Excursion
Catania, Etna

Departure from your hotel, arrival in Catania going through the town centre. We will pass by via Etnea, the elegant heart of the city, admiring the botanic garden, Villa Bellini, the roman theatre, University square, and stop and visit of Duomo square. Not distant from here there is the famous fish market, the elefant (landmark), Uzeda gate.

Mount Etna is an active volcano on the east coast of Sicily, close to Messina and Catania. It is the highest active volcano in Europe, currently standing 3,329 m (10,922 ft) high, though this varies with summit eruptions; the mountain is 21 m (69 ft) higher than it was in 1981. It is the highest mountain in Italy south of the Alps. Etna covers an area of 1,190 km² (460 sq mi) with a basal circumference of 140 km. This makes it by far the largest of the three active volcanoes in Italy, being about two and a half times the height of the next largest, Mount Vesuvius.