History museum
Monastero dei Benedettini
228 locals recommend,
Tips from locals
Miosa
April 27, 2022
Huge, amazing, have a guided tour inside!
Vittorio
October 20, 2021
The Monastery of San Nicolò l'Arena in Catania, Sicily is a former Benedictine monastery, located in Piazza Dante in the city of Catania. After the Mafra, this abbey is the second largest Benedictine monastery in Europe. It is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. (1 min walking)
Martina
September 11, 2016
This monastery is a must-see! Guided tours every hour, every day from 9am to 5pm (11am to 6pm in August). If you don't speak Italian, go during weekends and ask for a guided tour in your language!
Deborah
May 28, 2022
As the first settlement from wich Catania was born. Still today its possible to find there greek and roman ruins and medieval traces
Daniela
March 1, 2018
Sede della Facoltà di Lettere e Lingue, è un monastero con elementi barocchi e neoclassici. Ospita anche una domus romana del 1° secolo a.c. e tracce della colata lavica del 1669. Here there is the University, is a monastery with baroque and neoclassical elements. There is also a Roman domus from the 1st century BC and traces of the lava flow of 1669.
Monastero dei Benedettini by Airbnb Experiences
Get to know this iconic landmark through Airbnb Experiences, small group activities led by locals
Location
32 Piazza Dante Alighieri
Catania, Sicilia