Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Catania (Etna), Italië

Topdrukte — Christmas to Epiphany, Christmas holidays in Italië

• Risico

  Etna ash and airport closures

  1 jan – 31 decVulkanische activiteitSluitingen

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Blood orange harvest (15 dec – 15 apr (meestal)), Skiing on Etna (20 dec – 31 mrt (meestal)), Christmas to Epiphany (24 dec – 6 jan)

Topdrukte — Carnevale di Acireale, Festa di Sant'Agata

• Festival

  Carnevale di Acireale

  1 feb – 5 mrt · meestalCarnavalDruk

  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. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Festa di Sant'Agata

  3–5 febReligieus feestDrukSluitingenBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Etna ash and airport closures (1 jan – 31 dec), Blood orange harvest (15 dec – 15 apr (meestal)), Skiing on Etna (20 dec – 31 mrt (meestal))

Druk — Carnevale di Acireale, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Feestdag

  Easter and Pasquetta

  4–6 aprPasen & Goede WeekDrukSluitingen

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Etna ash and airport closures (1 jan – 31 dec), Carnevale di Acireale (1 feb – 5 mrt (meestal)), Blood orange harvest (15 dec – 15 apr (meestal)), Skiing on Etna (20 dec – 31 mrt (meestal))

Topdrukte — Easter and Pasquetta, Easter holidays in Italië

In april begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Etna ash and airport closures (1 jan – 31 dec), Easter and Pasquetta (4–6 apr), Blood orange harvest (15 dec – 15 apr (meestal))

Druk — schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de beste maanden qua weer

In mei begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Etna ash and airport closures (1 jan – 31 dec)

Druk — Summer holidays in Italië, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Seizoen

  Sea warm enough to swim

  10 jun – 25 okt · meestal

  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.

Nog steeds bezig: Etna ash and airport closures (1 jan – 31 dec)

Druk — Summer holidays in Italië, schoolvakanties in 6 van de markten die de plek vullen

In juli begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Etna ash and airport closures (1 jan – 31 dec), Sea warm enough to swim (10 jun – 25 okt (meestal))

Topdrukte — Ferragosto, Summer holidays in Italië

• Feestdag

  Ferragosto

  5–25 augSchoolvakantiesSluitingenDruk

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Etna ash and airport closures (1 jan – 31 dec), Sea warm enough to swim (10 jun – 25 okt (meestal))

Druk — Summer holidays in Italië, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Etna ash and airport closures (1 jan – 31 dec), Sea warm enough to swim (10 jun – 25 okt (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In oktober begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Etna ash and airport closures (1 jan – 31 dec), Sea warm enough to swim (10 jun – 25 okt (meestal))

Rustig — reizigers noemen het rustig, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

In november begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Etna ash and airport closures (1 jan – 31 dec)

Topdrukte — Christmas to Epiphany, Christmas holidays in Italië

• Natuur

  Blood orange harvest

  15 dec – 15 apr · meestal

  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.

• Seizoen

  Skiing on Etna

  20 dec – 31 mrt · meestalSkiseizoen

  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.

• Feestdag

  Christmas to Epiphany

  24 dec – 6 janKerst & nieuwjaarSluitingenDruk

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Etna ash and airport closures (1 jan – 31 dec)