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Visiting Catania, Italy


On Sicily’s east coast, Catania has been the prize of a stream of empires over the centuries, from Greeks to Romans to Arabs to Normans to Spaniards, to name just a few. But more devastating than invaders has been the city’s geography: It lies at the foot of Mount Etna, Europe’s largest and most active volcano, which completely destroyed the town with earthquakes and lava flows in 1693. Afterward, it was rebuilt in the baroque style (with creative use of lava) for which it’s today famous.
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Weather

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Monthly Averages
Month
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Nov
67°F 19°C
48°F 8°C
Dec
60°F 15°C
43°F 6°C
Jan
58°F 14°C
39°F 3°C
Feb
59°F 15°C
39°F 3°C
Mar
62°F 16°C
42°F 5°C
Apr
66°F 18°C
47°F 8°C
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Sunday
Nov 22
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71°F 21°C
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44°F 6°C
Monday
Nov 23
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71°F 21°C
Lo:
42°F 5°C
Tuesday
Nov 24
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68°F 20°C
Lo:
44°F 6°C

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Ambasciata del Mare

Nov 21, 2009

Subject line basically sums it up. This is an elegant expensive restaurant, quite restful on a hot summer day (late May 2009 during a heat wave in our case). The selection of fish was considerable and...more

Hotel Savona

4 of 5 stars
London, United Kingdom
Nov 19, 2009

Nice little hotel just of the main square by the cathedral in Catania. The rooms are a good size and clean. Ours looked onto the main street. The a/c worked really well which was a welcome relief to...more

Una Hotel Palace

Nov 15, 2009

The hotel is doubtlessly the best in Catania having tried a number over the years. The breakfast is boring though. And many of the things one expects in a 4 star hotel though available HAVE to be...more

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