“I look at a photo of my mother She was happy, she could have been twenty years old The hair gathered in a silk scarf And an absent look. A vivid view of the Sixties Of a radiant Catania”* The first memory I have of Catania comes from a song entitled “In Bianco E Nero”, black and white, by the Italian musician and song writer Carmen Consoli who was also born in this beautiful baroque Sicilian city. Last summer I decided to spend a week there, first because I wanted to visit it and second because its position is strategic to visit Taormina, the Etna Volcano, Acitrezza and many other enchanting villages which surround it. Landing here from Rome, Milan or Turin gives you also the possibility to easily reach Marzamemi and Noto. The first thing I suggest to do here is to book ...
Visiting Catania, between legends and history
