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Catania

Catania is placed along the Ionic coasts of Sicily on the homonymous gulf and it is a city with a millenary history. Since 2002 its centre, together with seven municipalities of the near Val di Noto has been included among the Unesco’s World Heritage sites.
Among the ancient monuments worthy to visit we remember the following: the Roman Theater, The Amphitheatre and the Thermal Baths all coming back to the Roman age, the Castle  Ursino build by Federico II and today seat of the Museo Civico of Catania. The baroque buildings as the Cathedral Dome of S. Agata, patron saint of the city, which holds an urn with the saint relics; the Badia S. Agata that together with the former convent is placed near the homonymous Cathedral Dome; the church S. Benedetto, placed near the former convent and the Palazzo degli Elefanti seat of the City Hall and its name derives from the particular decoration of the façade.
As of the culinary aspects, Catania has most tasty and richest  receipt  of Sicily. Among the traditional receipts: seefood salad with octopus, prawns, occhio di bue(mollusc), the masculini marinate (anchovies marinated with oil and lemon), pasta alla Norma with ink black, pasta with masculini, linguine al cartoccio or all’acqua di mare (with fish or molluscs), variety of fried fish, sardines beccafico, parmiggiana (aubergine), caponata  with aubergines and tomatoes, arancini.
Among sweets: cannoli with ricotta cheese, cassata and ice creams and crushed ice with almond, lemon, mulberry, peach juice and coffee.