Corso Umberto I

Route

Tickets: book ahead or walk in?

Free entryFree, no ticket needed

It is a public street promenade with no admission charge.

Timed entry

Typical price

Free

Busiest

Daytime, cruise ship days, July and August

Quietest time

Early morning or evening

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Best time to visit

Rano jutro, prije 10 sati, kada su ulice najmirnije i kada se sunce tek penje iznad krošnji cvjetnih balkona. Sezona proljeća i rane jeseni donosi prijatne temperature i manje gužve od ljetnih mjeseci.

Budget tips

Šetnja je potpuno besplatna, bez ulaznica ili naplata. Kafa ili granita u nekom od kafića uz ulicu košta 2-3 eura, a najpovoljniji su oni malo udaljeniji od glavne raskrsnice.

Recommended for

Fotografer og arkitekturelskere, Par på udkig efter en romantisk gåtur, Historie- og kulturinteresserede, Langsomme rejsende, der nyder atmosfæren

Plan your visit

1-2 sata

About

Quick facts: This promenade street stretches for about 800 meters and connects two city gates through the very heart of the old town. Along it stand palaces from the 15th and 16th centuries, and from its end there is a panoramic view of Mount Etna rising over 3,300 meters into the sky.

Highlights: At the very end of the promenade, near Porta Catania, there is a spot from which, on clear days, you can see the coast of Calabria on the other side of the Strait of Messina. Local guides claim that it was precisely this horizon line that inspired Goethe during his journey through Sicily in 1787.

Insider tips

Obujte udobne cipele, kaldrma je klizava naročito poslije kiše, a uspon je blag ali stalan.
Det bedste billede er fra terrassen Vidik na Etni ved Palazzo Duchi di Santo Stefano, især i den gyldne time før solnedgang.
Pogledajte mermernu fontanu na Trgu april 9, gdje se lokalni svirači često okupljaju popodne.
Preskočite gužvu oko podneva, tada prilaze i autobusi s izletnicima iz Mesine.