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“What a lovely garden, we were so sorry that a torrential rain shower started!”

May 2023

We were pleased when we found this oldest urban park in Catania!

“A peaceful place to relax ”

Jul 2023

This great park was built with a lot of love to the details.

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genibre69
London, United Kingdom5,264 contributions
Nice enough park
Decent enough park with pretty landscaping and gazebo. I’ve seen better, I’ve seen worse. Seems to be a colony of cats being fed by one bush. Views from atop to below are picture-worthy, including of Mount Etna.
Visited March 2024
Travelled solo
Written 31 March 2024
Seeking True Quality
Europe4,803 contributions
What a lovely garden, we were so sorry that a torrential rain shower started!
We were pleased when we found this oldest urban park in Catania! But only as we started to admire the beautiful plants, the nice fountain and a clock with a flower dial - it started to rain heavily. For a couple of minutes, we hid under the trees, but we very soon realized that we had to find an indoor refuge!
Visited May 2023
Travelled as a couple
Written 27 April 2024
Matthew P
London, United Kingdom6,005 contributions
Lovely fountain
We walked the garden from north to south, it is a beautiful space worth a wonder as it is cooler than on the road. The fountain is in the south east corner, and is very relaxing . Worth a visit to this area alone for the trees. There is a concert being set up so it was quite busy when we visited.
Visited July 2024
Travelled as a couple
Written 2 July 2024

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saronic

Zurich, Switzerland28,655 contributions

Catania's green lung

May 2019

A break from watching churches, palazzi and baroque architecture can be had at the Giardino Bellini by Via Etnea. In fact it is not really a garden, but a park with mainly trees from Mediterranean and Subtropical areas, thus also quite a few palmtrees.The 'Giardino's' origin go back to the end of the 19th century.

In the park there is a little hill with a bandstand, the Collinetta del Salvatore, and also a 'Viale degli Uomini Illustri' with busts of several famous people connected to Catania. The park is named after Catania's most beloved son, the opera composer Vincenzo Bellini, of whom there is marble bust by the southern entrance.

Written 2 January 2020

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Fabian Gb

Berlin, Germany14 contributions

Beautiful park with not many seating

Sept 2020

The park is beautiful, especially the entrance part. However, there are not many possibilities to have a proper seat. Despite this fact, it is definitely worth visiting this place - and maybe one is fortunate enough to have some live music playing.

Written 13 October 2020

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Bicester, UK5,878 contributions

Great park but dog owners ruin it

Feb 2023 • Couples

Open park area at the heart of Catania with really good areas for walking, exercising and enjoying a stroll with dogs. The most interesting part of the park is the plants that is changed everyday to show the date, feel like it's going beyond but in Italy, it's all an art. Really enjoyed the walks but didn't like the dog owners who didn't clean up after their dogs and ruin the experience for everyone.

Written 25 February 2023

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Robert O

Rotterdam, The Netherlands5,732 contributions

Peace and quiet in Catania city center

Dec 2022

Beautiful park, a bit higher up in the center of Catania, is a wonderful retreat with gardens, tall trees, a pond, statues and playground for children. I was a bit confused as locals call this park Villa Bellini. In the local dialect 'villa' means garden.
Formerly it was part of a private 18th century estate. Then only for the rich, now open for the general public.

Written 26 December 2022

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Matthew P

London, UK6,005 contributions

Lovely fountain

Jul 2024 • Couples

We walked the garden from north to south, it is a beautiful space worth a wonder as it is cooler than on the road. The fountain is in the south east corner, and is very relaxing . Worth a visit to this area alone for the trees. There is a concert being set up so it was quite busy when we visited.

Written 2 July 2024

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laczkozsu

Debrecen, Hungary2,282 contributions

A nice and peaceful park

Feb 2023

This park was built in 19. century in honor of Bellini, the famous composer. We walked there and enjoyed quiet, relaxing time. Around there are green grass, nice plants, palm trees and many statues. It’s very popular for locals: they had picnik or walked with their kids and dogs.

Written 20 March 2023

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Zsófia K

Gyor, Hungary122 contributions

Public park of Catania

Apr 2022 • Couples

It is a huge park in Catania where local people spend there free time: sport, walking with dogs, playing with the kids or just hanging out.
It is really huge with a big playground and a place for ball games.
You can go for a large walk there or just sit and watch the people and the dogs.

Written 24 April 2022

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genibre69

London, UK5,264 contributions

Nice enough park

Mar 2024 • Solo

Decent enough park with pretty landscaping and gazebo. I’ve seen better, I’ve seen worse. Seems to be a colony of cats being fed by one bush. Views from atop to below are picture-worthy, including of Mount Etna.

Written 31 March 2024

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Seeking True Quality

Europe4,803 contributions

What a lovely garden, we were so sorry that a torrential rain shower started!

May 2023 • Couples

We were pleased when we found this oldest urban park in Catania!
But only as we started to admire the beautiful plants, the nice fountain and a clock with a flower dial - it started to rain heavily.
For a couple of minutes, we hid under the trees, but we very soon realized that we had to find an indoor refuge!

Written 27 April 2024

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Travelingjohn123

Peterlee, UK3,085 contributions

Only green area in city

May 2022 • Couples

Nice to get away from the crowds and actually have a bit of greenery around you. I think this is the only peaceful place in a horrible city. Nice park but I think it could be much better with a few ice cream stalls or snack stalls.

Written 11 May 2022

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