Catania: places, stories and flavours

castello Ursino

Il castello Ursino di Catania fu costruito dal re Federico II di Svevia nel XIII secolo. Il maniero ebbe una certa visibilità nel corso dei Vespri siciliani com…

cattedrale di Sant'Agata (Catania Cathedral)

The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Agatha, usually known as the Catania Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Catania, Sicily, southern Italy. It was the…

chiesa della Badia di Sant'Agata (Badia di Sant'Agata)

Badia di Sant'Agata or Abbey of St Agatha is an 18th-century Roman Catholic church and attached female convent located on Via Vittorio Emanuele #182 in the cent…

Fontana dell'Elefante (Elephant Fountain)

The Elephant Fountain is a monument located in the center of Piazza del Duomo in the Sicilian city of Catania, designed by architect Giovanni Battista Vaccarini…

Teatro romano di Catania (Roman Theatre of Catania)

The Roman Theatre of Catania consists of the ruins of two open-air semicircular ancient Roman theatres, located between Piazza San Francesco, via Vittorio Emanu…

basilica Maria Santissima dell'Elemosina (Basilica della Collegiata)

The Ancient Royal and Eminent Basilica Collegiate of Our Lady of the Alms, better known as Basilica della Colleggiata, is a church in Catania, Sicily, southern …

chiesa di San Benedetto (San Benedetto, Catania)

San Benedetto is a late-Baroque architecture, Roman Catholic church and former Benedictine monastery in the city Catania, Sicily, southern Italy. The church fac…

Teatro Massimo Vincenzo Bellini (Teatro Massimo Bellini)

The Teatro Massimo Bellini is an opera house located on Piazza Vincenzo Bellini in Catania, Sicily, southern Italy. Named after the local-born composer Vincenzo…

chiesa di Santa Maria di Gesù (Santa Maria di Gesù, Catania)

Santa Maria di Gesù is a Roman Catholic parish church located on #18 of the piazza of the same name, near its intersection with Viale Regina Margherita, just no…

chiesa di San Vito (San Vito)

Anfiteatro romano di Catania (Roman Amphitheater)

The Amphitheatre of Catania is a Roman amphitheatre in Catania, Sicily, Southern Italy, built in the Roman Imperial period, probably in the 2nd century AD, on t…

Palazzo degli Elefanti

Palazzo degli Elefanti is a historical building in Catania, region of Sicily, southern Italy. It currently houses the city's Town Hall. In the past, the prior b…

Granita

Granita or granita siciliana is a type of sorbet made from sugar solutions flavored with lemon, coffee, or fruit juices, and stirred during freezing to produce …

Olivette di Sant'Agata

Le olivette di sant'Agata sono dei dolci tipici della cucina catanese, preparati solitamente in gennaio e febbraio, prima e durante la festa della santa patrona…

Cassatella di Sant'Agata

Cassatella di sant'Agata is a traditional Sicilian pastry from Catania made during the Festival of Saint Agatha, held from February 3rd to February 5th each yea…

Rame di Napoli

Le Rame di Napoli sono dei dolci tipici di Catania consumati normalmente durante le festività dei defunti; in provincia di Caltanissetta sono chiamate marmurate…

sfincione di riso

Lo sfincione di riso è un dolce fritto a base di riso della cucina siciliana, tipico di Messina e di Catania. Si prepara tipicamente durante il periodo del Carn…

Scumuni

Lo scumuni è un gelato artigianale siciliano a due gusti. La versione originale ha l'esterno di gelato e il cuore di un ripieno di uova sbattute con lo zucchero…

Crispelle di riso (Rice crispies)

Le crispelle di riso, sono dei tipici dolci fritti catanesi, a base di riso, che vengono generalmente preparati nel periodo di san Giuseppe, tanto da essere un …

caponata

Caponata is a Sicilian dish consisting of chopped, fried eggplant and other vegetables, seasoned with olive oil, tomato sauce, celery, olives, and capers, in an…

mastazzoli

I mastazzoli detti in dialetto mastazzola, sono dei tipici dolci siciliani, più precisamente della zona etnea e della provincia di Catania

Il marranzanaru (Jew's harp)

The Jew's harp, also known as jaw harp, juice harp, or mouth harp, is a lamellophone instrument, consisting of a flexible metal or bamboo tongue or reed attache…

Turi Ferro

Salvatore "Turi" Ferro was an Italian film, television and stage actor. He is considered the most important actor in the Sicilian theatre post-World War II era.

Vincenzo Bellini

Vincenzo Salvatore Carmelo Francesco Bellini was an Italian opera composer of the early Romantic era famed for his long, graceful melodies and evocative musical…

Giovanni Verga

Giovanni Carmelo Verga di Fontanabianca was an Italian realist (verista) writer. His novels I Malavoglia (1881) and Mastro-don Gesualdo (1889) are widely recogn…

Ettore Majorana

Ettore Majorana was an Italian theoretical physicist who worked on neutrino masses.

Giovanni Pacini

Giovanni Pacini was an Italian composer from the late Classical and early Romantic eras. He is best known for his operas. Pacini was born in Catania, Sicily, th…

Carmen Consoli

Carmen Carla Consoli is an Italian singer-songwriter. Described as 'a remarkable combination of rocker and intellectual', she has released 11 studio albums, one…

Mario Rapisardi

Mario Rapisardi was an Italian poet, supporter of Risorgimento and member of the Scapigliatura.

Angelo Musco

Angelo Musco was an Italian actor in theater and film. He was known for his comic abilities as well as for his carefully drawn psychological portraits.

Mario Biondi

Mario Biondi is an Italian singer.