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 comunità....

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 Taormina ...

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 today...

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 a...

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 to...

Warmest greetings from Catania! We have been very busy, trying on all levels to augment the activities of the hostel, while also attending to the sort of wholesale improvements that are not feasible when the hostel is open. One of the wonderful...