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Live tours in Catania

Explore Catania, Italy, live with a local who lives there. A guide walks you past Catania Cathedral, Castello Ursino and Roman Theatre on a video call, or talks you through it by phone.

14 live tours From 16,00 €

Explore Catania live with a local

Sessions run live, not as a recording: you join at a time in your own time zone, and the guide follows whatever you want to see or ask about. Centro storico is worth asking about: the walled lava-stone old town around the cathedral.

Every date has a minimum group size: if it does not fill up, it is cancelled and you are refunded in full automatically. Small groups, real answers, no script.

What a live session shows

  • Catania Cathedral The cathedral dedicated to the city's patron saint, rebuilt after the 1693 earthquake.
  • Castello Ursino A 13th-century fortress that once stood on the coast before lava flows pushed the sea back.
  • Roman Theatre A Roman theatre built over an earlier Greek one, its lower tiers still partly waterlogged.
  • Fontana dell'Elefante A lava-stone elephant carrying an Egyptian obelisk, the city's symbol.
  • Monastero dei Benedettini One of the largest Benedictine monasteries in Europe, now part of the university.
  • Teatro Massimo Bellini The city's opera house, named for the Catania-born composer Vincenzo Bellini.
  • Piazza del Duomo The main square, centred on the lava-stone Elephant Fountain.
  • Via Etnea The long straight avenue running from the Duomo toward Mount Etna.

Neighbourhoods

  • Centro storico the walled lava-stone old town around the cathedral
  • San Berillo a once-neglected district now slowly filling with bars and studios
  • Ognina a small former fishing harbour on the northern edge of the city

Food to know

  • Arancino
  • Pasta alla Norma
  • Granita and brioche
  • Cassata
  • Scacce

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Good to know about Catania

Do I need to be in Catania to join a session?

No. You join from wherever you are; the guide is the one in Catania, live on camera or on the phone.

How long does a session last?

Between 0.5 and 1.5 hours, depending on the guide and the topic.

What language is the session in?

Guides here offer Italian, English and French; pick the one you want when you book.

What if I lose connection partway through?

Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up.

Can I ask the guide anything, or is it a fixed script?

Anything. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.