Metropolitan City of Catania
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The Metropolitan City of Catania is a metropolitan city in Sicily, southern Italy. Its capital is the city of Catania. It replaced the province of Catania and comprises the city of Catania and other 57 comuni.
An aerial view of the Metropolitan City around Catania. Mount Etna is the peak at a distance.
Acireale
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Acireale is a coastal city and comune in the north-east of the Metropolitan City of Catania, Sicily, southern Italy, at the foot of Mount Etna, on the coast facing the Ionian Sea. It is home to numerous churches, including the Neo-Gothic St. Pietro's Basilica, St. Sebastiano's Basilica in the Sicilian Baroque style, and the 17th century Acireale Cathedral, and a seminary, for the training of priests. Acireale is also noted for its art and paintings: the oldest academy in Sicily, the Accademia di scienze, lettere e belle arti degli Zelanti e dei Dafnici, is located here.
Piazza del Duomo
18th-century Musmeci Palazzo, located in Piazza San Domenico.
Church of San Domenico. After the 1693 Sicily earthquake, the original 16th-century church was refurbished in the 18th century in neoclassical style
Floats during the carnival season.