Experts' Choice Award Piazza del Duomo
What the experts agree on
Catania's traffic-free heart, framed by the Baroque Duomo, Bishop's Palace, and Porta Uzeda, centers on the beloved lava-stone elephant fountain topped with an Egyptian obelisk.
“The square is overlooked by the façade of the Duomo, followed by the Bishop's Palace and Porta Uzeda on the right.”
– Michelin Guide
Fodor's "Shining from a 21st-century renovation, this piazza, which is closed to traffic, has at its heart an elephant carved out of lava, balancing an Egyptian obelisk." Full review
Lonely Planet "At its centre stands Fontana dell'Elefante (1736), a naive, smiling black-lava elephant dating from Roman times and surmounted by an improbable Egyptian obelisk. " Full review
Michelin Guide 0 Stars
"This square is bordered by the Baroque façade of the Saint-Dominic's Church, the Musmeci palace with its beautiful balconies and Rococo window." Full review
