Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #4 in Catania, Italy

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Number of sights 8 sights
Distance 2.2 km
Ascend 41 m
Descend 37 m

Experience Catania in Italy in a whole new way with our free 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: Fontana dei Delfini

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The Fountain of the Dolphins is located in Catania in Piazza Vincenzo Bellini in front of the Teatro Massimo.

Wikipedia: Fontana dei Delfini (Catania) (IT)

104 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 2: Teatro Massimo Bellini

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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. It seats 1,200.

Wikipedia: Teatro Massimo Bellini (EN), Website

180 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 3: Chiesa di San Placido

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San Placido is a Roman Catholic church and former-Benedictine monastery located on the piazza of the same name in Catania, Sicily, southern Italy. The complex, two blocks east of the Catania Cathedral, spans a polygonal block encompassed by the Via Vittorio Emanuele II on the north, the via Landolina to the east, the via Museo Biscari on a south diagonal, and to the west the piazza San Placido and Via Porticello. Part of the convent is occupied by the Palazzo della Cultura, used for cultural activities and exhibitions. The Monastero di San Placido also serves presently as the Archivio di Stato di Catania.

Wikipedia: San Placido, Catania (EN)

140 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 4: Cappella Bonajuto

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The so-called Bonajuto or Salvaterello chapel is an archaeological site in the Civita district of Catania. Its religious function and foundation in Byzantine times has been suggested.

Wikipedia: Cappella Bonajuto (IT)

159 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Fontana delle Conchiglie

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The Fountain of the Shells is located in the center of Piazza Mario Cutelli in Catania.

Wikipedia: Fontana delle Conchiglie (Catania) (IT)

285 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 6: Teatro Coppola

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The Coppola Theater was the first municipal theater in Catania, inaugurated in 1821. Destroyed by a bombing on 8 July 1943 and then transformed into a scenographic laboratory of the Teatro Massimo Vincenzo Bellini, it was later abandoned. It was then reopened, following the occupation by volunteer citizens, on December 16, 2011.

Wikipedia: Teatro Coppola (IT), Website

808 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 7: Pozzo di Gammazita

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Pozzo di Gammazita

The Well of Gammazita is a site located in the historic center of Catania, in the south-west area of the city adjacent to the ancient city walls called the curtain wall of Gamma Zita near the courtyard of the same name, and refers to a legendary tale that took place at the time of the Angevin domination in Sicily, during the War of the Vespers.

Wikipedia: Pozzo di Gammazita (IT)

497 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 8: Museo Civico Castello Ursino

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Museo Civico Castello Ursino Original uploader was Triquetra at it.wikipedia / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Civic Museum of Catania has been located inside the Ursino Castle since October 20, 1934.

Wikipedia: Museo civico al Castello Ursino (IT), Website

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