Where We Are

Where We Are

Inside Palazzo Speciale Rooms you will enjoy peace and relaxation

Outside, just a few steps away, Catania is waiting to be discovered

Palazzo Speciale Rooms awaits you in Catania, at via Zurria 32.
Palazzo Speciale is both the perfect retreat to unwind in the quiet of the historic palazzo and the ideal starting point to discover the countless architectural, historical, cultural and natural beauties of the city of Catania.

How to Reach Us

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By car (from the A18, A19 and from Siracusa):
Follow the main road towards “Centro” and/or “Porto”.
Once at Piazza Borsellino-Alcalà, take via Alcalà, turn first right onto via Cristoforo Colombo and then left onto via Plebiscito: the first street on the right is via Zurria.

By bus from the Central Station
Take AMT bus no. 431N. Get off at the first stop on via Plebiscito: the first street on the right is via Zurria.
  
By Alibus from Fontanarossa Airport
Take the “Aeroporto-Centro” Alibus and get off at the stop on via Dusmet.
Walk along via Dusmet towards Porta Uzeda, first take via Cristoforo Colombo, then turn right onto via Plebiscito: the first street on the right is via Zurria.

Surrounded by Beauty

Once you have arrived and checked in, you can rest or, opening our ancient wooden door like the hatch of a time machine, walk through centuries of history along alleys full of monuments, many of them dedicated to the Patron Saint St. Agatha, and Baroque palazzi, today a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Just a few metres away you will find yourself at Castello Ursino.

The fortress built by Emperor Frederick II now houses international art exhibitions and historical artefacts within its imposing walls.
The area around the Swabian fortress is surrounded by traditional meat and fish trattorias serving delicious dishes at lunch and dinner, until late at night.

Almost next door to Palazzo Speciale, every morning the traditional fish market, A piscaria, entertains buyers and curious onlookers alike with its colourful display of stalls, full of the colours and extravagant shapes of freshly caught, prized sea creatures.
From here, climbing a small flight of steps, you will be behind the Amenano Fountain,
known as acqua a linzolu; this is the visible trace of the Amenano river, which flows underground and surfaces right at the city’s main square.

Once you have recovered from the hypnotic flow of the river’s waters into the fountain and turned the corner
you will see Piazza Duomo open up before you, from whose centre rises towards the sky the Liotru, the elephant obelisk, symbol of Catania.
In the square you can immediately visit: the Cathedral of Sant’Agata, Palazzo degli Elefanti, the Achillean Baths, the Diocesan Museum, Porta Uzeda.
This is, in fact, the place to start your city tour to discover all the historical and artistic treasures of Catania.
This is also where via Etnea begins, Catania’s main street, lined with shops that will be your shopping paradise, and cafés - including the famous Savia - ready to refresh you with granitas, gelato, cannoli or arancini.

And for every trip out of town, right behind Palazzo Speciale Rooms, in piazza Borsellino, also known as piazza Alcalà, visitors can conveniently park their car or take the bus to Fontanarossa airport, Palermo and other Sicilian cities.