A break from watching churches, palazzi and baroque architecture can be had at the Giardino Bellini by Via Etnea. In fact it is not really a garden, but a park with mainly trees from Mediterranean and Subtropical areas, thus also quite a few palmtrees.The 'Giardino's' origin go back to the end of the 19th century. In the park there is a little hill with a bandstand, the Collinetta del Salvatore, and also a 'Viale degli Uomini Illustri' with busts of several famous people connected to Catania. The park is named after Catania's most beloved son, the opera composer Vincenzo Bellini, of whom there is marble bust by the southern entrance.

The park is beautiful, especially the entrance part. However, there are not many possibilities to have a proper seat. Despite this fact, it is definitely worth visiting this place - and maybe one is fortunate enough to have some live music playing.

Open park area at the heart of Catania with really good areas for walking, exercising and enjoying a stroll with dogs. The most interesting part of the park is the plants that is changed everyday to show the date, feel like it's going beyond but in Italy, it's all an art. Really enjoyed the walks but didn't like the dog owners who didn't clean up after their dogs and ruin the experience for everyone.