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This tour will take visitors through a path on the edge of memory, along the front of one of the battles that decided the fate of the Second World War, the one fought between Syracuse and Catania, along the Simeto river line. A particularly suggestive moment of reflection will take place at the English and German war cemeteries, the burial place of many soldiers who lost their lives here. The day will end with a visit to the interesting museum dedicated to the Allied Landing in Sicily, where accurate reconstructions and a rich historical documentation, films and videos of the time tells the story of Operation Husky. The memory of the past becomes a moment of knowledge and education, to build...
Highlights
From 7 hours to 8 hours
Offered in English & 3 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 7 hours to 8 hours
Offered in English & 3 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
All entrance tickets
Transfer service from places not included in the Catania area
Bus for groups of more than 4 people
Lunch
1943: the Battle of the Primosole Bridge
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Catania
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This tour will take visitors through a path on the edge of memory, along the front of one of the battles that decided the fate of the Second World War, the one fought between Syracuse and Catania, along the Simeto river line. A particularly suggestive moment of reflection will take place at the English and German war cemeteries, the burial place of many soldiers who lost their lives here. The day will end with a visit to the interesting museum dedicated to the Allied Landing in Sicily, where accurate reconstructions and a rich historical documentation, films and videos of the time tells the story of Operation Husky. The memory of the past becomes a moment of knowledge and education, to build...
Highlights
From 7 hours to 8 hours
Offered in English & 3 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 7 hours to 8 hours
Offered in English & 3 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
All entrance tickets
Transfer service from places not included in the Catania area
Bus for groups of more than 4 people
Lunch
Itinerary
1
Strada Primosole
Visit to the Primosole Bridge, where within two kilometers there are four monuments in memory of the battle where British and German paratroopers clashed (Operation Fustian)
1 hour and 30 minutes
2
Riserva Naturale Oasi del Simeto
In this place it is possible to visit a part of the front line, along the path of the Simeto oasis, where it is possible to admire the area of naturalistic interest and the buildings with still the writings of the fascist era, today the seat of the reserve.
50 minutes
3
Ponte dei Malati
Visit to Agnone beach and the Ponte dei Malati near Lentini, the scene of heavy clashes between Germans and English commandos; on the same place it is possible to visit some bunkers that protected the bridge and admire an original plaque, laid by Gen. Montgomery himself in 1943.
30 minutes
4
Cimitero Mausoleo Militare Germanico
Visit to the German war cemetery
20 minutes
5
Commonwealth War Cemetery, Catania.
Visit to the English war cemetery
20 minutes
6
Museo Storico dello Sbarco in Sicilia 1943
The visit to the museum dedicated to the Allied Landing in Sicily concludes our tour, allowing you to broaden your gaze to all the allied military operations in Sicily and in particular to the Fustian operation, the battle of Simeto. An accurate historical reconstruction and a rich documentation make this museum one of the most interesting in Catania.
