Catania Day, Party Night
Bella Catania! I love a big city, and this one has it all--from the fish market where you step around smelly puddles, to the tony streets lined with high-end fashion houses; modern glass structures and countless roundabouts hug the areas around archeological excavations; gray and cream versions of gingerbread churches, and elephant motifs. The lungomare . The sea. Restaurant food, street food, tourist food, locals' food, palazzi, Villa Bellini park, and one big-ass castle. If you don't love Catania, you haven't looked at it with open eyes. Fish market vendor Parking spot location Basilica Lavica and tufa mosaics Archeological excavations right in the roundabout Mirrored pattern of archways We took a parking spot where we could, noted the nearby address, and walked 15 minutes to the fish market, just for sensory overload. Vendors shouting, seafood of every color in the rainbow, aromas of fresh fish, lemons, and parsley, and sunlight streaming onto our skin. I was ready for ...