Catania, Italy
Piazza Stesicoro
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Good for kids
piazza surrounding is nice as well
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Unfortunately the Roman Amphitheater was closed when were we were visiting Catania. However, you can walk around the complete structure and look down at displays giving all of the information about it. It is believed to have been built in Roman times around the 2nnd century and it certainly is an impressive structure to look at.
Hard to know when it will be open, but when it is, you have to visit. Beautiful!
A must see for visitors to Catania. Entry is free and the information is plentiful. Be cool to add an additional tour down the gated off passageway for an additional charge as it would be worth it. Had to stop myself from standing in the arena and not hold my arms aloft and shout \ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED!
The amphitheatre of Catania It is the most complicated and largest of all the amphitheatres in Sicily. It is one of a group of large arenas, which also includes the Colosseum, the Amphitheatre of Capua, and the Verona Arena. The Roman Amphitheatre of Catania was probably built in the 2nd century AD. The exact date is uncertain, but the architectural style suggests some time between the Emperors Hadrian and Antoninus Pius. It seems clear that it was expanded in the 3rd century AD, tripling the structure's size. From the theatre's dimensions it can be calculated to have held 15,000 spectators and almost double that number with the addition of wooden bleachers for standing spectators. Only a small section of the structure is now visible, below ground level, to the north of Piazza Stesicoro. This area is now the historic centre of the city, but was then on the outskirts of the ancient town and also occupied by the necropoleis of Catania.
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