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Catania's Absolute Essentials

Catania's historic center, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is known for its Baroque buildings made from Mount Etna's dark volcanic stone. Piazza del Duomo holds the Cathedral of Saint Agatha and the lava-stone Elephant Fountain, with the noisy fish market just below. A short walk away stand the 13th-century Castello Ursino, the Roman theatre and the huge Benedictine monastery of San Nicolò l'Arena. Palazzo Biscari and the Teatro Massimo Bellini show the city's 18th- and 19th-century wealth.

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Piazza del Duomo, Catania

Piazza del Duomo is the main city square in Catania, Italy, flanked by both the centers of civic and religious power.

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Catania Cathedral

The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Agatha, usually known as the Catania Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Catania, Sicily,…

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Elephant Fountain

The Elephant Fountain is a monument located in the center of Piazza del Duomo in the Sicilian city of Catania, designed by architect…

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La Pescheria

Catania's historic open-air fish market, with stalls in a sunken alley behind the cathedral square. Go early in the morning; it is closed on Sundays.

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Monastery of San Nicolò l'Arena

One of the largest Benedictine monasteries in Europe, now part of the university and a UNESCO World Heritage site, with cloisters, kitchens and a roof garden open on guided tours.