We weren't sure exactly how long this has been open, but they seem to do their best to hide it at the back of a rather sad-looking half-closed 'cultural centre' called Zo, converted apparently from the old sulpher works. We were the only visitors, but the Italian-only speaking staff were keen to welcome us and get us started on our... More

This is in a complex and maybe marked as Le Ciminiere on your map, there is quite a lot of original footage from the time and shows the devastation of the bombing. They have slotted opening times which are explained on the doors, we almost gave up as the place can look shut! It has some interpretations in English. Didn't... More

Informative, evocative, and well curated. Our small children found it interesting and not too scary, Well worth a visit and affordable ticket price.

We didn't have high expectations but it was a wonderful experience. The museum does a great job of showing and helping you experience the war in Sicily. The bomb shelter was very exciting g to experience. It is mostly in Italian but there are enough English explanations that you get what is being shown. My husband and I are really... More

This is a great museum that details the invasion of Sicily by the Allies during WWII. I wish we had known more about this period of time before visiting, but there is nothing left out of the excellent displays. One of the most gripping sections was a recreation of a bombing raid, during which the visitor experiences the sounds and... More

We did not know what to expect and thought it might be a small museum for the price - how wrong we were. Very well put together telling the story with experiences, photos, film and great artefacts as good as Imperial War Museum.

The museum is very well organized. It features a room recreated after a bomb shelter, complete with bomb warnings and a sort of "earthquake". It really takes you back. Very good use of techonology.

We have visited history museums in other European cities and this one is definitely one of the better ones. We only had about two hours to visit this museum. We could have spent half a day. The museum is well-curated. Some highlights: You can experience being in a bomb shelter while bombing occurs overhead and walk into a bunker. Additionally,... More

Well-located and easily reachable (just a couple of hundred metres from the train station in Catania), the Museo dello Sbarco is definitely worth including in any visit to Catania. The prescribed route through the museum starts off in a reconstructed "piazza" which could be have been located in any small Sicilian town of the 1940s. Passing through a bunker, in... More