First trip to Catania

We made our first big trip into Catania yesterday, with help from our sponsor. Catania is the largest city near Sigonella and is about a 20 minute drive. We agreed it had the feeling of a smaller version of Naples. That being the traffic, people, markets and the food. The girls were quite impressed by the crowds and crazy traffic, the parents just thought back to our Naples days and smiled.

The duomo in city center

A sampling at snack time. It was a small coffee bar outside the Duomo with great people watching.

We walked through the Saturday fish market. It was quite impressive on the variety and quantity of seafood. The local vendors really played it up for the girls (bringing out a live octopus to play with).

Craft market on a small side street.

Roman ruins, we walked down inside to explore the passages and walkways below.

We stopped at a restaurant next to the Catania castle and ate alfresco out on the sidewalk, I included pictures for all those people who love food pictures (you know who you are!)

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