Catania, The black pearl of the Jonian sea
Catania, founded by the people of Chalcidice in 729 B.C. the bare lavic round, can be called "The black pearl of the Jonian sea"; as a matter of fact the city rises in a wonderful strip of rocky coast, where
Piazza Duomo and the cathedral
The traditional center of Catania is marked by the Piazza del Duomo, the confluence point of the main roads. The pivot of the space is the Elephant Fountain, the lava emblem of the city; designed in 1736 by the architect