Catania Archaeological Park (Parco Archeologico Greco-Romano di Catania)

Glide through the historic streets of Catania on a 3-hour Segway tour. Follow a local guide through the UNESCO-listed city center, passing the Fountain of the Elephant, the bustling street of Via Etnea and the park of Villa Bellini. Pause to admire the 13th-century Castle Ursino and learn more about the city’s medieval history. Your tour will conclude back at your original departure point.

The tour starts at 9.00 pm opposite the theatre in ‘Piazza Stesicoro’, after briefly introducing the Roman Catania, the guide will lead the participants to the Chiesa del Santo Carcere and subsequently to piazza Università. The tour continues in Piazza Duomo where the guide will illustrate the ancient Catania, the elephant, the Roman obelisk and the references to Isis and the temple of the moon. He will then talk about the city reconstruction due to the 1693 earthquake, with many ideas taken from the capital. The tour will proceed through via Teatro Greco Romano and the Terme della rotonda, where you can admire the remains of a Roman thistle. We will finally reach the Ursino castle; the guide will explain the history and the secret symbols such as the menorah and the pentalpha on the castle walls.

The adjective that could define Catania is sumptuous. After the earthquake of 1693 a city of extraordinary beauty was rebuilt where the Baroque buildings draw marvelous scenographic perspectives. Through art and archeology it will be possible to hear the history and culture of a people that has always built the city where it has always been.