Situated between the two most important streets in the city: “Via Etnea”, which connects the northern part of Catania to “Piazza Duomo”, and “Viale Regina Margherita” where there are the most magnificent mansions of the most famous and powerful families, in Catania, in past times. The Hotel Catania Centro, placed at the first floor of the XIX century style “Palazzo dei Magnano di San Lio”, looks out upon these two main streets. Elegant, completely integrated in the architectural style of the mansion, the hotel Catania Centro boasts on enviable position. In a short time you can reach all the tourist, cultural and commercial places: “Piazza Duomo”, “Castello Ursino”, the University, the bathing establishments “La Plaja”, the port of Catania, the Bellini theatre, the showing centre “Le Ciminiere”, the archaeological area and museums. All of these are easily reacable on foot. In a few minutes walking you can also get to the typical quarters of pubs, which at night are overcrowded by young people, the characteristic “ ’a piscaria” the fish market and “ ‘ a fera ‘o luni” the Monday fair, so called because, in the past, it was opened only on Mondays, on the contrary now it is opened every day except on Sundays. At “ ‘a fera ‘o luni” you can relive the old times of buying goods by haggling in the midst of the sellers’ shouting. Besides near the Hotel there is the famous Bellini park, where you can appreciate secular trees and typical mediterranean garden corners.