Impresive cathedral on the main sqaure is the landmark of the city.The cathedral has been destroyed and rebuilt several times because of earthquakes and eruptions of the close by Etna. Nice interie. Free entrance, openings 8.00-12:00 and 16:00-19:00. Justt next to the entrance to the cathedral on the right side, underneath of the floor yo can find Terme Achilliane (bath) signafitian buildingof the Roman Imperial period.

Beautiful Church in Catania ,Sicily but... I visited this beautiful Church in Catania and purchased a rosary for a friend of mine. Not even thinking about it since, I brought it home and didn't look at it again until I met with my friend to give her the rosary. Imagine my surprise and embarrassment to find the rosary was not from Sant'Agata, Catania but from Fatima, Portugal. Why in the world would this church sell a rosary from Fatima when I am in Catania?

The building was built over Roman Baths in 1086 but since then it has gone through many renovations, rebuilt mainly because of natural disasters and aggressions. It has been presided over by the French, Swabians, Normans but initially by Byzantine forces who it is believed absconded with artifacts from here that ended up at Istanbul’s Hagia Sofia mosque. The outer façade is topped by a bell tower. Inside there are the usual religious artifacts, statues and beautiful artwork. I was very impressed with the striking flooring.

This beautiful cathedral is dedicated to patron saint of the city Saint Agatha. The church sits over the ruins of an ancient Roman bath. It looks like you can possibly visit them (entrance is to the right of the cathedral entrance) but they were not open the day I was there. Most of the church was destroyed in the quake of 1693 and rebuilt in the Baroque style. The columns decorating the facade were originally from Roman buildings in Catania. To the right of the altar is the reliquary of Saint. Agatha.

It was still raining heavily outside when we entered the cathedral of Catania, dedicated to Saint Agatha, the patron saint of the city. It was originally constructed in 1093 but was destroyed several times by earthquakes and the eruptions of Etna. From 1859 it is the seat of Archbishops of Catania. The two of us didn't have much time to explore the interior (which is more classical than baroque) in detail, but we left the church with the impression that it was somewhat stern and sombre.

The Cathedral dedicated to S. Amata is in the main square. Big and beautiful outside, simple inside, it was build around 1100. A must see place of a busy city centre.