This rocky promontory is enchantingly wonderful! It is dominated to the west by an impressive circular fortress and, at the eastern end, by a polygonal shaped castle.

Dating from the 17C, this is interesting for the elegant Renaissance doorway topped by an eagle, symbol of royal protection, and a lunette sculpted in a low-relief depicting the Virgin surrounded by St Agatha and St Lucy.

The Corso Umberto I is the ideal place to stroll. It is peaceful and gently sloping and is enclosed at one end by the Messina gate and at the other by the Catania gate. It is punctuated by three squares and bordered with cafes, restaurants and shops which only add to its attraction. At its upper end, there is a maze of alleys offering unexpected escapes... The p?tisseries are specialists in marzipan and almond sweets.

Lady Florence Trevelyan loved to come and see the birds in this floral park. In order not to frighten away her little friends, she had built all sorts of shelters, some curious, others frankly exotic. The most unusual, The Beehives, brings to mind, as its name indicated, a beehive but history does not tell us if Lady Florence disguised herself as a bee to go in there. Running alongside the sea, a small alley provides an attractive panoramic view over Etna and the coast.