Italy · Walking Tours

4-Hour Catania Sightseeing Tour through Markets and Baroque Streets

4 Hours Round trip from Catania Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights

01 Experience the lively atmosphere of "a Piscaria", Catania's famous fish market
02 Explore Piazza Duomo, a Baroque square with the city's basalt elephant symbol
03 Walk along via Dei Crociferi, a short street lined with remarkable historic buildings
04 Stroll down via Etnea to Piazza Stesicoro and traces of the Roman Empire
05 Visit the old Jewish quarter and admire one of Sicily's most intact medieval castles

Explore Catania, Sicily's second-largest city, shaped by countless volcanic eruptions and distinguished by buildings and monuments made with lava stone. Discover the city's colourful markets, including the lively "a Piscaria", and walk through major attractions such as Piazza Duomo, via Dei Crociferi, Piazza Stesicoro, and via Etnea. Along the way, get a real feel for Sicilian life in the historic heart of the city.

Catania's market is the best place where curious travellers can really get a feeling of Sicilian life.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 4 Hours

Tour type Private

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Not included

Wheelchair access Not applicable

Languages English, French, Japanese, Spanish

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Catania Markets, Baroque Squares and Historic Streets

In the morning, be escorted straight to the beating heart of Catania: "a Piscaria", a place where people improvise and tell tales of the sea and its dangers. Catania's market is the best place where curious travellers can really get a feeling of Sicilian life. Stand and watch the spectacle before walking through the boisterous, colourful, and fragrant market while fishmongers yell out and locals window-shop.
Later, start walking through Piazza Duomo, a triumph of the Baroque style, a square boasting several buildings of great interest such as Palazzo dei Chierici, built at the beginning of the 18th century, and Palazzo degli Elefanti, now the Town Hall. At the centre of the square lies the symbol of the city: a small elephant made of basalt, which in turn supports an obelisk.
The tour continues to via Dei Crociferi, a surprisingly short street lined with an incredible number of buildings definitely worth a visit.
Move on to via Etnea, Catania's most vibrant street, and reach Piazza Stesicoro, where you will be transported back to the days of the Roman Empire.
End the tour in the old Jewish section of the city, where it is possible to admire one of the most intact examples of medieval castles in Sicily and see the result of the eruption of 1669.