Monumenti
1,3 Km
Not more than 10 minutes walk from Catania Cathedral is the Monastery of San Nicolò l’Arena, jewel of the late Sicilian Baroque and Benedictine complex among the largest in Europe. The monastic building, which was founded in the 1500s and has developed to the present day, is an example of architectural integration between the eras: characterized by multiple transformations today is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Seat of disum (Department of Humanities) of the University of Catania, houses two Roman domus, cloisters and a beautiful roof garden.