Catania Alternative Tour
- 3 hours
- Off The Beaten Track
- Catania
Your local for this experience
Experience hosted by Mirco
- Private Tour
- Carbon Neutral
- Destination
- Catania, Italy
- Category
- Off The Beaten Track
- Duration
- 3 hours
- Transport mode
- Walking tour
- Available languages
- Deutsch, English, Español, Italiano
- Included
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- Private guide
12 reasons to book this tour
- 100% personalized to your wishes
- History of Catania
- Catania and its relation with Mount Etna
- Street art in Catania
- Fish Market
- streets of night life
- castello ursino
- Roman Theather
- Roman Amphitheatre
- break in a kiosk
- hidden gems (that you discover with me, during the tour)
- your private guide Mirco
What you can expect
We'll meet at the indicated time at the entrance of the Giardino Pacini to begin this tour of the alternative side of Catania. This Sicilian city has much more to offer than just beautiful Baroque architecture - let's explore it together!
During this tour, we'll not cross the main street (Via Etnea) neither the main square (Piazza Duomo), because both are the most busy and touristy areas of the city center. During this tour we will cross the center, but walking through small streets, alleys, and showing you places which are off the beaten path.
My aim is that you, during this tour with me, feel like locals.
We'll walk through the historic center to get to know the most interesting aspects of the Sicilian culture.
We'll discover the history of the city, from its origins to modern times, passing through eras like Roman times and the Middle Ages as we make our way through the famous arches of the Marina, Castello Ursino (with the stunning 1669 lava flow)
I'll tell you about the past of this beautiful city, and discuss local programs like the San Berillo street art project. I'll tell you about it on the tour!
Of course, this tour of Catania wouldn't be complete without delving into its gastronomy and nightlife. As you'll surely work up an appetite after hearing about pasta, arancini and cannoli, I'll recommend a typical place to try these local delicacies.
We'll have also a break in one of the typical kiosks of the city center, where we can stop and have a mandarino or a seltz, to fresh ourselves.
Then, after a 3 hour tour, we'll say goodbye in Piazza Teatro, where we’ll enjoy the beauty of the Bellini Theater in front of us.
Do you want to change something? Don't worry! We can customize the tour as you prefer!
This is the plan
Check out the plan below to see what you'll get up to with your local host. Feel free to personalize this offer with Mirco.
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Meeting point
Meet at Villa Pacini - Catania to start your journey
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Itinerary
This is what our experience could look like, but it’s not set in stone! Once you book, you can chat directly with your host to make small tweaks to suit your preferences.
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Fish Market and Sea arches
We start the tour by a very interesting area close to Fish Market: The Sea Arches. I will tell you its story, showing you old pictures -
Streets of night life
During the walk I will show the streets of night life and I'll give you some suggestions of the typical food you can have here in Catania -
Hidden Gem n.1
If you take the tour in the morning, I will show a hidden jem located in a bar. It is a volcanic cave, in the city center of Catania! -
Hidden Gem n. 2
If you take the tour in the afternoon, I will show you a beautiful well, with a water spring, which had been covered by the lava of 1669 -
Ursino Castle
We'll see the most important fortress of Catania and I'll tell you how it had been surrounded by the lava from mt. Etna -
Roman theather
A huge roman theather which is still in use, built for the most with lava stone -
Roman Amphitheatre
The so called "black colosseum". An amazing testimony of roman period in the city center of catania -
San Berillo street art project
A very interesting street art project located in the city center. I will take you to San Berillo district, and I will tell you its story -
Make it yours
Want to tweak the itinerary? Book directly & chat afterwards with your host to adjust highlights, skip stops, or make small changes to fit your preferences.
Book risk-free: Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund.
Need something special? Personalize your experience for more time, alternative locations or a completely tailored plan.
I can personalize this tour for you
I can personalize this tour for you
- Tell me your preferred date and group size
- Tell me your preferences and wishes so I can customize the tour for you
- Wait for my personal offer in your inbox!
Flexible cancellation policy
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Feel confident booking
Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund. Even up to 7 days before your experience, you’ll receive a refund, minus the service fee.
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Change of plans?
Reschedule your experience to a date and time that works best for you.
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More about me
Hiking Guide and Tour Guide!
If you want to discover Etna, some natural beauties in East Sicily, or cities like Catania, Syracuse or Taormina, contact me!
Six years ago gave life to a project, with the idea of shooting documentaries about each area of Sicily I visit, to document it through short videos and tell it to the viewers. Thanks to this idea, asking hospitality to the municipalities and, in return, I make a video, I have been discoverin tons of hidden natural, urban and archeological gems.
What's the aim of my ''withlocals'' profile? Show the travellers how much-hidden beauties we have in Sicily.
I want you to experience Sicily deeply as Sicilians do.
For this reason, thanks to my work of documentaries around Sicily (subtitled in English and many other languages) I am also known as “the popularizer of Sicilianity”!
My YT project is "Mirco Mannino - in Viaggio con Te", subtitled in many languages.
See you soon in Sicily!
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