What to do in Catania when it rains
A wet day in Catania is no write-off: spend it among the museums and galleries, browse an indoor market, or linger over coffee somewhere cosy.
Museums
Spend a few hours in the city's museums — many are free, and a rainy day is the perfect excuse to take your time.
- Monastero dei Benedettini di San Nicolò l'Arena Piazza Dante Alighieri, 32, 95124 Catania CT, Italy
- Ursino Castle P.za Federico di Svevia, 21, 95121 Catania CT, Italy
- Palazzo Biscari Via Museo Biscari, 10, 95131 Catania CT, Italy
- Museo Storico dello Sbarco in Sicilia 1943 Piazzale Rocco Chinnici, 95129 Catania CT, Italy
- Palazzo della Cultura Catania Via Vittorio Emanuele II, 119, 95131 Catania CT, Italy
- Museum of Contemporary Art in Sicily Via S. Francesco D'Assisi, 30, 95124 Catania CT, Italy
Art galleries
Duck into the art galleries; they're quiet, warm and rarely busier than on a wet day.
- Librerie Cavallotto Ubik C.so Sicilia, 91, 95131 Catania CT, Italy
- Corniceria Brera Via Alberto Mario, 14/16,18, 95129 Catania CT, Italy
- Fil Rouge Project Via Firenze, 229 B/C, 95128 Catania CT, Italy
- Arte Club Via Caronda, 54, 95129 Catania CT, Italy
- Baubò Art Factory Via Carcaci, 18, 95131 Catania CT, Italy
- ArteFrame Sturiale Cornici Via Asilo Sant'Agata, 50, 95129 Catania CT, Italy
Historic sites
Explore the indoor historic sites and their covered galleries.
- Monastero dei Benedettini di San Nicolò l'Arena Piazza Dante Alighieri, 32, 95124 Catania CT, Italy
- Teatro Antico greco-romano di Catania Via Vittorio Emanuele II, 266, 95124 Catania CT, Italy
- Roman Amphitheater of Catania P.zza Stesicoro, 95124 Catania CT, Italy
- Piazza Stesicoro P.zza Stesicoro, 95131 Catania CT, Italy
- Fontana dell'Elefante (uʻ Liotru) Piazza del Duomo, 95124 Catania CT, Italy
- Porta Garibaldi Piazza Palestro, 95122 Catania CT, Italy
Covered markets
Browse the covered market — street-food stalls, local makers and somewhere dry to graze for an hour.
- Catania Fish Market Piazza Alonzo di Benedetto, 95131 Catania CT, Italy
- Storico mercato del pesce di Catania Via Cardinale Dusmet, 1, 95121 Catania CT, Italy
- Open air market in Catania Piazza Carlo Alberto, 18, 95131 Catania CT, Italy
- Fish marketplace Piazza Carlo Alberto, 12, 95129 Catania CT, Italy
- Mercatino Usato Catania Via D'Amico, 219, 95129 Catania CT, Italy
- Market Fera O’Luni Piazza Carlo Alberto di Savoia, 95129 Catania CT, Italy
Cafés
Claim a window seat in a cosy café and watch the rain instead of walking in it.
- A Putia dell'Ostello Piazza Currò, 3, 95121 Catania CT, Italy
- Caffè Europa Corso Italia, 302, 95129 Catania CT, Italy
- McDonald's P.zza Stesicoro, 57/58, 95131 Catania CT, Italy
- Canusciuti Sicilian Cafe Via della Lettera, 13, 95124 Catania CT, Italy
- Bar Magrì Viale Mario Rapisardi, 80, 95123 Catania CT, Italy
- Epoca Piazza Europa, 16, 95127 Catania CT, Italy
Indoor shopping
Hit the covered shopping streets and centres — everything under one roof.
- Fiera Morti Via Forcile, 5, 95121 Catania CT, Italy
- Centro Commerciale Grandecina Catania Via Acquicella Porto, 9, 95121 Catania CT, Italy
- centro Catania Piazza Pietro Lupo, 15, 95131 Catania CT, Italy
- Borghetto Europa livello -1 di, Piazza Europa, 95127 Catania CT, Italy
- Centro Commerciale East Via S. Giuseppe Alla Rena, 94, 95100 Catania CT, Italy
- GIULIA STORE Via Enrico Ferri, 3, 95125 Catania CT, Italy
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