Duomo of Catania

Sicily Day 4: Catania

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April 6th 2010
By this day we had pretty much exhausted Taormina and had heard good things about Catania, so we decided to take the hour bus ride there. Everyone who said good things about Catanialied. Catania is probably the one place I left in Italy and says that I have absolutely no desire to go back to. Now, i am sure it is probably nice if you live there. but for tourists it is not a good city. especiall ... read more

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more