Grande Albergo dell'Etna
Travel Blogs from Catania
Taormina (Sicily), Italy
... well-preserved Randazzo is the most attractive of Etna's villages, and built entirely of black volcanic stone. Upon arrival, you will visit the main square and Cathedral of Santa Maria Church, first constructed in the early-13th century, and subsequently rebuilt several times.
After a stop at a famous local patisserie in the Cathedral Square for a refreshing pistachio gelato, you will continue on to the Cottanera Estate. ...
THE ROCKING IS OVER WE'RE ON LAND YESSSSS
... met up with a few crew members at a cafe where there is good wifi. I was able to have a video chat with my mama before heading back to the ship.
I watched Silhouette the show for the 7th and 8th time and watched the movie Goon. On a side tangent, this movie is hilarious and since parts of it were filmed in Winnipeg it made me very happy to watch while being so far away from home. ...
Sicily sucks
... who have a good day mapped out, they have hired a driver and they are touring for the day. Unfortunately though, no room for us. When we get to port we see a car hire place at the port, but it's closed. We walk up into the town proper and look for the tourist information office. Our first impressions of Catania are not favorable, it's dirty and kind of sleazy, but that can often be the case near the port in a lot of places. We get the info we need from the tourist information ...
Left the boot now to Sicily
... grow rapidly. Also came across many old lava flows. We then went back on the bus and climbed up to 1900 metres before getting on a cable car that took us to 2600 metres. We then set off on a steep climb to the summit (3350 metres) but time and aching limbs left us a few hundred metres short. The volcano is still active and you can see smoke coming out of the crater. Last eruption was in March this year. It ...
Catania Kitchen
... close in the 70’s, but now it is the Grove, complete with Nordstroms, MAC and other designer stores and corporate shops. Other than the annoying gypsy beggars I found it all to be enchanting. Then we were back on the coach to the Signora’s house.
Her home perched up on the slope of Mt. Etna was ancient. Looks hundreds of years old, but probably dates back a hundred or less. Stone walls, muraled, ...
Other places to stay in Catania
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Nh Parco Degli Aragonesi
Centro Catania, Catania | 3 star hotelfrom $97 -
NH Bellini
Borgo-Sanzio, Catania | 3 star hotelfrom $68 -
UNA Hotel Palace
Centro Catania, Catania | 4 star hotelfrom $111- THE hotel to stay in when visiting Catania
- Great hotel/things to be aware of
- Coudn't have chosen better!!
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Romano Palace Luxury Hotel
Plaia, Catania | 5 star hotelfrom $156 -
Hotel Nettuno
Ognina, Catania | 4 star hotelfrom $83 -
President Park Hotel
Aci Catena, Catania | 4 star hotelfrom $79 -
Aga Hotel
Downtown/Wilshire, Catania | 4 star hotel -
Hotel Il Gelso Bianco
Sant'Anastasia, Catania | 3 star hotelfrom $83 -
BEST WESTERN Hotel Mediterraneo
Centro Catania, Catania | 3 star hotelfrom $69 -
Idea Hotel Catania Ognina
Ognina-Picanello-Stazione, Catania | 3 star hotelfrom $59 -
Katane Palace Hotel
Centro Catania, Catania | 4 star hotelfrom $86 -
Excelsior Grand Hotel
Borgo-Sanzio, Catania | 5 star hotelfrom $94 -
Xenios
Centro Catania, Catania | 2 star hotelfrom $88 -
Le Dune Sicily Hotel
San Giuseppe la Rena-Zia Lisa, Catania | 3 star hotelfrom $80 -
Villa Paradiso dell'Etna
Viagrande, Catania | 4 star hotelfrom $106 -
Villa Mater
Barriera-Canalicchio, Catania | 2 star hotelfrom $51 -
Hotel Del Duomo
Centro Catania, Catania | Hotel -
Hotel Villa Romeo
Centro Catania, Catania | 3 star hotelfrom $96 -
Hotel La Fenice
San Pietro Clarenza, Catania | Hotel -
Il Principe Hotel
Centro Catania, Catania | 4 star hotelfrom $107 -
Hotel Royal
Centro Catania, Catania | 4 star hotelfrom $89 -
Hotel Savona
Centro Catania, Catania | 3 star hotelfrom $79 -
Hotel Miramare
Misterbianco, Catania | 1 star hotelfrom $62 -
Villa Cibele
Cibali, Catania | 4 star hotelfrom $78 -
Borgo Verde Hotel
Trappeto-Cibali, Catania | 3 star hotelfrom $91 -
Hotel Gresi
Centro Catania, Catania | 2 star hotelfrom $76