Province of Catania, Sicilia
The territory of the province is included between the Aetna, the highest active volcano in Europe, and the Ionian Sea, with a long lava coast, called Timpa, from Catania to Riposto.
There are many fine beach resorts, cliffs of remarkable altitude, up to 300 ft, and many sea grottos, amid a landscape of green bushes and trees of exceptional variety. Among the most picturesque resorts along the coast are Acitrezza with its sea rocks called faraglioni, Acqua ranni with its cliffs in lava stone, the fishing borough of Santa Maria La Scala.
Info
- Area: 3573,689 km²
- Population: 1,070,247 inhabitants in 2023
- Zip/postal codes: 95100, 95010-95049
- Phone Area Codes: 095, 0933, 0942
- Car Plate: CT
- Communes: 58 communes
- Official website: Cittą Metropolitana di Catania, formerly Province of Catania.
The Comuni in the Province
Aci Bonaccorsi | Aci Castello | Aci Catena | Aci Sant'Antonio | Acireale | Adrano | Belpasso | Biancavilla | Bronte | Calatabiano | Caltagirone | Camporotondo Etneo | Castel di Iudica | Castiglione di Sicilia | Catania | Fiumefreddo di Sicilia | Giarre | Grammichele | Gravina di Catania | Licodia Eubea | Linguaglossa | Maletto | Maniace | Mascali | Mascalucia | Mazzarrone | Militello in Val di Catania | Milo | Mineo | Mirabella Imbaccari | Misterbianco | Motta Sant'Anastasia | Nicolosi | Palagonia | Paternò | Pedara | Piedimonte Etneo | Raddusa | Ragalna | Ramacca | Randazzo | Riposto | San Cono | San Giovanni La Punta | San Gregorio di Catania | San Michele di Ganzaria | San Pietro Clarenza | Santa Maria di Licodia | Santa Venerina | Sant'Agata li Battiati | Sant'Alfio | Scordia | Trecastagni | Tremestieri Etneo | Valverde | Viagrande | Vizzini | Zafferana Etnea
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