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Catania

Catania is the second-largest city in the autonomous island region of Sicily in Italy, after Palermo, both by area and by population. Despite being the second largest city of the island, Catania is the centre of the most densely populated Sicilian conurbation, which is among the largest in Italy. Wikipedia

Population 311,584 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Italy

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Italy
Tourist office · 570 m EtnaFinder Tourist Info Point

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Markets

  • Piazza Scammacca

    1. Monday: closed
    2. Tuesday: 18:00–24:00
    3. Wednesday: 18:00–24:00
    4. Thursday: 18:00–24:00
    5. Friday: 18:00–24:00
    6. Saturday: 12:00–24:00
    7. Sunday: 12:00–24:00
    Times vary by day
    Tuesday
    18:00–24:00
    Wednesday
    18:00–24:00
    Thursday
    18:00–24:00
    Friday
    18:00–24:00
    Saturday
    12:00–24:00
    Sunday
    12:00–24:00
    400 m from the centre

  • Mercato del Contadino

    1. Monday: closed
    2. Tuesday: closed
    3. Wednesday: closed
    4. Thursday: closed
    5. Friday: closed
    6. Saturday: closed
    7. Sunday: 08:00–13:00

    08:00–13:00

    1.6 km from the centre

  • La Pescheria

    No hours mapped

    330 m from the centre

  • Fiera di Catania

    No hours mapped

    1.1 km from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

Eating nearby

All 77 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

More train stations: Catania Europa 2.2 km, Catania Picanello 2.9 km, Catania Aeroporto-Fontanarossa 3.7 km, Catania Ognina 3.7 km, Bicocca 5.9 km

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