Catania Trip Overview
Car or minivan, equipped with air conditioning, professional driver, detailed (audio) explanation in various languages during the uphill journey, photo stop before arrival at the destination. Short, unique and unforgettable experience!
Additional Info
Duration: 4 to 5 hours
Starts: Catania, Italy
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Catania, Sicily, Italy
Car or minivan, equipped with air conditioning, professional driver, detailed (audio) explanation in various languages during the uphill journey, photo stop before arrival at the destination. Short, unique and unforgettable experience!
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Piazza Stesicoro, 95100 Catania, Sicily Italy
We will go up from Catania towards Etna passing through the Etna villages: Gravina di Catania, Mascalucia and crossing Nicolosi.
You will continue in the direction of the Sapienza Refuge along the provincial road 92 which connects Nicolosi to the Refuge.
During the journey, an audio guide in various languages is available to the vehicle (if the participants are of different nationalities, the audio guide available will only be in ENGLISH), and you can admire a breathtaking scenery that varies from the contrasting colors of the volcano , its wild nature and its lava flows that have destroyed houses and many hectares of land.
Stop along the way for a beautiful panoramic photo of the so-called “Fire Giant”.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Craters Silvestri of Mount Etna, 95030 Nicolosi, Sicily Italy
Arrival at the Sapienza refuge about 1900 meters high, with a stop for a free tasting of typical Etna products such as honey, rosoli, “Fuoco dell’Etna” and other typical products.
Free visit of the Silvestri Craters.
The time available when you arrive at the Refuge is about 2 hours, where in addition to the free tasting of typical products and the free visit of the Silvestri craters, you can have the opportunity to take the cable car to get to about 2500/3000 meters in height.
Duration: 2 hours
