Discover Catania
Two souls: the Athens of Italy and the Milan of the South
Catania, a city open to the world, and an important point of reference for the island and its capital. Lively and enterprising, its description in ancient times as the “Athens of the South” has been updated to the equally apt “Milan of the South”, two names that that bear witness to the fact that Catania has always kept in step with march of history and progress, assimilating and interpreting new cultural movements.
In more recent times it also underwent a rapid economic and industrial growth, which led to a flourishing sulphur processing industry.