Also this year the FAI (Italian Environmental Fund) organize the FAI Autumn Days il 15 and the 16 OctoberThere are over 700 places to discover in 350 cities throughout Italy. Many accessible places in Catania and its province, many of them are open to the public only on FAI days. Catania, Acireale, San Gregorio and Riposto the Municipalities and provinces were chosen to discover some of their unmissable hidden beauties.
What is the FAI?
Born from a strong desire to protect the beauty of our country, to protect special places and forget, the FAI It covers various activities. They take care of assets and places entrusted through bequests or donations and are responsible for reopening them to the public on the occasion of FAI Days places that are usually inaccessible. They also report to the institutions the properties most voted for and loved by citizens during "The Places of the Heart”, allowing for greater exposure to tourism or restoration. It also allows for special agreements for discounted admission to galleries, theaters, historic homes, and museums, and receives donations.
Places open during the FAI Autumn Days in Catania and the surrounding province
Places in Catania during the FAI Autumn Days:
Basilica of San Nicolò l'Arena – Dante Square
Church and Monastery of Santa Chiara – Via Garibaldi 89
City of Science – Via Simeto 23
Villa Trigona of Misterbianco – Viale Regina Margherita 6
De Mauro residence – via Gesualdo Clementi (by reservation)
Itinerary between the nineteenth and twentieth centuriesor – Piazza Roma (by reservation)
Walking through the Montevergine Hill – Via Gesualdo Clementi 5 (by reservation)
Etna Observatory (INGV) – Piazza Roma 2
Acireale locations during the FAI Autumn Days:
Collegiate Basilica of San Sebastiano and Museum of Sacred Art – San Sebastiano Square
Church of St. Anthony of Padua – Via Vittorio Emanuele
Acireale Cathedral with the Chapel of Santa Venera and the Sundial – Cathedral Square
Places in San Gregorio di Catania:
Etna Urban Winary – search the internet for the exact address
Rest Places:
Unusual Unknowns: The Unexpected and Precious Treasure Chest of Lost Time – Via Gramsci 156
