6 days in Catania Itinerary

The landscape surrounding Catania, a medieval city on Sicily's eastern coast, is dominated by Mount Etna, the tallest active volcano in Europe.

Do your shopping at Sicilian Wine Shop and Ceramiche Artistiche Sammartino e Delfino. Bring the kids along to Ancient Theatre of Taormina and Villa Comunale. Explore Catania's surroundings by going to EtnaExcursion.it (in Trecastagni), Corso Umberto (in Taormina) and Museo del Carretto Siciliano (in Aci Sant'Antonio). There's much more to do: tour the pleasant surroundings at Etna Donkey Trekking, pause for some serene contemplation at Syracuse Cathedral, step off the mainland to explore Ortigia, and stop by Sandra Simonato.

For more things to do, traveler tips, ratings, and more tourist information, go to the Catania trip itinerary planning tool .

If you are flying in from Malta, the closest major airports are Catania-Fontanarossa Airport and Comiso Airport. In December in Catania, expect temperatures between 19°C during the day and 5°C at night. Finish up your sightseeing early on the 13th (Wed) so you can travel back home.