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Catania, Sicilia (November 2022)

Map of Sicilia showing the location of Catania

Catania

2022.11.02

A Casa di Ettore

3nights

NZD 94per night

View on AirBnB
Starting the day with coffee
Lost his head
Arriving at the Catania train station
Walking down the grafitti lined streets
View outside our AirBnB
The Teatro Bellini
Cattedrale di Sant'Agata
Fountain
The marina
Fisherman
Street corner

Mt. Etna

Catching the bus to Mt. Etna
Looking out the bus window at Mt. Enta
Joining a group to go for a hike up to 3000m
Taking the cable car up to 2500m
Some people decided to walk instead of taking the cable car
Ready to go
The south eastern crater
Walking in single file
Walking through a magma cave
Feeling the heat from the local "oven"
Lava flow from earlier this year
Walking across the lava flow
Getting a closer look at some exposed sulphur
It's a steep walk up
Approaching the crater
Looking back down at Catania
Time for a lunch break
Pretty chilly at the top
Can you spot the people?
Walking/running/sliding/surfing down the loose gravel