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|   Aeroporto di Catania - Catania, Italy
in Airports It is the busiest airport in Sicily and the 6th busiest in Italy. It dates back to 1924, when it was the region's very first airport. posted by:  RakeInTheCache location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 03/28/2017 last visited: never |
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|  Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (South-Eastern Sicily) - Catania, Sicily, ID=1024-002
in World Heritage Sites Catania has had a long and eventful history, having been founded in the 8th century BC. In 1693 the city was completely destroyed by a heavy earthquake and its aftershocks. The city was then rebuilt in Baroque architecture. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 03/28/2017 last visited: 10/02/2017 |
 view galleryN2.1 km |  Cattedrale di Sant'Agata - Catania, Italy
in Cathedrals The cathedral has been destroyed and rebuilt several times because of earthquakes and eruptions of the nearby Mount Etna. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 03/28/2017 last visited: never |
 view galleryN2.3 km |  Teatro Antico - Catania, Italy
in Ancient Roman Civilization The current layout of the theatre goes back to the Roman Age. But it is possible that it was built on a older Greek site whose existence is only told in literature (Speech of Alcibiade addressing the people of Catania during the Peloponnese War). posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 03/29/2017 last visited: never |
 view galleryN2.3 km | Terme Romane di Piazza Dante - Catania, Italy in Ancient Roman Civilization In front of the Benedictine Monastery are the remains of a Roman bath complex which testify to the wealth of this area in which many archaeological remains, mosaics and significant tracts of ancient buildings dressed in marble have been found. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 04/02/2017 last visited: never |
 view galleryN2.3 km | Roman Vestiges in the Benedictine Monastery - Catania, Italy in Ancient Roman Civilization An entire Roman neighbourhood with the two main axes the Cardum and the Decumanus Maximus has been found under the monastery. It is possible to see the remains in the main court. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 04/04/2017 last visited: never |
 view galleryN2.3 km |  Monastero di San Nicolò l'Arena - Catania, Italy
in Abbeys, Convents and Monasteries The Benedictine Monastery of San Nicolò l'Arena in Catania, Sicily, is one of the largest monasteries in Europe. The monastery was founded in 1558 and today it hosts the Department of Humanities of the University of Catania. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 04/04/2017 last visited: never |
 view galleryN2.3 km | Terme della Rotonda - Catania, Italy in Ancient Roman Civilization This is a Roman thermal complex dating to I - II century AD, retaining very little of its original structure, that is a circular domed chamber later turned into a Christian church. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 03/29/2017 last visited: never |
 view galleryN2.3 km |  Signs of Zodiac - Chiesa di San Nicolò l'Arena - Catania, Italy
in Signs of Zodiac In the transept is the large sundial that two famous astronomers, the German Wolfgang Sartorius von Waltershausen and the Danish Christian Peters traced on the pavement in 1839 posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 04/05/2017 last visited: never |
 view galleryN2.3 km |  La meridiana - Chiesa di San Nicolò l'Arena - Catania
in Sundials In the transept of the church is the large sundial that two famous astronomers, the German Wolfgang Sartorius von Waltershausen and the Danish Christian Peters traced on the pavement in 1839. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 04/05/2017 last visited: never |
 view galleryN2.4 km |  Lava flow of 1669 - Monastery of San Nicolò l'Arena - Catania, Italy
in Places of Geologic Significance In 1669 the Etna eruption surrounded the city of Catania, widening the coast for more than 1 km, and the monastery too. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 04/09/2017 last visited: never |
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|  Palazzo Rosa - Catania, Italy
in Art Deco - Art Nouveau The Palazzo Rosa is situated on via VI Aprile. It was built in the early 20th century, between 1903 and 1905 by the Italian engineer Fabio Majorana. Note the curved lines and floral motifs of the façade. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 03/27/2017 last visited: never |
 view galleryN2.7 km | Roman Amphitheater - Catania, Italy in Ancient Roman Civilization Built in late antiquity, around 300 B.C. the theatre was rebuilt on an older theatre from the 500 B.C. facing the sea. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 03/29/2017 last visited: never |
 view galleryN3.1 km |  Pasticceria Savia - Catania, Italy
in Ice Cream Parlors This sweet shop was recommended by our French guide book and is also highly rated on Tripadvisor. They serve Granita (slush) as well as ice cream. Granita come in Pistachio, Almond, and Coffee flavor. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 04/02/2017 last visited: never |
 view galleryNE3.2 km |  Le Ciminiere Exhibition Center - Catania, Italy
in Lonely Chimneys "Le Ciminiere" means the Chimneys in Italian. and refers to a former industrial complex converted to a multi-purpose cultural center. Abandoned after World War II it was once the largest Sicilian sulfur ore processing facility. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 04/02/2017 last visited: never |
 view galleryNE3.4 km |  Museo dello Sbarco - Catania, Italy
in World War II Sites This unusual museum is dedicated to a dramatic chapter in modern history, written in Sicily in the summer of 1943. This cultural space pays homage to those who fell in the Battle of Sicily, but also provides a lesson of peace. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 04/02/2017 last visited: never |
 view galleryNE3.4 km |  Museo dello Sbarco - Catania, Italy
in History Museums This unusual museum is dedicated to a dramatic chapter in modern history, written in Sicily in the summer of 1943. This cultural space pays homage to those who fell in the Battle of Sicily, but also provides a lesson of peace. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 03/30/2017 last visited: never |
 view galleryNE3.4 km |  Guestbook at the Museo dello Sbarco - Catania, Sicily
in Guest Books The Museum of the Sicilian allied landings has a guestbook prominently located at the entrance. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 03/31/2017 last visited: never |
 view galleryN13.4 km |  Mount Etna from A18 Motorway NB Aci Sant'Antonio Service Area
in Volcano Watching The A18 motorway skirts Mount Etna on the East side and provides some spectacular views. This North Bound service area provides a safe place to stop and admire the volcano. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 04/05/2017 last visited: 10/06/2017 |
 view galleryN15.4 km |  Church of the Holy Spirit - Nicolosi, Catania, Sicily
in Roman Catholic Churches a Roman Catholic Church located in Nicolosi, Catania, Sicily posted by: oiseau_ca location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 10/30/2019 last visited: 10/27/2019 |
 view galleryNE16.1 km | Meridian in the Cathedral in Acireale, Sicily, Italy in Sundials In the Cathedral of Maria Santissima Annunziata is a meridian noon mark designed and built in 1843 by the Danish astronomer Frederik Christian Peters. The meridian is 16.452 meters long and the hole projecting a spot of sunlight is 9.104 m high. posted by:  arby101ca location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 07/14/2017 last visited: never |
 view galleryN21.4 km | Mount Etna from A18 Motorway NB Linera Est Parking Area in Volcano Watching The A18 motorway skirts Mount Etna on the East side and provides some spectacular views. This North Bound parking turn off provides a safe place to stop and admire the volcano where the motorway comes closest to the Volcano. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 04/05/2017 last visited: 10/25/2018 |
 view galleryN24.8 km | Monti Silvestri, Monti Calcarazzi and Montagnola (Etna, Sicily) in Volcano Watching Close to the Rifugio Sapienza on the southern slope of Mt. Etna you can find several side craters (Monti Silvestri, Monti Calcarazzi and Montagnola), which are almost recent and well visible manifestation of Etnean turbulent volcanic activity... posted by: Dorcadion Team location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 10/01/2009 last visited: 07/23/2022 |
 view galleryN24.8 km |  Etna and its southern promontory from Silvestri Crater (Etna, Sicily)
in Scenic Overlooks ...it's a piece of Mordor and Mt. Orodruin is above you - it's the first feeling if you are staying on the rim of Silvestri Crater at southern flank of Mt. Etna. The views are stunning and the landscape really as from SF&F movie... posted by: Dorcadion Team location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 10/01/2009 last visited: 10/25/2018 |
 view galleryN27.7 km |  Mount Etna - Sicily (Italy)
in Wikipedia Entries Monumental expression of nature's immense power and beauty, Mount Etna in Sicily, is one of the most active volcanoes in the world in an almost constant state of activity and also is one of the most important European natural monuments. posted by: Dorcadion Team location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 11/03/2013 last visited: 10/27/2019 |
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