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Visit Catania with Sleep in Sicily

After years of experience in Hotels, Tourthe city, cuts through Piazza
Operator Companies and Public Offices fordell'Universita` (Catania is also able to
Tourism, with Sleep in Sicily you can get aboast an old university), Piazza Stesicoro
high quality Bed and Breakfast accommodationand  Villa  Bellini.
in the province or all around Sicily. The
entire package is complemented by the typicalVilla Bellini hosts a variety of exotic
Sicilian warm welcome and helpfulness. Forplants, and from here one can enjoy the view
this purpose the team is dedicated to operateof the city and that of Mount Etna. The
and give complete information on somevilla owes its name to the famous Italian
outstanding cities, which represent theopera 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 theNorma inaugurated the theatre in 1890. The
Riviera on an extensive plain of citrustheatre is famous for its acoustics among the
groves on the Ionian Sea and along thebest  in  the  world.
spectacular slopes of Mount Etna, European's
highest still active volcano. Trekking andVia San Giuliano is also a famous tourist
excursions can be made to Etna's crater inattraction on which stands the noble
summer and in winter since its mountainsideresidence Palazzo Manganelli. The palace is
is transformed into a ski resort. Althoughrichly decorated and is where scenes from the
Catania has been struck by the volcanonovel 'Il Gattopardo', by Tomasi di Lampedusa
eruptions, today it is a really splendidwhere filmed. The street heads to Piazza
Baroque city hosting important palacesDante where there is one of the biggest
(Palazzo Biscari) and is also an importantchurches  in  Sicily,  Church of San Nicolo`.
provincial capital. Catania is a renowned
Port and it is the second largest city afterLast but not least is the 13th Century
Palermo. Moreover the tourist can enjoy thefortress, Ursino Castle seat of the Civic
contrast between the Baroque splendour ofMuseum hosting exhibits from all eras of
Piazza del Duomo and the cries of the streetCatania's history hence showing the legacy of
vendors in the nearby fish market. Thethe great civilisations that have fought for
Duomo Square is the heart of the city ofcontrol 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 longAll our Bed and Breakfast Hotels in Catania
commercial Via Etnea flanked on both sidesare a gunshot away from all these marvels
with best shops. An important attraction insince they are located in the city centre.
Duomo Square is the 18th Century lava statueMoreover during the stay in Catania the
of an elephant, which is the symbol ofvisitor can admire the remarkable coastline
Catania. From Duomo Square heading eastand the tempting culinary tradition of the
towards Via Vittorio Emanuele, the touristcity amongst which rice crispelle, the
can visit the Church of San Placido.granita, almond pastries, the crispeddi and
Moreover, Via Etnea, the principal artery ofthe 'pasta alla norma'.



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