Location. Poggio Ducale is located in Catania, Italy, one kilometre from the Ancient ... more
Roman Theatre and two kilometres from Catania city centre. The airport bus stop is three kilometres away, and the train station is five kilometres away. Hotel Feat...
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Location. Poggio Ducale is located in Catania, Italy, one kilometre from the Ancient ... more
Roman Theatre and two kilometres from Catania city centre. The airport bus stop is three kilometres away, and the train station is five kilometres away. Hotel Feat...
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Price is per double room per night and may vary depending on date booked...
28 rooms with en-suite bathroom and hairdryer, minibar, air conditioning and heating, ... more
safe, telephone, satellite tv, balcony and alarm clock. facilities include lounges, conference and meeting rooms, internet access, garage, bar, restaurant, room service and breakfast room.
The Poggio Ducale Hotel is located in Catania making it one of the best hotels to stay at ... more
while in town. The Poggio Ducale Hotel boasts a convenient location with modern amenities in every guestroom and superb service. The hotel creates a balance of rich culture and modern convinience to ensure you a memorable stay. To book a room easily at the Poggio Ducale Hotel, please submit your travel dates and proceed with our secure online booking form.
Advantages: Very comfortable beds Disadvantages: Location, Poor room service
almost deserted in the evening once everyone had come home from work.
I think in hindsight I would have been better staying in Taormina as walking round Catania wasn't that pleasant, as it seems to spend most of the day gridlocked with traffic belching out fumes. ...
Catania is the second major city in Sicily after Palermo.
There is a common say, that it is easier to do business in catania than Palermo. Although in my experience the 2 cities are very similar under this respect, I would not necessarily disagree with this statement.
An interesting place to visit is Castello di Ursino, (Ursino castle).
Located in Piazza Federico di Svevia, at the end of Via Auteri between Via Plebiscito and Via Garibaldi, it used to be a coastal fortress.
Later, vulcanic eruptions expanded the coastline, and if you go there, you can deem by yourself the extent of this expansion!
Another place worth visiting is the cathedral (Duomo), which goes back to 1090.
A word of caution for tourists, there are not too many restaurants in the centre of the town. If you have the time, try and go to Taormina ...
CICLISTALOCO 19.05.2001
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: somewhat helpful Review of Catania (Italy)
Advantages: The Volcano, the food, the black beach Disadvantages: the horse meat stall in the market (don't buy anything from a butchers with a cute photo of a horse outside!_
Catania lies on the eastern coast of Sicily and is, historically and culturally a part of the 'Greek' part of the Island (as opposed to the arabic West of Sicily).
The most striking thing about the city is the constantly puffing, and frequently erupting volcano which colours (sometimes quite literally) the city in a magical manner.
Some people don't have the temperament for Sicily, the cities here don't have the manicured edges of Tuscany or the Emilian hills, but can provide far more beauty and exhiliration than any other part of Italy.
So Catania itself takes a little getting used to. It doesn't have the beauty of Syracuse and Palermo probably has more immediate attractions in it.
It has a fine Sicilian Baroque architectural style, best seen around the Piazza del Duomo with it's famous elephant statue - the symbol ...
