount Etna From Catania, you can already see the impressive volcano. On clear days, you can also spot the small plumes of smoke constantly rising from the summit. Etna is an active volcano that frequently erupts, and you should keep this in mind when planning your visit. Etna is not an amusement park but a place where powerful natural forces can come into play suddenly. The summit of the volcano…

The Best Tips for Your Holiday in Catania, Sicily - SittingUnderAPalmTree

The Best Tips for Your Holiday in Catania, Sicily – Posted in: Italy, Travel

What to See, Do, and Eat in Catania? Catania sits at the foot of Mount Etna and has experienced both earthquakes and multiple volcanic eruptions. The city has an intense and almost hysterical pulse, making it a rather fun place to visit. However, it might not be a city that everyone will equally appreciate. Catania is, after all, a city of contrasts. It is both incredibly dirty and grimy and yet infinitely beautiful. With trash…

Best Restaurants in Catania, Sicily - SittingUnderAPalmTree

Best Restaurants in Catania, Sicily – Posted in: Italy, Travel

Where to Eat in Catania? Great restaurants in Catania are spread generously throughout the city. However, you’ll find the really great dining spots along the stretch from Via Crociferi and the small side streets, under the umbrellas at Piazza Santa Maria dell’Indirizzo, and extending to Castello Ursino. The truly excellent and also pricey restaurants are clustered at the end of the charming party street, Via Santa Filomena. If you do as we did and venture…

Attractions in Catania, Sicily - 8 Things You Must Experience - SittingUnderAPalmTree

Attractions in Catania, Sicily – 8 Things You Must Experience! – Posted in: Italy, Travel

Tourist Attractions in Catania Catania is full of fascinating attractions. The city’s history stretches far back, and many different cultures have left their mark on it. Founded in the 8th century BC as a Greek colony in Magna Graecia, Catania was also part of the Arab emirate nearly 2,000 years later, under the name Madīnat al-fīl, the city of the elephant. The elephant is a symbol you’ll encounter frequently in the city, and as you…