Catania sprawls at the foot of Mount Etna, Europe's most active volcano, and is built largely from its black lava stone — a dramatic, gritty Baroque city rebuilt after eruptions and earthquakes. The headline excursion climbs Etna's smoking slopes, but the city itself rewards with a raucous fish market, lava-stone palaces, and some of Sicily's best street food. Taormina's clifftop beauty is also within reach.
Etna is the reason most people come — dress in layers, since it's cold and windy up top even in summer. Short on time? The Baroque centre and the roaring Pescheria fish market are a five-minute walk from the ship.
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