Catania

A stay in a city like Catania, the “Athens of Italy”

Only a THI Collection hotel can do it justice

According to legend, the hometown of Vincenzo Bellini and Giovanni Verga has been destroyed seven times during its history due to terrible earthquakes, given its closeness to Etna. The worst was in 1693, which razed it to the ground.

The city is famed chiefly for its ruins from the Greek period (hence the name “Athens of Italy”) and the centuries of Roman domination, flanked by buildings and street furniture with a clear baroque flavour thanks to reconstruction work mainly due to the architect Giovan Battista Vaccarini.

More recently, in the 1960s, the city benefited from considerable economic development in the area of building and agriculture which earned it a second name: “Milan of the South”.

So much history and millenary charm are worthy of a stay in a THI Collection hotel. At the Excelsior Grand Hotel a perfect equilibrium reigns between classic and contemporary style. The Excelsior is the ideal choice both for businessmen in search of an appealing venue for meetings and conventions and for discriminating tourists who want sophisticated comfort in the context of an Italian pearl: Catania.