Catania Audio Tour with App : Duomo, Etna and Via Etnea
Catania
About
Discover Catania in a free, immersive and engaging way with the interactive tour via i-Tourist app. With 21 audio guides directly on your smartphone, you can explore the city at your own pace, without groups and without fixed times, following a route rich in history, curiosities and iconic places. Stroll among the Baroque masterpieces of Piazza del Duomo, admire the majestic Cathedral of Sant'Agata and discover the authentic soul of the city among the colors and scents of the Catania Fish Market. The app will also guide you through historical treasures such as the Ursino Castle, the Roman Theatre of Catania and the elegant Via dei Crociferi. The tour also integrates a holistic and sensory ap...
Highlights
6 hours
Offered in German (Deutsch) & 3 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
6 hours
Offered in German (Deutsch) & 3 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Support / technical assistance in case of problems during use
Geo location map with points of interest near you
No app downloads — works directly from your browser
Full access to all content with 23 detailed audio guides
Entrance fees not included must be paid in person on site
Offline access
Choose your transport (not included)
Smartphones and headphones (bring your own)
Physical Guide in person (not required)
Meeting Points
Departure
Porta Uzeda
As these are audio guides to listen to on your smartphone the meeting point indicated is just an indication to start the walking tour. It is possible to start the tour from any point on the map, in absolute freedom, without timetable.
Return
Important Information
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Wheelchair accessible
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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Catania Audio Tour with App : Duomo, Etna and Via Etnea
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$18.00
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About
Discover Catania in a free, immersive and engaging way with the interactive tour via i-Tourist app. With 21 audio guides directly on your smartphone, you can explore the city at your own pace, without groups and without fixed times, following a route rich in history, curiosities and iconic places. Stroll among the Baroque masterpieces of Piazza del Duomo, admire the majestic Cathedral of Sant'Agata and discover the authentic soul of the city among the colors and scents of the Catania Fish Market. The app will also guide you through historical treasures such as the Ursino Castle, the Roman Theatre of Catania and the elegant Via dei Crociferi. The tour also integrates a holistic and sensory ap...
Highlights
6 hours
Offered in German (Deutsch) & 3 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
6 hours
Offered in German (Deutsch) & 3 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Support / technical assistance in case of problems during use
Geo location map with points of interest near you
No app downloads — works directly from your browser
Full access to all content with 23 detailed audio guides
Entrance fees not included must be paid in person on site
Offline access
Choose your transport (not included)
Smartphones and headphones (bring your own)
Physical Guide in person (not required)
Meeting Points
Departure
Porta Uzeda
As these are audio guides to listen to on your smartphone the meeting point indicated is just an indication to start the walking tour. It is possible to start the tour from any point on the map, in absolute freedom, without timetable.
For centuries this place was not just commerce. It was encounter, survival, community. Within walking distance, churches remember that food was – and still is – a gift. Here you perceive a ... Listen to the Full Audio Guide!
15 minutes
2
Anfiteatro Romano
In front of you – and partly below you – is the Roman Amphitheatre of Catania. It does not impose itself on the eye like other great monuments of antiquity. Here archaeology does not shout: it whispers. It emerges among the modern streets like a ... Listen to the Full Audio Guide!
10 minutes
3
Basilica Cattedrale di Sant'Agata
You are in front of the Cathedral of St. Agatha, and even before entering you can perceive that this place is much more than a stone building: it is a breathing organism, a crossroads of history, devotion and ... Listen to the Full Audio Guide!
10 minutes
4
Museo Civico Castello Ursino
In front of you stands the Ursino Castle, compact, massive, almost severe. Its walls of dark lava stone seem to have originated from the same earth that supports them. There is no distance between the castle and the ... Listen to the Full Audio Guide!
15 minutes
5
Chiesa Di San Nicolo L'arena
Its history begins in the seventeenth century, when the Benedictine monks decided to build a church that was worthy of their rule: balance between work and spirit, between silence and action. But the land here has always had a voice... Listen to the Full Audio Guide!
15 minutes
6
Music Kiosk
Etna volcano and Music Kiosk. Its light and elegant wrought iron structure recalls the end of the nineteenth century, when live music was a collective ritual. Here the bands played, people met, emotions... Listen to the Full Audio Guide!
15 minutes
7
Market Fera O’Luni
You are entering the “Fera o Luni”, Catania’s Historic Point of Sale. You are not just a visitor here: you are a guest in an ancient house, alive, noisy and sincere. Every step you take is a step inside... Listen to the Full Audio Guide!
20 minutes
8
Fontana dell'Amenano
That water that flows before you is not born here. It comes from afar, from the oldest heart of the city. It is the Amenano river, a watercourse that in the past crossed Catania on the surface, feeding ... Listen to the Full Audio Guide!
10 minutes
9
Fontana dell'Elefante
In front of you there is no water, but memory flows. What you observe is still called the Elephant Fountain, but for over half a century ... Listen to the Full Audio Guide
10 minutes
10
Music Kiosk
Meditation : Fire Root, Breath of Silence. You're in front of the Music Kiosk.
Here the city drops in volume and the gaze opens. In front of you, Etna. Present, still and alive at the same time.
Slowly close your eyes.
Put your feet on the ground.
Feel the contact with ... Listen to the Full Audio Guide!
15 minutes
11
Benedictine Monastery of San Nicolo l'Arena
This space was born in 1558, when the Benedictine monks chose to build their world here, following a simple and powerful rule: balance. Prayer and work, silence and ... Listen to the Full Audio Guide!
15 minutes
12
Orto Botanico dell'Universita di Catania
You are in a place born in 1858, when the University of Catania decided to create a space dedicated to the study of plants, scientific knowledge and the conservation of biodiversity. But what you're about to cross is not just an academic garden: it's... Listen to the Full Audio Guide!
15 minutes
13
Palazzo Biscari
You are in one of the most important palaces of Sicilian Baroque, born after the great earthquake of 1693. Catania was wounded, broken, yet from that destruction the Paternò Castello family, princes of Biscari, chose ... Listen to the Full Audio Guide!
20 minutes
14
Porta Garibaldi - Ferdinandea
We are in 18th century Catania. It was 1768 when this monumental arch was built to celebrate a royal wedding, that of Ferdinand IV of Bourbon and Maria Carolina of Austria. At the time it was called Porta Ferdinandea. But, as often happens to this city, time and history have transformed it ... Listen to the Full Audio Guide!
15 minutes
15
Porta Uzeda
This gate was born in 1696, after the devastating earthquake of 1693 that razed Catania to the ground. It was commissioned by the Duke of Camastra and dedicated to Viceroy Juan Francisco Pacheco, Duke of Uzeda, from whom it takes its name. But more than a political dedication, Porta Uzeda represents a ... Listen to the Full Audio Guide!
15 minutes
16
San Giovanni Li Cuti
San Giovanni Li Cuti – Meditation : The ancient breath of Catania. Between the smell of salt and the rhythmic sound of waves crashing on dark rocks, San Giovanni Li Cuti holds one of the most authentic and poetic faces of Catania.
A small fishing village nestled between the blue of the Ionian Sea and the lava tracks of Etna, where time seems to slow down, as if ... Listen to the Full Audio Guide!
20 minutes
17
Teatro Massimo Bellini
Its harmonious lines, inspired by Sicilian Baroque, seem to strike a subtle balance between strength and grace. The light stone reflects sunlight and, at the same time ... Listen to the Full Audio Guide!
15 minutes
18
Parco Archeologico Greco Romano di Catania
Roman Theatre and Odeon. Its origins date back to the Greek age, but it was in Roman times, between the first and second centuries after Christ, that theatre took on the form that you can guess today. The bleachers, carved in the lava stone of Etna, tell an alliance ... Listen to the Full Audio Guide!
20 minutes
19
Via dei Crociferi
Via Crociferi and Porta San Benedetto. You may wonder why, in such a few meters, so many churches are concentrated. The Response is historic, but also deeply symbolic. Via Crociferi is home to four churches, and is one of the highest concentrations of sacred buildings in Europe in such a small space. It is not an accident, nor an excess ... Listen to the Full Audio Guide!
15 minutes
20
Via Etnea
You are about to enter Via Etnea, the backbone of the city, a street that does not just connect places, but connects times, energies, moods. Every step you take is a dialogue between you and... Listen to the Full Audio Guide!
20 minutes
21
Giardino Bellini
Under your feet lies a story that dates back to the eighteenth century, when this area was a private garden belonging to Prince Ignatius Paternò Castello, an enlightened man who conceived the ... Listen to the Full Audio Guide!
20 minutes
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