Piazza del Duomo Catania
Piazza del Duomo is Catania's main square, built entirely of black volcanic stone from Mount Etna with the Elephant Fountain (a lava-stone elephant carrying an Egyptian obelisk) at its center. Free.
Market in Catania
La Pescheria
La Pescheria is Catania’s daily fish market behind the Piazza del Duomo, a raucous open-air market of swordfish, tuna, sea urchins, and octopus displayed on beds of ice. Free to browse. The vendors shout, the fish is fresh, and the surrounding streets have the cheapest seafood restaurants in eastern Sicily. Budget travelers walk through the market, eat at one of the cheap restaurants, and experience Catania at its loudest and most alive.
Practical
Before you go
- Address
- Via Beato Cardinale Giuseppe Benedetto Dusmet, 95131 Catania
- Good to know
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Via Etnea
Via Etnea is Catania's main boulevard, running straight north from Piazza del Duomo for 3 kilometers with Mount Etna framed at the end of the street on clear days. Free to walk.
Working out what Catania costs?
The whole of Catania