"My First Trip Abroad - Catania" Catania by dowdow

Catania Travel Guide: 262 reviews and 538 photos

Catania was my first trip abroad and I had gone with my cousin, who had come to Malta for a holiday from Australia. We had gone to Catania mainly for ..... guess what :) .... shopping! ... because really, Catania is just a commercial centre and there is not much to see. In fact we only stayed in Catania for the night and during the day we visited lots of beautiful places in Sicily. Of course four days wasn't enough so that's why I went two years ago to Taormina, Alcantara Gorge and to Mount Etna again.

We stayed at the centre but it was very noisy here. I remember for breakfast we had Croissants ...mmmm I love croissants, especially just baked Italian Croissants.

Pros and Cons

Pros:Not expensive
Cons:Noisy
In a nutshell:A centre from where you can go to the nicest places in Sicily

Last visit to Catania: Dec 1992
Intro Updated Apr 9, 2005
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Reviews (15)

Mount Etna Favorites (1)

I took this lovely photo on our way to Randazzo, you can see Mount Etna from Catania easily. more travel advice

Getting around Transportation (3)

Catania is a good point for going to other places in Sicily by train or bus because there are frequent train departures... more travel advice

The Elephant Statue Things to Do (7)

This statue, surrounded with lovely lawn, is right in the centre of Piazza Duomo and used to be our meeting point. Our... more travel advice

Castle in Catania Things to Do (7)

... or actually the ruins of a castle in Catania. In the evening, one night, we went with the group for a pizza and I... more travel advice

Shopping (2)
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Hotels (1)
Hotel in Catania centre

Tourist Traps (1)
At the city market
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baronedivandastad Jul 18, 2005 at 7:35 AM

Heh, nothing to see in Catania? I also loved Randazzo. If you want to know the true story of the elephant just look in my travel pages! Cheers, mac
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Propermark Mar 3, 2005 at 1:28 PM

Hi Doreen nice Catania page.. You know my Sicily is also beautiful.. we both live on an island.. You could visit Palermo as well one day. Bye Marco.
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STEFZAMM Feb 23, 2005 at 2:19 AM

I love Catania.. keep up the info ;)
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EllenH Feb 13, 2005 at 1:57 PM

Welcome to Vt Doreen. Look forward to checking out your pages.
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XenoHumph Feb 11, 2005 at 7:48 AM

Excellent start on another beautiful Mediterranean island! Welcome to VT!
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mazzap Feb 10, 2005 at 3:50 PM

Italy is somewhere I have never been to - well, not unless you count a 10 minute cross over from the border whilst staying in Nice! Marion x.
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Polly74 Feb 10, 2005 at 4:21 AM

Nice page!!! I also enjoyed visiting Sicily and Catania was my favourite city there!
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Raimix Feb 9, 2005 at 7:37 AM

You are profesional with photo-camera! Just nice photos! Waiting for more of information and photos. Raimundas.