Hostels: the modern Pioneers of Co-Living Why hostels are more than a place to sleep — and what today’s remote workers can learn from them. Long before the rise of remote work, digital nomads and co-living brands, hostels were already practicing...

Benvenuti sul Nuovo Sito dell’Ostello degli Elefanti! Siamo felici di presentarvi il nuovo sito dell’Ostello degli Elefanti, un passo avanti per offrire un’esperienza ancora più coinvolgente e interattiva per i nostri ospiti e la nostra...

Taormina: Day trip from Catania. Taormina Among the most celebrated tourist destinations in Southern Italy, Taormina is a city on the east coast of Sicily with origins stretching back to Magna Grecia – Ancient Greece. Reasons to see...

The mysterious chimneys of Catania Upon leaving Catania Central Station one cannot help but notice that northwards stand an array of red brick chimneys. If you head that way, along Viale Africa, you will discover that they form a complex which...

A ton of reasons to stay at Ostello Degli Elefanti. Catania is packed with incredible places to visit. We have, arguably, the best location of any hostel in Catania, offering you an extensive list of attractions to visit. A big claim? Let's have...

Famous citizens of Catania Giovanni Verga was born in Catania in 1840, when Sicily formed part of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. From a family of landowning minor nobility, Verga was sent to the University of Catania, but found himself unable...