Catania
Catania is a city of 310,000 people on the eastern coast of Sicily at the foot of Mount Etna, the biggest volcano in Europe. It is the second largest city in Sicily with the metropolitan area reaching one million inhabitants, a major transport hub, economic centre and a university city where you will enjoy a busy downtown and an active nightlife.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Stadio Angelo Massimino and Teatro Massimo Bellini.
Stadio Angelo Massimino
Stadium
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Stadio Angelo Massimino is a multi-use stadium in Catania, Italy. It is used mostly for football matches and the home of Calcio Catania. The stadium was built in 1935 by architect Raffaele Leone on behalf of the company owned by Antonio Ferro and holds 23,266 people.
Teatro Massimo Bellini
Theater building
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Teatro Massimo Bellini is an opera house located on Piazza Vincenzo Bellini in Catania, Sicily, southern Italy. Named after the local-born composer Vincenzo Bellini, it was inaugurated on 31 May 1890 with a performance of the composer's masterwork, Norma.
Catania Cathedral
Church
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The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Agatha, usually known as the Catania Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Catania, Sicily, southern Italy. It was the seat of the Bishops of Catania until 1859, when the diocese was elevated to an archdiocese, and since then has been the seat of the Archbishops of Catania.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Canalicchio and Giudecca di Catania.
Canalicchio
Village
Canalicchio is a frazione of the comune of Tremestieri Etneo in the Metropolitan City of Catania, Sicily, southern Italy. It is located very close to the city of Catania. Canalicchio is situated 5 km northeast of Catania.
Catania
- Type: Locality with 312,000 residents
- Also known as: “087015”
- Location: Catania, Sicily, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
37.5003° or 37° 30′ 1″ northLongitude
15.0734° or 15° 4′ 24″ eastPopulation
312,000Elevation
45 metres (148 feet)Open location code
8F9QG32F+39GeoNames ID
6541468
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Catania” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قطانية”
- Armenian: “Կատանիա”
- Azerbaijani: “Kataniya”
- Belarusian: “Горад Катанія”
- Bulgarian: “Катания”
- Catalan: “Catània”
- Chinese: “卡塔尼亞”
- Esperanto: “Katanio”
- French: “Catane”
- Georgian: “კატანია”
- Greek: “Κατάνια”
- Hebrew: “קטניה”
- Italian: “Catania”
- Italian: “Comune di Catania”
- Japanese: “カターニア”
- Kazakh: “Катания”
- Korean: “카타니아”
- Latin: “Catina”
- Latvian: “Katānija”
- Lithuanian: “Katanija”
- Marathi: “कातानिया”
- Mingrelian: “კატანია”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Catània”
- Ossetian: “Катани”
- Persian: “کاتانیا”
- Polish: “Katania”
- Portuguese: “Catânia”
- Russian: “Катания”
- Serbian: “Катанија”
- Tagalog: “Lungsod ng Catania”
- Turkish: “Katanya”
- Ukrainian: “Катанія”
- Western Panjabi: “کاٹانیا”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Monastery of San Nicolò l’Arena and Biblioteche Riunite Civica e A. Ursino Recupero.
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