Personalized Star Map of Catania
37.5079°N, 15.0830°E
At the foot of Mount Etna, Catania raises its black lava-stone palaces under a sky aflame with Mediterranean light. Gift a Catanese star map — a present as powerful as the volcano's breath and as sweet as the granita savoured on Via Etnea beneath southern stars.
Famous Landmarks
Mount Etna
37.5079°N, 15.0830°E
Mount Etna, rising to 3,357 metres, is Europe's highest active volcano and one of the most closely monitored in the world. UNESCO World Heritage since 2013, it has shaped Catania's history, architecture and cuisine through millennia of eruptions. Its black slopes and vineyards produce wines granted DOC status since 1968.
Piazza del Duomo
37.5079°N, 15.0830°E
Piazza del Duomo, UNESCO World Heritage since 2002, is Catania's Baroque heart. Rebuilt after the 1693 earthquake, it features the emblematic Fountain of the Elephant ("u Liotru"), carved from black Etna lava and symbol of the city since 1736.
Via Etnea
37.5079°N, 15.0830°E
Via Etnea, over 3 kilometres long, is Catania's main artery, named after the volcano which it frames in spectacular perspective. Laid out in the 18th century after the earthquake, it links Piazza del Duomo to the slopes of Mount Etna, passing Baroque palaces, churches and the Giardino Bellini.
Why gift a star map of Catania?
Gifting a star map of Catania means immortalising a moment under the Sicilian sky dominated by the powerful breath of Mount Etna. Rebuilt in flamboyant Baroque after the 1693 earthquake, Catania pulses with a unique volcanic energy. Every star above this black-stone city captures the telluric force and southern passion of Sicily.
The sky of Catania
At 37.5 degrees north latitude, Catania is one of Italy's southernmost major cities and offers remarkable access to southern constellations like Centaurus or even Crux glimpsed on the horizon. The INAF-Osservatorio Astrofisico di Catania, founded in 1880, operates the historic Mascalcia solar telescope and an observation site on Mount Etna at 1,730 metres altitude.