Underground Catania Tour: Discover Historical Monuments, Religious Buildings & Legends

From the period of antiquity to the 18th century, traversing sacred structures, graveyards, majestic Roman landmarks, subterranean waterways, folk tales, and archival records… A captivating route that explores every epoch of Etna’s city. The vestiges of a bygone Catania persist beneath us, concealed from our sight.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Terme Achilliane - Vast thermal complex, dating back to the III-IV century AD, which extended into the area of Piazza Duomo. The thermal plant was made up of numerous rooms, but the only portion remained accessible is located just below the cathedral
What's Included
    • Carbonated beverages
    • Entrance fees included
Location
Piazza del Duomo
Right under the elephant!
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Elemazzo92
Dec 16, 2024
Wow - The visit to Catania Sotterranea proved to be an extraordinarily interesting experience, a unique opportunity to discover corners of the city otherwise inaccessible. The itinerary, led with great professionalism and passion by Orestes, unfolded through four emblematic places, each with a unique history and charm. There is also a clear perception of how the city has been rebuilt and transformed over the centuries, especially after the devastation of the 1693 earthquake. The two and a half hours of the visit literally flew by thanks to the expertise and passion of Oreste, who was able to make each stage interesting and rich in details. The visit was an amazing journey through centuries of history, an adventure that allowed us to look at the city with new eyes. I highly recommend this experience to anyone who wants to know a different Catania, hidden but living under our feet.
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Jacquelinel_s
Nov 9, 2024
One-off unique experience - Very interesting tour to places you would never be able to access alone. The guide, Oreste, was very informative and was able to answer all our questions in depth. Loved it all!
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715francescoo
Nov 4, 2024
I'll be back for more of their tours - With his wife and 2 14-year-old daughters we tried our hand at this tour that included a visit to 4 underground places in Catania. The guy who guided us was, especially prepared then engaging and nice (which never hurts). Needless to describe the charm of the places and stories behind their "creation/finding". I highly recommend these types of visits that leave you wanting to book the next one.
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Teresa
Nov 4, 2024
Interesting visit to the historical underground Catania - Beautiful walk through the streets of Catania to discover hidden treasures. Our very comprehensive and friendly guide. We hope we can replicate the adventure!
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897cristinau
Nov 4, 2024
Spectacular - Nice to make tourists at home and discover hidden places of our Catania thanks to this association ,😄bravissimo as always Oreste !!!
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D7586bvalessandral
Oct 11, 2024
Unforgettable experience - Wonderful context , humble even those who accompanied us.grqzie thousand Recommendation fully. Thanks to the tour operator for his availability.
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Karisade
Oct 9, 2024
Terrific - This was a terrific tour - both under as well as above ground. Catania is a place where much of its history (due to earthquakes and volcanic eruption) lies beneath street level. Matilde is a delightful guide, sharing her love of the past with a view to the present. She showed us places we would have never found or even thought to seek out. Plus an entertaining commentary on present-day Catania made for an enjoyable and informative morning. Be sure to include it on your Sicily itinerary.
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Lisa_s
Oct 5, 2024
Fabulous Underground Catania - This was a great tour. Matilde was very knowledgable and told us lots of interesting information about the history of Catania and its landmarks. The underground areas were amazing and very interesting. I recommend this tour.
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Wagyyy
Oct 15, 2024
ITALY TOUR - I do really appreciate sharing this lovely photos. When I was there I do really enjoyed this beautiful city and its great moments and buildings.
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Suzanne_c
Sep 27, 2024
Great historical tour of the hidden Catania - This was a very interesting tour and we got to see parts of Catania that we would never have found ourselves! Matilde was a very knowledgeable guide and gave us a great overview of the evolution of Catania over past centuries. She gave lots of tips as we travelled around to the various sites, and gave us some interesting personal perspectives on life in Catania. As it was a hot day we really appreciated the drink stop at the end to try a couple of local drinks! We did feel however that at times the tour was a little slow, so it could have been speeded up a bit. The other comment related to it being marketed on Viatour as a ‘private’ tour - which was not! It was relatively expensive - so not such great value given that there were seven of us from three different parties. It should be marketed as a ‘small group tour’! Also when I booked it was not apparent that it was GBP not AUD - so this made it an even more expensive exercise - very annoying Viatour!
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