WalkingTour CATANIA - discovering the city of lava with a licensed guide
Recommended by 93% of travelers
Sicily, Italy
- 2 to 3 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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What's Included
- Licensed Tourist Guide
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Piazza del Duomo, 95100 Catania CT, Italy
The tour starts from the GS (GuidingSicily) infopoint overlooking Piazza Duomo, at the corner with Via Merletta, at 10.30am
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Operating hours.10:30 am
Itinerary
1
Piazza del Duomo
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
2
Palazzo degli Elefanti - World Heritage Site
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
3
A' Piscaria Mercato del Pesce
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
4
Ursino Castle
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
5
Via dei Crociferi
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
6
Piazza Universita
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
4.7
based on 135 reviews
Grace_M, Sep 2025
Titianna was a great guide . Very educational experience . True feeling for the Sicilian lifestyle. Foods are natural, and the people make good use of natures bounty. Including lava which is used and repurposed very well from making buildings that stand for lifetimes to ornamental objects.
Carl_B, Oct 2024
Learning about the history of Catania was fascinating. We walked to a number sites and saw many ancient landmarks.
Response from Host, Oct 2024
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Davina_S, Aug 2024
Our guide was delightful—a fantastic intro to the city, history, and Sicilian culture. She was also very personable and entertaining—fantastic experience!
Silvio_N, Jul 2024
Maria -Luisa was a fantastic guide. She was not only extremely knowledgable about Catania‘s history, she had a great knowledge of all of Sicily and every nuance of the local culture. She grave great tips about local food, specialties, and customs, and all with her own special personality, which we really appreciated. As our first tour of our Sicily trip, Maria- Louisa could not have been a better start to our trip!
CLAUDIA_V, Jul 2024
Magical villages/town that are worth visiting. We were 6 in the group plus our driver, Angelo. I liked him very much, he was very knowledgeable and respectfull, also a very good driver who brought us back in safety to Catania. He had cold water in the van so we could refill our bottles. He was with us all along the way talking about the history of this land. In Taormina he gave us 2 hour free time. We did a pleasant (altough very very hot) walk in Savoca, visited a crypt, than we visited Castelmola where we had lunch. It is not a difficult walk and there are only a few steps,so elderly people could do it too. Altough I do not recommend it in summertime,only if you can easily support the heat. The lunch was delicious and enough (bruschete, wine, almond liqour, pasta) and included in the price. I definitely recommend this tour!
Thomas_D, Jun 2024
She was the best tour guide I had in a whole month and a half of traveling Italy and at least a dozen paid tours and excursions during that time — hands down! Personable, hilarious, extensive knowledge and wonderful storytelling ability… The best!
Donna_R, Jun 2024
Highly recommend this easy walking (mostly - a few sidewalks were old & rough) tour of the city. Covered a bit of history of the city as well as the present day status of the people & attractions. Giuseppe was a pleasant and informative guide who is from Catania. It was a hot day so he was mindful of taking breaks and finding shade for us. He was very helpful with guests with lost items during our tour. The fish market was fun & interesting tour stop. Really enjoyed it!
Ana_C, Apr 2024
My friend and I took this 2 hour walking tour of Catania. It was absolutely great. The tour Guide spoke very clearly and gave us just the right amount of information. We saw the main sights in the inner part of the town. Can highly recommend it to any first time visitor of Catania. We then took the Hop on and hop off tour. It was a perfect combination.
Mary_F, Dec 2023
This tour included the best and most interesting sights of old central Catania. We heard about the history of the city, the sometimes dramatic influence of Mt Etna and visited the lively fish market
Marina_V, Oct 2023
Alicia was a great tour guide. She truly knew the history of the city and provided many insights that were very interesting
Mark_R, Sep 2021
We were very fortunate to have such a well informed tour guide. Of all our Viator walking tours she ranks at #1 or close to it. Shame on me for not writing down her name but we have 20+ tours. She was awesome and funny. Native of Catania. My wife and I really enjoyed ourselves.
Marc_V, Jun 2025
Nice tour, easy walk, understandable English , not too large group , lots of explanations for everything
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fabiola_g, Mar 2025
La guida Tiziana è stata molto esauriente e anche disponibile nel soddisfare le nostre curiosità!!!!
Monica_c, Jul 2024
Hicimos la visita en italiano por no disponer en español ..Muy buena experiencia .La guía nos facilitó lss as visita
Paola_R, Jul 2024
Enza una bravissima guida chiara e molto simpatica. Ero già venuta a Catania ma ero rimasta molto delusa. Quest'anno sono tornata e mi sono affidata alla vostra azienda, fantastica esperienza.
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Emelina_L, May 2024
La historia de Santa Ágata me pareció fascinante. La guía aportó muchos detalles de la historia de Catania.
Letizia_Z, Apr 2024
Ester e’ una guida molto preparata, ci ha raccontato anche diversi aneddoti legati a luoghi di Catania molto interessanti
Daniele_C, Apr 2024
Guida coinvolgente e molto preparata sulla storia e gli eventi di Catania e della Sicilia. Consigliamo l'utilizzo di auricolari (si sentiva poco la guida).
Marinella_P, Apr 2024
Sempre bene affidarsi a guide preparate che attraverso interessanti racconti ti coinvolgono e fanno scoprire la storia e interessanti curiosità.
cristina_b, Apr 2024
Abbiamo avuto Ivan come guida, ha saputo trasmetterci l' amore per Catania e ci ha regalato tantissime nozioni sulla storia di Catania
nefervampiria, Aug 2023
Nel complesso un buon giro e delle belle spiegazioni ci sono stati anche momenti “gustosi” e simpatici , Totò un’ottima guida, ma sinceramente mi aspettavo un guizzo in più. Colpa sicuramente del cattivo tempo. Consigliato!
Gaetano_P, Aug 2023
La nostra guida,Enza, è stata bravissima, ci ha raccontato tantissimo su Catania dalle sue origini ad oggi.Molto preparata e chiara. Grazie
MariaAugusta_C, Jun 2022
Ascoltare Enza è stato molto interessante. È una guida preparata sulla sua terra e trasmette l amore che nutre per essa.
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