Observers
Observer Catania
Catania is an Italian city on the east
coast of Sicily, facing the Mediterranean Sea and situated at the foot of
the Mount Etna, the highest active
volcano in Europe.
Etna is the European Continent’s
most active volcano and one of the
entire world’s biggest. An eruption at
night offers the opportunity for a highly-suggestive scene, with the impressive river of lava that slowly travels the
mountainside, and with its gushes of
bright red that light up the sky – it is
an experience like no other.
Visiting Catania is quite easy. An ideal starting point would be the main
square, Piazza Duomo. Here we ?nd
the Cathedral, dedicated to St. Agata,
the city’s patron saint, a very impressive and imposing Baroque structure
that incorporates some Roman columns taken from the amphitheatre
and hides some Roman baths underneath.
The symbol of the city is “u Liotru”
which stays in the centre of Piazza
Duomo. It portrays an ancient lavic
stone elephant and is topped by an
Egyptian obelisk from Syene. There
are many legends full of magic about
the origin of this elephant and you'll discover them when you'll be in Catania!
Among the innumerable beauties in
Catania surroundings we cannot forget Taormina. Justly called “The Pearl
of the Mediterranean Sea”, it boasts
of lovely narrow streets, its natural
and architectural beauties, its wonderful sea, elegant shops and cozy
restaurants. A place to fall in love with.
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