
Porta Garibaldi
A black-and-white triumphal arch in a working district, carved from the very lava that buried the city, I rise from the ashes, fairer than before.
View on Google Maps:Porta Garibaldi





Walk through centuries of Sicilian history, discover UNESCO-listed landmarks, and explore Catania at your own pace with offline GPS navigation.
Enjoy a self-guided walking tour with offline GPS and immersive stories.
Read, I rise from the ashes on lava-black Porta Garibaldi.
Explore a UNESCO-listed Baroque city rebuilt after the 1693 earthquake.
Look down into a sunken private Roman bath at Piazza Dante.
Stand before Sicily's largest church, frozen unfinished.
Walk Via Crociferi, the finest Baroque street in Sicily.
Stand under 700 glowing umbrellas over black lava cobbles.
Descend into A Piscaria's sing-song, swordfish fish market.
Visit Piazza del Duomo and meet Catania's iconic lava-stone elephant.
Discover ancient Roman baths, theatres, and hidden archaeological gems.
See the magnificent Cathedral of Saint Agatha, Catania's spiritual heart.
Explore the Via Santa Filomena over a cone-shaped arancino.
Tour Starting Point
Porta Garibaldi
Piazza Palestro, 95122 Catania CT, Italy

A black-and-white triumphal arch in a working district, carved from the very lava that buried the city, I rise from the ashes, fairer than before.
View on Google Maps:Porta Garibaldi
Sicily's largest church, columns sliced off mid-build, a 40-metre noon sundial — and a monastery that was rebuilt right on top of 1669 lava.
View on Google Maps:Church of Saint Nicholas the Arena
A 2,000-year-old domed Roman bath turned Byzantine church, ringed by medieval graves, frescoes scraped away — yet it has never once fallen.
View on Google Maps:Archaeological Complex Terme della Rotonda
An "illegal" overnight arch, a Sicilian Sistine ceiling, and cloistered nuns who sang Mass unseen from iron grates above the nave.
View on Google Maps:Church of Saint Benedict4 of 29 stops shown. Stops 1 to 3 and the tour's landmark stops are open; the full route unlocks in the app after purchase.
Save the tour to your device — it works fully offline once downloaded.
Audio narration triggers automatically as you approach each stop.
Buy once, replay forever. Resume anytime, on any of your devices.
All stops are optional — the app re-routes seamlessly to the next one.
For the best storytelling experience, bring headphones or a portable speaker.
Switch between English, French, German, Spanish or Italian anytime.
Starting from
$11.99