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Catania
Sunday 30th October 2016
Catania in the morning
Some of the tours left while we got up. Apparently, it took them a whole hour to get to Syracusa! We left at about 09:50 & walked into town, dodging much of the traffic, by going round back streets & going in the Santa Agata church before the Cathedral.
Buildings on the back streets between the port road (Via Dusmet) & St. Agatha
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Santa Agatha
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The Cathedral
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The Cathedral aisle |
San Placido |
Then, we carried on the Via Victor Emmanuele II & found, with a little difficulty, the Museo Belliniani, hiding behind scaffolding & corrugated iron. Only €2 each to get in. A good collection, including portraits I did not know plus a picture of him being exhumed in 1876! The crown jewels were original manuscripts. The two curators were surprised to see us & when they struggled to explain, Avis said I knew all about it & I said Professore di Musica. |
St. Augustine |
Liccu Hotel |
Bellini Museum |
Inside the Bellini Museum
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Norma Act 2 |
Death mask |
Exhumed in Paris |
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The Roman Theatre is next to the Bellini Museum, so we went round.
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We went back to the main square for coffee, then I took Avis back to the Port Shuttle Bus.
Fontana dell' Ammenano |
St. Agatha & Cathedral |
Porta Uzeda |
There was a market by the railway, which disfigures the front at Catania.
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I went further into town, going up a steep, stepped road to the San Nicola, a very ugly church & better monastery.
Town Hall |
Via Etnea |
 Basilica Collegiata |
St. Nicola... |
...looks better from the side |
St. Nicola Monastery |
St. Nicola Monastery & church |
The previous St. Nicola |
Porta Uzeda other side |
Then, to the castle & back to the port. Altogether, I walked nearly 8 miles today. More photo work (& more to come). Joyce is unwell, so I bought a card & got people in the lounge to sign it (only 4 refused, the miserable sods), sealed it & gave it to the Rosario guitarist to take to Joyce. Another mediocre comedian in the evening.
Castle North side |
Castle West side |
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