Catania travel takes you to the second largest city in Sicily after Palermo. It is also known as a major transport hub and is a university city. Catania is also a famous port and has as many as 350,000 inhabitants residing here.Noted for its hot weather as well when summer temperature soars to 40° degrees Catania has the ever imposing presence of Mount Etna. Catania travel also brings you to the city which was home of great artists like the composer Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835) and the writer Giovanni Verga (1840-1922).
Catania travel becomes all the more easy because of the convenient ways to reach this city. Here you have the airport which serves as a main airport of Sicily. Flights arrive from all the other places in Italy as well as Europe. After arriving at the airport you can take the buses to Catania's bus station. This city can also be reached by bus from Taormina, Messina, Enna, Caltanissetta & Syracuse. Catania is also connected to Naples, Rome etc. by bus. If you want to avil the train service then there are frequent trains to reach the east coast to and from Taormina and Messina, then take a onward train to Naples and Rome etc. you can also avail trains to Enna, Palermo and Syracuse. Not only this transportation in Catania is quite well developed for getting around the place.
Catania travel is a memorable experience and here you will find several Roman ruins, belonging mostly to the 3rd century AD Odeon, well conserved till now. Then here you have the finest examples of Baroque architecture like the Duomo (Cathedral). Don't miss to see the little museum here which has a pretty long name the Museo Storico dello Sbarco Alleato in Sicilia-Estate 1943 ("Historical Museum of the Allied Landing in Sicily-Summer 1943") . It opened recently and emphasizes on the Allied bombing and invasion of Sicily as well as the mafia's role in defeating the fascists.
Plan your Catania travel in spring or during autumn as summer time becomes oppressively hot and there is not much activity in the night life with students from the local university going away from this place.
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