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Hotel La Vecchia Palma

Via Etnea, 668
Catania, Italy 95128

Location. The Hotel La Vecchia Palma is located in Catania, Italy, a town on the island of Sicily, located less than one kilometre from the Botanic Gardens and a park with a statue of Garibaldi, one kilometre from the cathedral and Roman amphitheatre, and three kilometres from the harbour. Catania Fontanorossa Airport is six kilometres away.
Hotel Features. The Hotel La Vecchia Palma is a 19th century villa with original frescos and Sicilian baroque decoration. Wireless Internet access is available throughout the property. Coffee is available in the air conditioned lobby, which also offers a reading lounge with leather sofas and a television. Garage parking is available nearby.

A complimentary buffet breakfast is served in the American Bar.

The hotel is three kilometres from the harbour and Catania beach. The 18 hole golf course at Il Picciolo Golf Club is 35 kilometres away.

Guestrooms. The 12 air conditioned guestrooms at the Hotel La Vecchia Palma have antique style furnishings and a traditionally tiled floor. Amenities include satellite television with DVD players and pay movies, wireless Internet, direct dial phones, electronic safes, desks, and refrigerators with minibars. Bathrooms have showers, bidets, and hair dryers.

Expert Tip. In the square outside the cathedral in Catania, there is a fountain with an elephant built from lava stone and designed by Vaccarini, who also built the baroque fa�ade of the cathedral.

Rates:
91.63 - 170.18 EUR

Number Of Rooms: 1
Number Of Floors: 1

Amenities:
In House Bar
Children Allowed
Meeting Rooms

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Hotel La Vecchia Palma
Via Etnea, 668
Catania, Italy 95128

Driving Directions:
From Catania Fontanorossa Airport (CTA):
Distance to Hotel La Vecchia Palma is six kilometres, approximately 20 minutes drive.

Getting there. The number 457 city bus departs every 20 minutes to central Catania. Tickets are available from a booth in front of the terminal building, and must be validated when boarding. From the railway station in Catania, take any of the buses including numbers 429, 432, and 449, all of which stop in front of the hotel. Alternatively from Catania railway station take the underground and exit at Borgo station, close to the hotel. Taxis cost around 25 EUR to Catania and the hotel. Prices are all subject to change.

Getting around. An inexpensive rail network links Sicilys larger towns, including Palermo, Messina, Catania, Taormina, and Syracuse. Buses run throughout the towns and many of the smaller villages. A car is recommended for exploring the less touristy areas.

Driving directions. From the airport, continue along Stradale Primosole.
Turn right onto Tredicesima Strada Industriale.
Continue along Via Acquicella Porto.
Turn right through Via Domenico Tempio.
At the roundabout on Piazza Borsellino take the first exit onto Via Cardinale Dusmet.
On arriving in the centre of Catania, in front of the railway station at the roundabout on Piazza Giovanni XXIII, turn left onto Viale Della Liberta.
Turn right onto Via Francesco Crispi and left onto Via Umberto.
Finally at the end of this street turn right onto Via Etnea, where the hotel can be found.
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