The start of my “S week” unfortunately coincided with some s(hitty) weather. To escape the heavy, persistent rain in S(anta Venerina), where my accommodation was located, I headed s(outh). There, I took a look at another “C city” that had not actually been on my itinerary: Catania.
This blog entry is an abridged version of the original entry in German.
![Piazza Università (Catania) [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/20261019_101335-150x150.jpg)
![Catania Cathedral [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/20261019_143741-150x150.jpg)
![Catania Cathedral [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/20261019_104249-150x150.jpg)
![Park next to Catania Cathedral [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/20261019_143823-150x150.jpg)
![Basilica della Collegiata (Catania) [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/20261019_105326-150x150.jpg)
![Basilica della Collegiata (Catania) [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/20261019_105812-150x150.jpg)
![View over Catania from the rooftop terrace of Museo Diocesano [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/20261019_113520-150x150.jpg)
![Terme Achilliane [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/20261019_114944-150x150.jpg)
![Roman Theatre of Catania [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/20261019_125003-150x150.jpg)
![Odeon (Catania) [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/20261019_125224-150x150.jpg)
![Roman Theatre of Catania [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/20261019_130653-150x150.jpg)
![Amphitheatre of Catania [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/20261019_141955-150x150.jpg)
![Dungeon of Agatha of Sicily [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/20261019_135501-150x150.jpg)
![Piazza San Francesco d'Assisi (Catania) [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/20261019_133035-150x150.jpg)
![Teatro Massimo Bellini [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/20261019_144459-150x150.jpg)