Sights

Piazza del Duomo and the Elephant Fountain

Catania's main square, centred on a lava-stone elephant carrying an Egyptian obelisk, the city's much-loved symbol.

⏱ Allow 15 min

From the ship

Terminal	One way	How
Catania Cruise Terminal, Molo Sporgente Centrale	15 min	walk

Times are estimates. Allow extra on busy days and for tender queues.

Food & drinkClosed Sundays

A noisy, colourful morning fish market just behind the cathedral square, with small trattorias around it serving the catch at lunchtime.

⏱ 30 min visit🚶 15 min walk from the Catania Cruise Terminal, Molo Sporgente Centrale

Sights

The cathedral of the city's patron saint, Agatha, rebuilt in baroque style after the 1693 earthquake, with the tomb of the composer Bellini inside.

⏱ 30 min visit🚶 14 min walk from the Catania Cruise Terminal, Molo Sporgente Centrale

Practical

The council's tourist office just off the cathedral square, open daily (Sunday mornings only), for maps and transport advice.

⏱ 10 min visit🚶 14 min walk from the Catania Cruise Terminal, Molo Sporgente Centrale

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