Catania
Catania sits at the foot of Etna on black basalt streets. Pasta alla Norma (tomato, aubergine, ricotta salata) was invented here; granita con brioche is breakfast; Etna Rosso from the volcanic slopes pours at dinner.
- Airport
- CTA
- 7 km · Fontanarossa
- Region
- Sicilia
- L'Isola
- Stay near
- Centro Storico
- Piazza Duomo · Via Etnea
- Time zone
- CET
- (UTC+1)
Catania sits at the foot of Etna on black basalt streets. Pasta alla Norma (tomato, aubergine, ricotta salata) was invented here; granita con brioche is breakfast; Etna Rosso from the volcanic slopes pours at dinner.
- Airport
- Fontanarossa (CTA) · 7 km
- Transfer
- Alibus shuttles run from CTA to Catania Centrale in 20 minutes for €4.
- Stay near
- Centro Storico · Piazza Duomo · Via Etnea
- Time
- CET (UTC+1)
Hotels in central Catania
Properties in Centro Storico and Piazza Duomo, ranked by guest score for the date range above.
Things to do in Catania
Onward from Catania
Catania sits on Italy's high-speed rail network. Half the country is a train ride.
CTA is reachable from every major European hub. Browse programmatic per-origin pages for fare context.
Catania sits in Sicilia, known as L'Isola — the island. The DOP register includes Pistacchio Verde di Bronte DOP and Cioccolato di Modica IGP.
Read the regional referenceCatania FAQ
Answers compiled from airport, rail and partner data.