Catania

Catania (, , , ) is the second-largest municipality in Sicily, after Palermo, both by area and by population. Despite being the second city of the island, Catania is the centre of the most densely populated Sicilian conurbation, which is among the largest in Italy. It has important road and rail transport infrastructures, and hosts the main airport of Sicily (fifth-largest in Italy). The city is located on Sicily's east coast, facing the Ionian Sea at the base of the active volcano Mount Etna. It is the capital of the 58-municipality province known as the Metropolitan City of Catania, which is

Italian university

pasta dish

Roman consul in 263 BC

Italian architect (1702-1768)

Italian saint

traditional pastry from Catania, Italy

symbolic monument of the city of Catania

martyr and saint

1169 earthquake in Sicily

Italian rugby union club

crime occurred in Italy

public holiday in San Marino and in Catania on February 5: commemoration of the patroness of the republic and of liberation from foreign rule (San Marino, 1740)