Visit Catania with Sleep in Sicily

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