| After years of experience in Hotels, Tour | | | | the city, cuts through Piazza |
| Operator Companies and Public Offices for | | | | dell'Universita` (Catania is also able to |
| Tourism, with Sleep in Sicily you can get a | | | | boast an old university), Piazza Stesicoro |
| high quality Bed and Breakfast accommodation | | | | and Villa Bellini. |
| in the province or all around Sicily. The | | | | |
| entire package is complemented by the typical | | | | Villa Bellini hosts a variety of exotic |
| Sicilian warm welcome and helpfulness. For | | | | plants, and from here one can enjoy the view |
| this purpose the team is dedicated to operate | | | | of the city and that of Mount Etna. The |
| and give complete information on some | | | | villa owes its name to the famous Italian |
| outstanding cities, which represent the | | | | opera composer Vincenzo Bellini, born in |
| cultural heritage of Europe. | | | | Catania in 1801. Moreover homage to the same |
| | | | composer is the Bellini Theatre, whose opera |
| Catania stretches along the territory of the | | | | Norma inaugurated the theatre in 1890. The |
| Riviera on an extensive plain of citrus | | | | theatre is famous for its acoustics among the |
| groves on the Ionian Sea and along the | | | | best in the world. |
| spectacular slopes of Mount Etna, European's | | | | |
| highest still active volcano. Trekking and | | | | Via San Giuliano is also a famous tourist |
| excursions can be made to Etna's crater in | | | | attraction on which stands the noble |
| summer and in winter since its mountainside | | | | residence Palazzo Manganelli. The palace is |
| is transformed into a ski resort. Although | | | | richly decorated and is where scenes from the |
| Catania has been struck by the volcano | | | | novel 'Il Gattopardo', by Tomasi di Lampedusa |
| eruptions, today it is a really splendid | | | | where filmed. The street heads to Piazza |
| Baroque city hosting important palaces | | | | Dante where there is one of the biggest |
| (Palazzo Biscari) and is also an important | | | | churches in Sicily, Church of San Nicolo`. |
| provincial capital. Catania is a renowned | | | | |
| Port and it is the second largest city after | | | | Last but not least is the 13th Century |
| Palermo. Moreover the tourist can enjoy the | | | | fortress, Ursino Castle seat of the Civic |
| contrast between the Baroque splendour of | | | | Museum hosting exhibits from all eras of |
| Piazza del Duomo and the cries of the street | | | | Catania's history hence showing the legacy of |
| vendors in the nearby fish market. The | | | | the great civilisations that have fought for |
| Duomo Square is the heart of the city of | | | | control over this strategically situated |
| which Duomo is dedicated to Saint Agata, | | | | city. |
| Catania's patron Saint. The square is | | | | |
| situated at the end of the famous 3 km long | | | | All our Bed and Breakfast Hotels in Catania |
| commercial Via Etnea flanked on both sides | | | | are a gunshot away from all these marvels |
| with best shops. An important attraction in | | | | since they are located in the city centre. |
| Duomo Square is the 18th Century lava statue | | | | Moreover during the stay in Catania the |
| of an elephant, which is the symbol of | | | | visitor can admire the remarkable coastline |
| Catania. From Duomo Square heading east | | | | and the tempting culinary tradition of the |
| towards Via Vittorio Emanuele, the tourist | | | | city amongst which rice crispelle, the |
| can visit the Church of San Placido. | | | | granita, almond pastries, the crispeddi and |
| Moreover, Via Etnea, the principal artery of | | | | the 'pasta alla norma'. |