Thanks to our Catania Walking tour you can discover all the artistic, cultural and architectural beauties in Baroque and Liberty style of the city of Catania.

With our Catania Walking tour you will be led to discover the charm of the most characteristic and evocative places of the city characterized by the lava stone of Etna.

Accompanying you in this experience will be a tour guide, who you will meet at the Bellini Garden in Catania, a place of leisure and relaxation, called “a Villa” by the people of Catania. An unmissable stop on our tour will be the Catania fair, in our colorful dialect “a fera o’ luni”, known for being the ancient market of the city full of stalls of all kinds. During our Catania Walking tour we will have the pleasure of letting you taste a piece of our typical Sicilian “tavola calda” (arancino, cipollina, pizzetta, cartocciata or Bolognese) perfect for immersing yourself in Sicilian culture.

Our walk will take us to admire the Ursino Castle, where we will make a short stop and then quench your palate with a tasty non-alcoholic drink called seltz, lemon and salt.

An irreplaceable stop will be the stop at the fish market in Catania, where the “warmth” of the fishermen’s gestures, accompanied by the smell of fresh fish will make you fully experience the folklore of the city. Our Catania Walking tour will continue in “Piazza Duomo“, the main square and home to the cathedral of Catania, where you can immortalize the symbol of the city, “U liotru“, a wonderful lava stone statue depicting an elephant that will leave you enraptured by its history and its legends.

Finally we will head towards the iconic opera square of Catania, Piazza Teatro Massimo, home of the Vincenzo Massimo Bellini Theater of the same name which will enchant you with its eclectic style.

Includes

Tour of the city of Catania, seltzer, lemon and salt and a piece of diner.

It does not include

Everything that is not specified under “includes”.
Anything requested as a plus will be considered as extra.

Other extra services

• Pick-Up service to and from your hotel
• Tourist guide
• Entrances to parks and museums

For other extra services or customizations, please contact us.

Conditions of use

The possibility of visiting the city is subject to weather conditions.

Thanks to our Bike Tour of Catania we will give you the opportunity to discover the most folkloric and characteristic sides of our beloved city by bike.

Furthermore, to fully enjoy the fascinating city of Catania, we will take you by bike along the streets and neighborhoods of the historic city center where, among the Baroque and Libertì style buildings, there are still small glimpses of an old Greek-Roman colonization.

During our bike ride we will also take you to visit local places such as the open-air markets and the fantastic seafront of Ognina (typical seaside village still in use by our local seafaring community).

During the visit we are pleased to let you taste one of our typical Catanese soft drinks… You will be delighted!

The tour will take place with muscle bikes,Trekking or MTB of the latest generation.

For this type of Bike Tour is not provided the use of E-Bikes, given the simplicity of the ride, which is still recommended for people who have a minimum of cycling familiarity.

Includes

• Tour guide (language: Italian, English and French)
• Cycling guide
• Bike
• Helmet
• Bottle of water (500ml)
• Typical Catanese soft drink
• Insurance coverage RC.

Furthermore Enjoy Catania has the pleasure of honoring each participant whit tasting of a typical Sicilian product (sweet or savory depending on availability and according to the season).

It does not include

Everything that is not specified under “includes”.
Anything requested as a plus will be considered as extra.

Other extra services

• Pick-up service, to and from your Hotel
• Typical Sicilian breakfast, lunches and dinners
• Tasting of typical Sicilian food and wine products
• Overnight stays
• Tourist guide

For other extra services or customizations, please contact us.

Additional Information

IMPORTANT: The prices above are not inclusive of pick-up service (booked exclusively as extra), the departure for this tour is our Catania office.

We guarantee a maximum of 8 pax per tour, in order to guarantee you the highest level of safety, since the tour will also take place on roads open to normal city traffic.

We recommend: Technical/sports clothing suitable for cycling tours, trekking/tennis shoes, backpack, sunglasses, sunscreen (summer season).

Conditions of use

The possibility of visiting the city is subject to weather conditions.

Thanks to our Catania Typical Street-Food accompanied by a Tour Guide, we will let you discover the historic streets and squares of Catania by walking, where you will taste the best Street Food in Catania.

Thanks to our tour you will be able to savor its ancient rustic flavors of street food, because Catania stands out for the existence of a vast open-air restaurant in the city.
On the other hand, the culture and history of a city colonized by various peoples are combined with the food and wine culture of Catania.

Accompanying you on this culinary adventure will be a Tour Guide, who you will meet in our office in Catania and who will then lead you towards the Bellini Garden (called “a Villa”), one of the four main parks in Catania located near the central Via Etnea, where the tour will begin.

The first stage towards taste will take you to taste the typical Catanese Arancino whose characteristic is the conical shape to symbolize the Etna volcano. An unmissable stop for those who love local markets is the “fera o’ luni”, the largest and oldest market in Catania. We will continue in the direction of Via Etnea, also known as the “living room” of the city where the Baroque and Liberty styles meet in a pleasant union, creating a harmony that few cities are able to express. Walking we will encounter noble palaces, historic squares and Greek Roman theaters left by ancient colonizations always present in our city.

The second stage of taste will be dedicated to the inevitable “canni di cavaddu arrustuta” (horse meat roasted on the grill), the true Catania street food, you will have the possibility to choose between various types of tasting (in the strong package your tasting will be accompanied with good wine).

The third stop will take you to the famous old fish market called “Pescheria di Catania“, where among the bright colors and the screams of the fishermen you will smell the good local fish. It will be here that we will stop to taste some excellent typical Sicilian cheeses accompanied by a good glass of local wine (only for the Tour Strong a cone of mixed fried fish is also provided).

The fourth stage of taste will lead us to discover one of the most beautiful squares in Europe, Piazza Duomo, home of the cathedral and the baroque heart of Catania, where you will have the opportunity to see the symbol of the city, namely “u Liotru“, a statue in lava stone depicting an elephant, located in the center of the square; to refresh your taste buds we will let you taste a seltz, lemon and salt, a typical non-alcoholic Catanese drink.

The fifth stage of taste will take you to visit, crossing various squares and streets, Piazza Teatro Massimo where the homonymous Teatro Massimo Vincenzo Bellini, an icon of the Catanese Opera, is located. We will conclude the tour with the last tasting of our Catania street food, choosing from one of our typical Catanese desserts, such as the delicious ice cream or even a characteristic Sicilian cannoli with ricotta.

“Light” proposal

• 1 arancino
• 1 sandwich with a choice of: sausage, 2 horse meatballs, horse or veal meat
• 1 tasting of typical Sicilian cheeses and 1 glass of wine
• 1 seltz, lemon and salt
• 1 typical dessert to choose from: cannoli, ice cream, cassata and other products that we will indicate depending on daily availability
• 1 bottle of water (500ml)

“Strong” proposal

plus visit to Piazza Federico di Svevia where the Ursino Castle is located

• 1 arancino
• 1 sandwich with a choice of: sausage, 2 horse meatballs, horse or veal meat plus 1 sausage knot with 1 glass of wine
• 1 tasting of typical Sicilian cheeses with 1 glass of wine
• 1 fish cone
• 1 seltz, lemon and salt
• 1 typical dessert to choose from: cannoli, ice cream, cassata and other products that we will indicate depending on daily availability
• 1 bottle of water (500ml)

Is not included

Everything that is not specified under “includes”.
Everything that is requested as a plus will be considered as Extra.

Other extra services

• Pick-Up service to and from your hotel
  
• Tourist guide
• Entrances to parks and museums

For other extra services or customizations, please contact us.

Additional Information

Extra discount for groups larger than 8 units.
Possibility of exclusive and confidential booking of the tour, quote on request.

For the Light and Strong proposals, payment of the balance (70%) is required in advance upon arrival at our office, before the tour departs.

Conditions of use

The possibility of visiting the city is subject to weather conditions.

Catania, the evocative baroque city located at the foot of the majestic Etna volcano, if during the day it is the perfect setting for visiting places rich in history and art in Baroque and Liberty style, in the evening thanks to the spectacular illuminated streets it becomes a magical place in which to discover the nightlife; perhaps few people know it, but Catania knows how to fascinate the gaze of its visitors at night.

This is the tour that will make you discover the nightlife of Catania, away from the usual tourist venues.
Catania by night is the perfect tour for those who want to explore the city in small “sips”, enjoying local wine, amaro and a cocktail all made in Catania.

We will meet in front of the Bellini Garden (called “A’ Villa” in Catanese dialect) from where our journey towards the various stages of Catania nightlife will begin; the first inevitable stop will be the most famous place in the historic center of Catania for tasting a good glass of local wine accompanied by traditional cheeses. Subsequently the tour will continue along Via Etnea, the longest city street in Europe, where you will have the opportunity to admire the beauty of the city and we will treat ourselves to a refreshing stop with an excellent arancino and cocktails. The walk will continue along Via Crociferi, a place redeveloped for the nightlife of us Catania people, therefore perfect for enjoying a shot of local amaro with a strong and overwhelming flavour. Finally, what could be better to end our tour than a traditional dessert? This is why the Sicilian cannolo or the minnuzza di Sant’Agata (cassatella di Sant’Agata) are the gem that can never be missing at the end of our tours.

Includes

• Visit of the city of Catania with Tour Guide
• Glass of wine (white or red), tasting of local cheeses
• An arancino (flavour of your choice based on availability at the moment)
• Cocktails (Aperol spritz, gin tonic, gin lemon, vodka lemon , vodka tonic, negroni) shot of local amaro
• Typical dessert (choice between cannoli and minnuzza di Sant’Agata).
  

Is not included

Everything that is not specified under “includes”.
Anything requested as a plus will be considered as extra.

Other extra services

• Dinner at local restaurants and taverns
• Pick-Up service to and from your hotel

For other extra services or customizations, please contact us.

Additional Information

10% discount for groups of more than 6 people.

Conditions of use

The possibility of visiting the city is subject to weather conditions.

Thanks to our Catania Shopping tour, Via Etnea and all the streets around it will no longer be a secret for you, moreover the streets of the historic center of Catania, as well as being the ideal place for enchanting walks, admiring the marvelous Etna, allow you to indulge of shopping.

The Catania Shopping Tour is the tour designed for shopping lovers, for those who would never give up discovering new typical boutiques located in the most hidden places of the historic center of Catania or for those who want to make the memory of their stay in Catania “indelible”.

The idea of the Catania Shopping tour is customizable and gives the possibility of creating the perfect tour according to your needs, the variations are many from clothing shopping, typical lava stone objects, culinary products in the “fera o’ luni” or in the colorful fish market of Catania (pistachio, arancini, cannoli, fresh fish) , shopping for beauty, personal care and niche perfumes or for the more imaginative it can become “shopping” in a tattoo studio, where you can imprint the image of your memory on your skin, making the trip to Catania indelible.

Extra services

• Pick-Up service to and from your hotel
• Tourist guide
• Entrances to parks and museums
• Food and wine tastings
• Lunches and dinners

For other extra services or customizations, please contact us.

Conditions of use

The possibility of visiting the city is subject to weather conditions.

Thanks to the Etna Trekking Excursion experience you will be able to admire the unique landscapes of Etna, passing through old lava flows that mother Etna gave us, pine and larch forests and the suggestive lava flow caves.

Starting from Piano Vetore (Etna South) from an altitude of around 1800m, we will head towards Monte Nero degli Zappini crossing an uphill sandy path and passing the inevitable stop at the Santa Barbara cave, a characteristic cannon stone.

Once you arrive under Monte Nero (Etna South), based on your physical capabilities, your Trekking instructor Rossella will show you the various alternatives to continue the Etna Trekking Excursion experience in complete relaxation and safety.

The circular tour will end in Piano Vetore, same place as the starting point.

This is the Trekking experience suitable for everyone, with an itinerary that allows various possibilities of customization, based on your technical and physical abilities, within the limit of 2 hours and thirty minutes foreseen for the experience, and all at a single price.

This Trekking experience does not include a visit to the Summit craters.

Length: minimum 3 km max 6/7 km based on the variants used
Route: Medium/Easy 1 or 2 stars based on the variants used
Period: All year round depending on the snow on the paths

We recommend: Technical/sports clothing suitable for trekking, trekking/tennis shoes, socks, gloves, hat, sunglasses, sun cream (summer period).
In the summer period we recommend bringing additional water (at least 2 liters), snacks or fruit.

Includes

• Pick-Up service from our Meeting Point in Catania to the Start Point on the Etna Volcano
• Certified trekking instructor
• Backpack
• Wind/rain jacket
• Bottle of water (500ml)
• RC insurance coverage.

It does not include

Everything that is not specified under “includes”.
Anything requested as a plus will be considered as extra.

Other extra services

• Pick-Up service to and from your hotel
• Trekking poles (cost €5.00 to be requested when booking)

For different times contact us

Additional Information

This excursion is not suitable:
To pregnant women and people suffering from particular pathologies such as cardiovascular disorders, severe hypertension and anxiety.

WARNING: due to the particular environmental conditions in which we operate, we reserve the right to cancel and/or interrupt excursion services in cases of force majeure (adverse weather conditions, volcanic risk situations, etc.). The Guides therefore consider themselves exempt from any liability for direct or indirect damages that may arise from cancellation and/or interruption of services for reasons beyond their control.

Responsibility for the presence of children lies with the parent or adult accompanying them.

Conditions of use

The possibility of carrying out the experience is subject to weather conditions.

Thanks to the Trekking Crateri Silvestri excursion, you will enjoy the spectacular lunar landscapes that Etna offers, following a path that will lead you towards the craters and lava eruptions that have repeatedly distorted the morphology of the Etna volcano.

Starting from the Silvestri Mountains (Etna South), we will head along a trekking itinerary in the surroundings of the Silvestri Craters immersed between old and new lava flows.
From the main path we will take you towards the upper crater and walking along the edges of old volcanic cones that are now extinct and dormant, you will admire unparalleled landscapes.

The circular tour will end in the same place as the departure.

This is the trekking experience suitable for everyone, from the Silvestri Craters, now extinct craters located on the southern side of the volcano, you will be able to admire the beauty of the small Etna villages and the sea from above.

This Trekking experience does not include a visit to the Summit craters.

Length: approximately 3.5 km
Ascent: approximately 220
Descent: approximately 220
Minimum altitude: 1,890m
Maximum altitude: 2,060m
Route: Medium/Easy 1 or 2 stars
Period: All year round depending on the snow on the paths

This data is based on the basic route, but based on your abilities it is always possible to make small changes to the itinerary.

We recommend: Technical/sports clothing suitable for trekking, trekking/tennis shoes, socks, gloves, hat, sunglasses, sun cream (summer period).
In the summer period we recommend bringing additional water (at least 2 liters), snacks or fruit.

Includes

• Pick-Up service from our Meeting Point in Catania to the Start Point on the Etna Volcano
• Certified trekking instructor
• Backpack
• Wind/rain jacket
• Bottle of water (500ml)
• RC insurance coverage.

It does not include

Everything that is not specified under “includes”.
Anything requested as a plus will be considered as extra.

Other extra services

• Pick-Up service to and from your hotel
• Trekking poles (cost €5.00 to be requested when booking)

For other extra services or customizations, please contact us.

Additional Information

This excursion is not suitable:
To pregnant women and people suffering from particular pathologies such as cardiovascular disorders, severe hypertension and anxiety.

WARNING: due to the particular environmental conditions in which we operate, we reserve the right to cancel and/or interrupt excursion services in cases of force majeure (adverse weather conditions, volcanic risk situations, etc.). The Instructors therefore consider themselves exempt from any liability for direct or indirect damages that may arise from cancellation and/or interruption of services for reasons beyond their control.

Responsibility for the presence of children lies with the parent or adult accompanying them.

Conditions of use

The possibility of carrying out the experience is subject to weather conditions.