Catania, Sicily

Overview

Discover Catania: Private Tours, Experiences & Custom Travel

Catania is second largest city and was founded in the 8th B.C. by Greek colonists. It was hard hit by earthquake in 1169, by volcanic eruptions in 1329, 1381 and 1669 and modern Catania stands as a testament to the trial the city has been through in terms of both natural and economic disaster, the later predominately the result of government neglect..

Catania is in need of considerable renovation, and though it offers visitors glimpses at superb architecture, enthralling fish markets and stunning views of , most travelers agree that Catania has little more to offer than oranges and lemons.

Traffic flows in ever-increasing volume and adds to the smog from the industrial zone between Catania and , many buildings are run down and the streets are wide and un-charming. There is no beach front appropriate for swimming, as the entire area hosts numerous streamliners and industrial equipment.

We understand that travelers, despite the city's defects, that many travelers will use Catania as a point of convergence for travel in Italy. For this reason, we are working hard to bring you more information about staying in Catania.

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Catania Through Our Eyes

Photographed during our own travels and research, these images follow the journey through Catania, from the first view of the landscape to the small details that give the place its character.

Harbor in Catania

Mount Etna craters with a group of hikers at a peak

Catania City

Catania, Italy

Cyclopean Isles in Aci Trezza near Catania, Sicily, Italy

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Multi-Day Holidays Tours

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Secrets of Sicily: Unesco Sites, Wineries, Food and Beaches

This is a totally private and exclusive tour of Sicily with an expert driver-guide, which departs from Catania and includes many of Sicily's World Heritage sites like Siracusa, Mt. Etna and her wineries, Taormina and the Greek Amphitheater, Noto, Pal...

Small Group

8 Days / 7 Nights

Harvest Time in Sicily: Experience a Sicilian Wine Journey - 7 Days of Vino, Volcanoes & Villages

Autumn is when Sicily comes alive. The grapes are in, the volcano still breathes, and the villages fill with the smell of pressed fruit and slow cooking. Over seven days you follow the island through its harvest season, from the black slopes of Mount...

Private

7 Days / 6 Nights

Private Tour of Sicily's Unesco World Hertiage Sites, Food, Wine and Magnificent Coastal Towns

This is an exclusive tour of Sicily with an expert driver-guide, departing from Catania and including many of Sicily's World Heritage sites like Siracusa, Mt. Etna and her wineries, Taormina and the Greek Amphitheater, Noto, Palermo, Monreale, Erice...

Private

8 Days / 7 Nights

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View on street of Catania, Sicily, Italy - facade of an historical building

Aeolian Islands

Agrigento

Castellammare del Golfo

Taormina

Termini Imerese

Tindari

Trapani

Aeolian Islands

Agrigento

Castellammare del Golfo

Catania

Cefalu

Enna

Erice

Forza D'Agro

Giardini Naxos

Island of Favignana

Island of Ustica

Marsala

Messina

Modica

Mondello

Monreale

Noto

Palermo

Pantelleria Island

Piazza Armerina

Porticello

Ragusa

San Vito Lo Capo

Savoca

Scala dei Turchi

Sciacca

Scopello

Segesta

Selinunte

Siracusa

Taormina

Termini Imerese

Tindari

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The Road to Catania

Most of our guests arrive by private car, with a driver who knows these roads and where it is worth stopping along the way. These are the journeys we arrange most often.

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