Seaside holiday home in privileged location between Mount Etna and Oasi del Simeto

Catania, university town and Sicily's second largest city, lies amidst an impressive natural landscape. On the one side, majestic Mount Etna rises above this city rich in history; on the other side lies nature reserve Oasi del Simeto.

Baroque splendor and a wide range of cultural offers

Catania is vibrant with life. What you should absolutely have a closer look at when strolling through the Centro Storico with its artful baroque buildings: grand Piazza Duomo with its Fontana dell'Elefante, prestigious avenue Via Etnea with its elegant shops and neat café-bars, the beautiful parks and impressive Castello Ursino.

At Catania you find a wide range of cultural offers. Highlights might be to attend a performance at beautiful Teatro Bellini or one of the events of the Etnafest, a festival which takes place from January to mid July.

An experience for your senses – the colourful markets

They might appeal less to the intellect, but they surely appeal to your senses, and they are sights to see - the two extremely colorful markets of Catania. La Pescheria, the large fish market, takes place daily near Piazza Duomo. The best time to go there, and when you enjoy it most, is in the early morning. At the Fera o Luni market (Piazza Stesicoro/Corso Sicilia), you find whatever you are on the lookout for, be it vegetables, the traditional caffettiera or leather goods.

Pure nature at Oasi del Simeto

At Riserva Naturale Oasi del Simeto south of Catania, there is an extensive network of paths, along which you can go on a discovery tour of the nature reserve. Its rich avifauna includes herons, herring gulls, bee-eaters and purple swamp hens, to name just a few. Oasi del Simeto is a paradise not only for hikers, but also for riders on horseback and divers.