WalkingTour CATANIA - discovering the city of lava with a licensed guide

4.7 (167 reviews) Sicily, Italy
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Duration2h - 3h
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LanguagesEnglish, Italian
Group sizeUp to 15 travelers

Overview

More and more adventurers are trying to make their way into tourism, but what makes us different is our professionalism, of which we are proud. We are professionals, licensed guides who love their land and know how to offer it to the attentive curiosity of the traveler.
Our walking tour through the historic center of Catania will open up horizons that you never even imagined! We are waiting for you!! The tour will be in Italian or English but on request and if possible you can ask for a specific language among the following: German, Spanish, Russian, Greek and French

What's included

  • Licensed Tourist Guide

What to expect

  1. Piazza del Duomo
    30m
    At the GS (GuidingSicily) infopoint in Piazza Duomo you will meet one of us, all authorized guides with official licenses. Together we will go to the discovery of Catania, a city teeming with life and full of sounds, colors and smells, eager to discover itself in the prying gaze of the curious traveler.
    Let's start right from the DUOMO, Norman in origin and baroque in appearance, an imposing building that in a few decades celebrates its first thousand years of history. On this same square there is also Palazzo degli Elefanti, our Town Hall, and the fountain with the symbol of the city, the liotru, an elephant in lava stone surmounted by an obelisk.
    If you have chosen the morning walking tour we will certainly not miss the adjacent historic fish market, where not only the freshest fish is exhibited, but you will find typical cold cuts and cheeses of the region, as well as fruit at literally bargain prices.
  2. Palazzo degli Elefanti - World Heritage Site
    15m
    The Palazzo degli Elefanti is our Town Hall and is so called because of the representations of the majestic mammal in the gables of the balconies on the noble floor.
  3. A' Piscaria Mercato del Pesce
    15m
    Adjacent to Piazza Duomo is the fish market, a market held every day, where you can buy a wide range of local food products: from fish to meat, from cured meats to cheeses, from fruit to vegetables ... do not lose!
  4. 20m · Admission ticket not included
    The majestic Swabian castle that once overlooked the sea is now located in the historic center: in the 17th century a mighty lava flow filled the moat and surrounded it with its red-hot embrace. Impressive is the black basalt still perfectly visible today.
  5. Via dei Crociferi
    20m
    One church after another, one monastery after another ... the numerous baroque facades built after the devastating earthquake of 1693 overlook this street making it one of the most fascinating on the whole island.
  6. Piazza Universita
    20m
    The Palazzo del Rettorato, seat of the oldest university in Sicily (1434), encloses a delightful courtyard on whose lava pebbles tens and tens of generations of students have passed. In front of it stands the imposing Palazzo di San Giuliano, also a university seat, formerly the home of one of the most powerful and richest families in Sicily.

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

The tour starts from the GS (GuidingSicily) infopoint overlooking Piazza Duomo, at the corner with Via Merletta, at 10.30am

End point

The tour starts from the GS (GuidingSicily) infopoint overlooking Piazza Duomo, at the corner with Via Merletta, at 10.30am

Additional information

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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4.7 (167)

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