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Beyond the cries of traders and the crowd of people, the so-called ‘caves’ are hidden within the Church of St. Gaetano, where once martyrs such as Saint Agatha were buried Piazza Carlo Alberto has long been the stage of one of the largest city markets in Sicil... More »
The site, owned by a noble family from Catania, is one of the rare examples of Byzantine architecture in town. Together with the heir and owner Salvatore Bonajuto, we retraced the most significant moments of this place, from Bianca di Navarra’s concession to t... More »
When Orazio Paternò Castello, the future Marquis of San Giuliano, escaped by sea, a cloud of mystery rose over him. For a long time, no one has been aware of his destiny, while now the reason for his sudden escape is clear: he killed her wife in a jealous rage... More »
Hidden between a fish restaurant and a store of local stuff in Catania, after centuries the Fonte Lanaria still reminds everyone of one of the most significant moment linked to St. Agatha’s cult: the removal of her remains by the Byzantine commander Giorgio Ma... More »
Sicily has dazzled the Polish interior architect Joanna Bartkowiak since her first trip to the island and for over 15 years, enough to make her want to resume her studies of Sicilian literature. About the discovery of such a new and unimaginable land she said:... More »
January 23rd, 1387: an adventurous and fairy liberation plan involved Guglielmo Raimondo Moncada and the daughter of King Federico IV, Maria. She was been imprisoned at the Ursino Castle by the greedy vicar Artale, who did not accept her as the legitimate heir... More »
This is the building where punishment was conceived as redemption. It was defined “panoptic” because of the cells placed along its perimeter, through which keepers could constantly supervise the area. Nowadays, even if it is close to the street market of the c... More »
They say it was a lovely spot, with a depth of 50 feet and a width of 4 miles, and that it was the place where high-society villa appeared and boat races used to take place Did you know that Catania was surrounded by a lake? They say it was a lovely spot, with... More »
The dwelling appeared in the XIX century together with many other holiday houses and still hides the rich treasure of a Patrician tomb No wonder you can find a Roman mausoleum dating back to at least two thousand years ago within a nineteenth-century villa, co... More »
This cavity has lava origins and a wonderful “dog’s teeth” roof, covered by reflow stalactites formed by the contact of fluid lava with the air. In the busy via Leucatia, behind the ring road of Catania, a sign by a crossroads with no outlet (via Liardo) goes ... More »
This slumbering city is often drowned by big clunky architectures that don’t make her beauty justice. Instead some others speak volumes about the city’s long history and are truly worth a visit. Let’s for just a minute imagine Catania as is used to be: carriag... More »
It is a two-storey house, large enough to hide the windows of the building behind it. But, with its width of just 3 feet, it could be the smallest in the world. This tiny building is located in a Sicilian village in the province of Palermo: it was built in the... More »
