Hva som skjer i Catania (Etna), Italy gjennom året

Toppsesong — Christmas to Epiphany, Christmas holidays i Italy

• Fare

  Etna ash and airport closures

  1. jan – 31. desVulkansk aktivitetStengninger

  Etna produces paroxysms several times a year with no season to them, and when the ash blows south the airport shuts for hours and the cars turn grey. Check INGV before assuming a flight will go. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Blood orange harvest (15. des – 15. apr (vanligvis)), Skiing on Etna (20. des – 31. mar (vanligvis)), Christmas to Epiphany (24. des – 6. jan)

Toppsesong — Carnevale di Acireale, Festa di Sant'Agata

• Festival

  Carnevale di Acireale

  1. feb – 5. mar · vanligvisKarnevalMye folk

  Sicily's flower-and-papier-mache carnival runs for about ten days up to Shrove Tuesday in the baroque town fifteen kilometres north, reachable on the local train. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  Festa di Sant'Agata

  3.–5. febReligiøs høytidMye folkStengningerBestill tidlig

  Three days in early February when the whole city, in white sacchi, hauls the saint's silver bust through the streets overnight. Traffic and normal life stop; hotels go months ahead. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Etna ash and airport closures (1. jan – 31. des), Blood orange harvest (15. des – 15. apr (vanligvis)), Skiing on Etna (20. des – 31. mar (vanligvis))

Travelt — Carnevale di Acireale, skoleferie i 4 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Helligdag

  Easter and Pasquetta

  4.–6. aprPåske og stillehelgMye folkStengninger

  Easter Sunday and Easter Monday (Pasquetta) are public holidays, and Italians use the long weekend for short breaks and day trips: trains and hotels fill, old towns and sights are busier than the weeks around, and many shops and some restaurants close on Easter Sunday. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Etna ash and airport closures (1. jan – 31. des), Carnevale di Acireale (1. feb – 5. mar (vanligvis)), Blood orange harvest (15. des – 15. apr (vanligvis)), Skiing on Etna (20. des – 31. mar (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Easter and Pasquetta, Easter holidays i Italy

Ingenting nytt starter i april.

Fortsatt på gang: Etna ash and airport closures (1. jan – 31. des), Easter and Pasquetta (4.–6. apr), Blood orange harvest (15. des – 15. apr (vanligvis))

Travelt — skoleferie i 4 av markedene som fyller stedet, en av de beste månedene værmessig

Ingenting nytt starter i mai.

Fortsatt på gang: Etna ash and airport closures (1. jan – 31. des)

Travelt — Summer holidays i Italy, skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Sesong

  Sea warm enough to swim

  10. jun – 25. okt · vanligvis

  One of the longest swimming windows in Europe. The lava coast at Aci Trezza is the better water; the sand at Playa is where the city goes.

Fortsatt på gang: Etna ash and airport closures (1. jan – 31. des)

Travelt — Summer holidays i Italy, skoleferie i 6 av markedene som fyller stedet

Ingenting nytt starter i juli.

Fortsatt på gang: Etna ash and airport closures (1. jan – 31. des), Sea warm enough to swim (10. jun – 25. okt (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Ferragosto, Summer holidays i Italy

• Helligdag

  Ferragosto

  5.–25. augSkoleferieStengningerMye folk

  The city's own restaurants close for a fortnight while everyone moves to the coast, and flights and ferries are at their dearest of the year around 15 August. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Etna ash and airport closures (1. jan – 31. des), Sea warm enough to swim (10. jun – 25. okt (vanligvis))

Travelt — Summer holidays i Italy, skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet

Ingenting nytt starter i september.

Fortsatt på gang: Etna ash and airport closures (1. jan – 31. des), Sea warm enough to swim (10. jun – 25. okt (vanligvis))

Skuldersesong — skoleferie i 4 av markedene som fyller stedet, en helt vanlig måned

Ingenting nytt starter i oktober.

Fortsatt på gang: Etna ash and airport closures (1. jan – 31. des), Sea warm enough to swim (10. jun – 25. okt (vanligvis))

Rolig — reisende beskriver det som rolig, skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet

Ingenting nytt starter i november.

Fortsatt på gang: Etna ash and airport closures (1. jan – 31. des)

Toppsesong — Christmas to Epiphany, Christmas holidays i Italy

• Natur

  Blood orange harvest

  15. des – 15. apr · vanligvis

  Tarocco and moro oranges come off the volcanic plain north of the city through winter, which is the argument for eating here between January and March.

• Sesong

  Skiing on Etna

  20. des – 31. mar · vanligvisSkisesong

  Nicolosi and Piano Provenzana run a handful of lifts on the volcano in a normal winter, an hour above a coast where the oranges are being picked.

• Helligdag

  Christmas to Epiphany

  24. des – 6. janJul og nyttårStengningerMye folk

  Christmas Day, Santo Stefano (26 December), New Year's Day and Epiphany (6 January) are public holidays. Many museums, shops and restaurants close on the 25th and some on the 26th and 1st, while the days between bring Italian families out to nativity scenes, lights and markets. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Etna ash and airport closures (1. jan – 31. des)