Private Tour of Catania & Cyclops Riviera: Sicilian History, Nature & Flavors

Highlights

• Historic Catania
• Cyclops Riviera
• Sicilian Experience

What's included

Itinerary

1. 1

   Catania

   3h

   Discover the beauties of Catania, the second largest city in Sicily, reborn several times after being damaged by earthquakes and lava flows, we will visit the main places of interest such as the historic fish market and the cathedral of Sant'Agata, the Ursino Castle and the Greco-Roman amphitheatre.

2. 2

   Stop 2

   2h

   We will visit the imposing castle of Aci, which with medieval origins stands on the Catania coast surrounded by the sea. Inside there is a civic museum that can be visited before reaching the top.

3. 3

   Acitrezza

   1h

   The land of the Malavoglia, a place of Sicilian history and culture where it will be possible to enjoy a walk in front of the sea and the fabulous stacks. It is the place where, according to tradition, the ninth canto of Homer's Odyssey is set, in which Ulysses clashes with Polyphemus, blinding him after getting him drunk. In doing so he manages to escape from the cave where he had been trapped with his companions. The Cyclops, blind and angry, hurls enormous boulders at the ships of the fleeing Greeks which, according to tradition, became the Islands of the Cyclops.

Before you go

Location

Italy