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Getting to Know Catania

Catania’s historic centre makes more sense when you read its Baroque streets beside older ruins and Etna’s lava stone. A short walk can reveal several layers of the city.

Getting to Know Catania

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Piazza del Duomo shows the city rebuilt after the 1693 earthquake, while the Roman Theatre reveals an earlier Catania within the later street grid. Mount Etna is more than a backdrop: its eruptions changed the landscape and supplied the dark stone that gives many central buildings their character.

Useful to know

  • Begin in Piazza del Duomo, then compare the rebuilt centre with a Roman site before planning a separate Etna visit.

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