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Catania

Catania, CT, Italia

Catania

Catania, CT, Italia

Description

The conformation of present-day Catania, in the shadow of mount Etna on the Eastern coast of Sicily, is the result of centuries of earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and alternating overlords.
The heart of the city is piazza Duomo with the Cathedral of St. Agatha, patron saint of the city, which was begun in 1091 by Ruggero the Norman, destroyed by earthquake in 1693 and rebuilt from 1736 as the neo-classical façade demonstrates; to the north, the 17th century Palazzo degli Elefanti is used as the Town Hall; to the south, Palazzo dei Chierici is linked to the cathedral by a walkway above porta Uzeda, its very recognisable façade alternating black volcanic sand with the white stone of Ispica; and facing the Cathedral, is the statue of the elephant (u’ Liotru) in honour of the Catanese martyr.
Behind the cathedral, beneath the tunnel of the walls of Charles V, the ancient fish market (la Pescheria) provides an extremely lively and picturesque atmosphere on a daily basis.
The monumental complex of the Benedictine Monastery, identifiable by the arch that opens onto via Crociferi, was built in 1558 and decorated in the following centuries with expensive marbles. Ten minutes from the cathedral is the Benedictine Monastery of San Nicolò l’Arena, a late Sicilian Baroque jewel built in the 1500s and an example of architectural integration of styles from different time periods.
Palazzo Bischeri is the best example of the city’s Baroque style: rebuilt after the earthquake in 1693, its rooms include the salone delle feste, Rococò like much of the furnishing and decorations.

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Water
Yes
Electricity
Yes
Access
Tarmac road, Accessible with large vehicles, Accessible by car
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Contacts

Sicilia Film Commission
Via Emanuele Notarbartolo 9 — 90141 Palermo
Phone: +39 091 7078008; +39 091 7078264; +39 091 7078133; +39 091 7078145
Email: filmcommission@regione.sicilia.it

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Cyrano
Film musical
Directed by: Joe Wright
Dinner Club
Docuseries
Directed by: Caterina Pollini, Riccardo Struchil
Divorce Italian Style
Film comedy
Directed by: Pietro Germi
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Film animation
Directed by: Guillermo del Toro, Mark Gustafson
I Viceré
Period film 
Directed by: Roberto Faenza
L'arte della gioia
Tv series - 6 episodes
Directed by: Valeria Golino
La primavera della mia vita
Film comedy
Directed by: Zavvo Nicolosi
Leonora Addio
Film drama
Directed by: Paolo Taviani
Riot: Civil Unrest
Strategic/management
Santocielo
Film comedy
Directed by: Francesco Amato
Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy
Tv serie - 2 seasons
Directed by: Satiyesh Manoharajah, Neil Ferguson, Chiara Messineo, Archie Powell, Chloë Avery
Strangeness
Film comedy
Directed by: Roberto Andò
The Seduction of Mimi
Film comedy
Directed by: Lina Wertmüller

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