Amphitheatre of Catania
The Amphitheatre of Catania is a Roman amphitheatre in Catania, Sicily, Southern Italy, built in the Roman Imperial period, probably in the 2nd century AD, on the northern edge of the ancient city at the base of the Montevergine hill.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Jeanne Griffin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Roman amphitheater in Catania, Sicily, Italy
- Also known as: “Amphitheatre (Catania)”, “Anfiteatro Romano”, “Anfiteatro Romano Catania”, “Roman Amphitheater”, and “Roman amphitheatre of Catania”
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Piazza Stesicoro and San Biagio, Catania.
Piazza Stesicoro
Square
Piazza Stesicoro is a rectangular city square in the historic center of the city of Catania, in Sicily, Italy. The piazza is frequently host to markets.
San Biagio, Catania
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
San Biagio, previously called Sant'Agata alla Fornace or La Fornace or Carcara is a Neoclassical architecture, Roman Catholic parish church located at the western edge of the Piazza Stesicoro in the quartiere San Biagio della Calcarella, of Catania, Sicily, southern Italy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Antico Corso and San Berillo.
Amphitheatre of Catania
- Categories: Roman amphitheater, archaeological site, archaeological artifact museum, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Centro - S. Cristoforo, Catania, Catania, Sicily, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
37.50741° or 37° 30′ 27″ northLongitude
15.08544° or 15° 5′ 8″ eastElevation
24 metres (79 feet)Open location code
8F9QG34P+X5OpenStreetMap ID
way 25380983OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noGeoNames ID
10282013Wikidata ID
Q2844406
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Amphitheatre of Catania” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “卡塔尼亞古競技場”
- Chinese: “卡塔尼亞圓形劇場”
- Dutch: “Amfitheater van Catania”
- Esperanto: “Romia amfiteatro de Katanio”
- French: “Amphitheatre de Catane”
- French: “amphithéâtre de Catane”
- French: “Amphithéâtre de catane”
- French: “Amphithéâtre de Catane”
- French: “Amphithéâtre De Catane”
- French: “Amphithéâtre Romain”
- German: “Amphitheater”
- Hebrew: “האמפיתיאטרון בקטניה”
- Italian: “Anfiteatro di Catania”
- Italian: “Anfiteatro romano (Catania)”
- Italian: “Anfiteatro romano di Catania”
- Japanese: “カターニア・円形闘技場”
- Slovenian: “Amfiteater v Catanii”
- Spanish: “anfiteatro de Catania”
- Spanish: “Anfiteatro de Catania”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Civita and San Cristoforo.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Agatha Cafè and BPER Banca.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Amphitheatre of Catania”. Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 4.0.