Departure time 09:00 - Return time ore 17:00

Ideal city for tourists that in short time will be able to enjoy the view and taste this Pearl of the Baroque. Catania is one of the most fertile city of Sicily situated between the Ionian Sea and the Mount Etna. The craft is characterised mainly by local objects made of lavic stones, in fact, the city was devastated by an eruption of lava and after a terrible earthquake infact the present town was rebuilt after 1693. The tour includes stops at the most important monuments of the city, the Church of S.Nicolò and the adjoining Benedictine monastery, now residence of the University of philosophy and letters, the Church of S.Giuliano symbol of the baroque of Catania, the Church of S. Maria di Gesù and the cappella di s.Agata, patroness of the city. Architecturally outstanding are the Castello Ursino, and the Pinacotheca, the Roman amphitheatre of Augustan age and the house where the writer "Giovanni Verga" was born, now seat of the Museum.

Continuation to Acicastello important seaside resort that boasts a rich production of citrus fruits, grapes and olives. Its name derives from the Castle located on a lava rock built by the Normans in 1076. After visiting the most interesting monuments such as the mother church, the Norman castle and the Museum, stop to admire the "faraglioni" and the "island Lachea" near acitrezza. Return to the hotel.

 

 

 

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