Catania Trip Overview
Our itinerary will allow you to discover all the aspects of the local food and wine culture, in a journey through history, taste and traditions: from granita, to arancino, to Sant’Agata’s olives, to seltz and lemon. Catania street food and Sicilian cuisine are a mix of different flavors and influences.
The tour will take you to the heart of the Pescheria historical market, a stone’s throw from Piazza Duomo, among thousands of colors and voices. Here sounds, scents, flavors tell the story of this land, in the middle of the Mediterranean.
An exciting and surprising story to be savored!
Additional Info
Duration: 2 to 3 hours
Starts: Catania, Italy
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Catania, Sicilia, Italy
Our itinerary will allow you to discover all the aspects of the local food and wine culture, in a journey through history, taste and traditions: from granita, to arancino, to Sant’Agata’s olives, to seltz and lemon. Catania street food and Sicilian cuisine are a mix of different flavors and influences.
The tour will take you to the heart of the Pescheria historical market, a stone’s throw from Piazza Duomo, among thousands of colors and voices. Here sounds, scents, flavors tell the story of this land, in the middle of the Mediterranean.
An exciting and surprising story to be savored!
Itinerary
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Stop At: A’ Piscaria Mercato del Pesce, Via Mulino Santa Lucia, 95121 Catania, Sicily Italy
Suggestive historical fish market, which takes place a stone’s throw from Piazza Duomo, among thousands of colors and voices, in the historical context of the ancient Spanish walls of the XVI century. and the Amenano, the mysterious underground river that runs through Catania. Here sounds, scents, flavors tell the story of this land, in the middle of the Mediterranean
Duration: 25 minutes
Stop At: Monastero dei Benedettini, Piazza Dante 32, 95124 Catania, Sicily Italy
In the unique and fascinating context of the masterpiece of the Catania baroque, we will be able to taste some typical specialties of the Etna street food (arancino or cipollina) or a refreshing granita
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Santuario Sant’Agata al Carcere, Piazza Santo Carcere 7, 95124 Catania, Sicily Italy
A journey through history and tradition, in the place that perhaps more than any other is linked to agatine devotion. Looking out from the small window that tradition associates with the Martyr’s prison, we will be able to tell the story of the Olivette di Sant’Agata and other sweets related to the figure of the Patron Saint of Catania.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Monumento a Vincenzo Bellini, Piazza Stesicoro 38, 95131 Catania, Sicily Italy
Telling the story of the Swan of Catania, is also making a gastronomic journey from the famous “Pasta alla Norma” to the recent creation of “Cigni di Bellini”, in which the chocolate of Modica hides a surprising heart !!!
Duration: 15 minutes
