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 look at Google's Top Ten attractions for Catania.
Let's have a look at Google's Top Ten attractions for Catania.
- Top of the list - the Cathedral of Saint Agata. This is literally the next door down from the hostel!
- Villa Bellini - in fact a park. 10 minutes walk north from the hostel. You can see the front of the park from the balconies in the hostel.
- Piazza Università - the hostel is on the square...
- Castello Ursino - ten minute gentle walk to voyage back 800 years to this beautiful and historically valuable fort.
- The Benedictine Monastery - ten minute walk to what is now the seat of Catania's University.
- Greek Theatre - a short walk of less than ten minutes brings you to this beautifully preserved theatre and odeon.
- Elephant fountain - a whole forty seconds might be required to reach the famous elephant statue.
- The Bellini Theatre - is east of us, about a five minute walk. The piazza in front is stunning, with its fountain and the beautiful avenue approaching it.
- Basilica of the Collegiata - just the other side of Piazza Università. A 2 minute walk.
- Orto Botanico - This is very far away - realtive to the top nine! About ten minutes after Villa Bellini, continuing along Via Etnea, you will find the beautiful, and Free-to-Enter, Botanical Gardens.
What about their "Hidden Gems" list?
- San Giovani Li Cuti. A picturesque seaside village, perfect for watching the sea, while enjoying a granita in brioche. A short bus ride from us.
- Palazzo Degli Elefanti - the Town Hall- is facing our building.
- Museum of the 1943 Allied invasion of Sicily is about ten minutes by public transport, or about 30 minutes on foot.
- Home and museum of Giovanni Verga, author. Home and museum of Vincenzo Bellini, composer. These two museums are close to each other, both about a ten minute walk from the hostel.
- Terme Achilliane - the archeological museum under Piazza Duomo. Again, about a minute of hard walking will bring you to this underground marvel. The same distance to the Diocesan museum in Piazza Duomo.
- San Nicolò L'Arena, the monastery, and church here are both beautiful and historically important. Oh, and ten minutes away on foot.
- The Museum of Contemporary Art in Sicily is five minutes away, in the stunning Via Crociferi.
