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South-eastern outskirts of Catania is a district of the city of Catania.
To know
Geographical notes
South-eastern suburbs of Catania includes all those peripheral districts of the south-eastern area of the city. This area is not very touristy, both because there are few attractions and because the neighborhoods do not guarantee much safety for tourists.
How to orient yourself
South-eastern suburbs of Catania: full screen map.Neighborhoods
- 1 Monte Po
- 2 Nesima
- 3 San Leone
- 4 Fontanarossa
- 5 Librino
- 6 St. George
- 7 Vaccarizzo
- 8 Santa Maria Goretti village
How to get
By plane
- 1 Catania airport (Catania Fontanarossa Airport "Vincenzo Bellini". IATA: CTA), Via Fontanarossa, 20, Fontanarossa, ☎ 39 0957239111. Airport for national and international flights.
On the train
Trenitalia
- 2 Bicocca station, Passo Cavaliere municipal road.
Timetable. Station of the category silver, managed by RFI (FS). Station without assistance service for People with Reduced Mobility.
Circumetnea
- 3 Nesima station.
How to get around
By car
- 4 Parking on the fly (Parking 24 hours), Via San Giuseppe La Rena, 77, 95121, ☎ 39 0958166205, 39 3458266045 (mobile), fax: 39 0958166205, @[email protected].
prices start from € 5 per day, but there are discounts for long stays - rates. A few steps from Catania Fontanarossa International Airport, it is the ideal solution for any trip and destination. The structure offers its users, in addition to parking spaces outside, also two hundred covered parking spaces that allow you to leave your car in perfect safety, sheltered from atmospheric agents and volcanic ash. - 5 Fastparking, Via Brucoli, 2, ☎ 39 095 281864, fax: 39 095 281864, @[email protected]. From 4.50 € / day. The service is insured and under video surveillance. In addition, a shuttle available takes customers to and from Catania Fontanarossa airport.
prices start from € 5 per day, but there are discounts for long stays - What see
- 1 Elephant Square, Piazza dell'Elefante, Librino (Piazza dell'Elefante bus stop: circular lines № 802 red, 802 black, and buses of the fast line L-ex "Librino Express" which takes you from the historic center to Piazza dell'Elefante in less than fifteen minutes). free access. Piazza already completed in 1997, extending over 10,000 square meters, was repeatedly vandalized over the years. Redeveloped and inaugurated in September 2015, it decorates it from the west side “The large mural, which was painted, with colorful elephants, by the students of the Academy of Fine Arts of Catania. The square also hosts the Librino local market (every Wednesday) which was moved here from Viale Bummacaro.
- 2 Gate of Beauty, Viale Castagnola, Librino (Piazza dell'Elefante bus stop: circular lines № 802 red, 802 black, and buses of the fast line L-ex "Librino Express"). free access. This is the embellishment of a road underpass, which has become the largest terracotta work in the world consisting of 12 monumental bas-reliefs made up of over nine thousand tiles in all. The works are inspired by the theme of the "Great Mother" and combined with poetic texts, applied on a surface of 500 meters of wall. Although the works were designed by prominent artists and poets, the individual panels are the work of the "children of Librino": 2000 children chosen from the nine elementary and middle schools created the individual pieces, modeling and signing them.
- 3 San Giuseppe al Pigno, Via delle Clementine, 6, Aunt Lisa. The church was elevated to a parish on August 15, 1945, and is distinguished by a flat facade, slightly asymmetrical, with a single entrance, surmounted by a large window.
- 4 Church of the Holy Family, Viale Mario Rapisardi, 507, Nesima Inferiore, ☎ 39 095356774, fax: 39 095356774. Church inaugurated on 29 June 1993. The modern reinforced concrete construction houses the old Gothic portal on the presbytery, completed and embellished with colored Caltagirone tiles, depicting the Risen Christ. The statue of the Holy Family was initially located in the church of S. Giuseppe, near Piazza del Duomo, but during its dispossession the statue was assigned, at the request of the parish priest, to the church of the same name. In the inner courtyard, a small version of the Lourdes grotto was created.
- 5 Church of Santa Maria Ausiliatrice and San Domenico, Stradale San Giorgio, 5, Nesima Superiore, ☎ 39 095 457561. Suburban church.
- 6 Church of Santa Maria del Rosario in Nesima, Via Pavarotti, 33, Nesima Superiore, ☎ 39 095475392. Church.
- 7 Church of San Pio X, Piazza San Pio X, Nesima Superiore (Piazza San Pio X bus stop), ☎ 39 095474339.
- 8 Holy Spirit in Nesima, Via Antonio Pacinotti, 54, Nesima Superiore, ☎ 39 095474374. Church.
- 9 Monumental Cemetery of Catania.
- 10 Commonwealth War Cemetery.
What to do
Bathing
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Playa of Catania
The southern part of the city features the vast Playa beach and further free beaches to the south.
- 1 Aurora, lido, Presidente Kennedy promenade 37 / A, Playa, ☎ 39 095340426. Mon-Sun 09: 00-20: 00.
- 2 Europe, lido, President Kennedy Promenade 46-47, Playa, ☎ 39 095341735.
- 3 Excelsior, lido, President Kennedy Promenade, 35, Playa, ☎ 39 095341508, @[email protected]. Services: ample parking, suitable for welcoming the disabled, entertainment, cabins that can be rented for a day or a season, both hot and cold showers, sunbeds and deck chairs, umbrellas, canoe and pedal boat rental, children's play area, large swimming pool , five-a-side football pitch and beach volleyball, table tennis tables and bowling green.
Shopping
- 1 Timilia Brewery, Strada VIII Industrial Zone, 2, ☎ 39 0957139930, 39 3316245800 (mobile), @[email protected]. Microbrewery founded in 2013 with high fermentation craft beers. Visit of the plants possible by appointment.
- 2 Doors of Catania, 39 095 578717. Large shopping center at the south entrance of Catania.
Markets
- San Giorgio local market, Peppino Sapienza Square, San Giorgio (Bus stop Stradale San Giorgio 56). Mar. Weekly market on Tuesdays.
- 3 Librino local market, Piazza dell'Elefante, Librino (Piazza dell'Elefante bus stop: circular lines № 802 red, 802 black, and fast line buses Express booklet ("Takes you from the historic center to the elephant square in a quarter of an hour"). Wed. Weekly market on Wednesdays.
- 4 Monte Po local market, Via Gaetano Di Giovanni, Monte Po. Mon. Weekly market on Mondays.
- 5 Lower Nesima local market, Heroes of Hungary Square, Lower Nesima. Thurs. Weekly market on Thursdays.
- 6 Nesima Superiore local market, Piazza San Pio X, upper Nesima (Piazza San Pio X bus stop). Fri. Weekly market on Friday.
How to have fun
Night clubs
- 1 [link not working]Industries, nightclub, Via Acquicella Porto, 13 (Bus stop Via Acquicella Porto 27/30), ☎ 39 0958183977, @[email protected]. For evenings organized by Pegaso's: € 10 (drink included), for holders of an Arcigay card (valid). Mon-Fri 23: 00-03: 00, Sat-Sun events only, and some after hour, for those who want to dance in the morning until noon on Sunday. The largest nightclub in Catania, with two stages, various private areas, large bar area with tables and free WiFi, indoor smoking room and outdoor courtyard.
- 2 Pegaso's Club, disco, Viale Presidente Kennedy, 80, Fontanarossa, ☎ 39 0957357268, 39 3339719188 (mobile phone). Inaugurated in 1994 by the cultural association of the same name, this spacious and dynamic club, facing the sea, is frequented by a friendly and mostly gay public.
Where to eat
Where stay
Moderate prices
- 1 European Tourist Village, Viale Kennedy, 91, ☎ 39 095591026, fax: 39 095591911, @[email protected]. Daily stay for adults 6.20 to 9.70 €. Campsite (for 522 people) with restaurant and bar.
High prices
- 2 Aragonese Park, hotel ****, avenue Kennedy, La Playa, ☎ 39 0957234073, @[email protected]. The hotel is part of the NH hotel group. It has 124 rooms, spread over two floors. Modern and comfortable with private balconies, they are divided into Standard and Superior categories which boast a splendid view of the sea. Free Wi-Fi. The hotel is surrounded by gardens and its highlight is the private swimming pool. For those wishing to organize an event, there are meeting rooms and a large parking area.
- 3 Romano Palace, avenue Kennedy 28, ☎ 39 095 596 7111. Hotel very close to the airport, with private beach, jacuzzi.
