Ostello Degli Elefanti Hostel

The hostel also offers a large common area fully available to guest, where you can relax, watch internet TV or just chat with friends:

  TV room equipped with comfortable seating and wet bar.
  Dining room able to accomodate up to 50 people.
  A panoramic terrace with breathtaking view over the city and Mount Etna.
  Our indor restourant will prepare you some of the most delicious mediterranean recipes.

Ostelo degli Elefanti offers 25 beds divided into 4 large rooms (from 2 to 10 beds) with air conditioning, heating and balconies that overlook the beautiful historic center with its beautiful plazas. The rooms are spacious with a lot of natural lighting and are furnished with wooden desks, end tables, chairs and lockers. Our bunk beds are extremely comfortable and have individual curtains for your privacy. We offer clean linens and rooms are cleaned everyday for you convinience.

Situated in the heart of the old town centre, the Ostello degli Elefanti is only a few footsteps away from the city’s striking cultural sights.

We are right next to the piazza Duomo, with its seven hundred year old palaces, the cathedral, the fountain of Amenano river , and the old fish market with its thousands of colours and intense smells.

And there’s much more to see nearby: Ursino castle, today host to the city museum but once the summer residence of the Sicilian King and Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II, and Verga’s house, the Catanian writer whose Realism made Sicily famous throughout the whole world.

The amphitheatre, reminiscent of the Roman era, is a few metres away from the stunning via Crociferi, is considered the Baroque Catanian road par excellence. There is the former Benedictine Monastery, said to be the biggest in Europe, the Belliniano museum, named after the significant 19th century Catanian composer Vincenzo Bellini, renowned for writing ‘Norma’, the piazza Teatro Massimo, and the via Etnea, full of wonderful baroque time capsules, has now become the centre for shopping in Catania.

Mt. Etna overlooks the city, an active volcano that inspired myths and legends never forgotten by the Catanian people. Lovers of the sea will find the Playa, the long sandy shore and the reef with its characteristic black rocks, peppered with numerous beach resorts, creature comforts and various tourist services. At night it all transforms, and you can dance in clubs and bars on the sea under the light of the moon.

The city by night is a magical beauty, packed with young people moving along the small streets. You can wander through the long evenings listening to music or hopping between hundreds of pubs and trattorias.

All this and so much more awaits anyone wanting to visit us: an all rounded holiday full of culture and fine dining by the sea and in the mountains. Catania has so much to offer! Seven times destroyed by natural disasters, but always rebuilt with the same splendour.

‘Melior de Cenere Surgo’ recite the Latin inscriptions on the local monuments: “Flourishing I rise from the ashes again”.

Catania: the ideal place for your holiday in Sicily!

Conclusion
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Located in the heart of the picturesque baroque at the foot of the majestic volcano Etna, lulled by the waves of our amazing sea.
Soak up the history, art and culture in our beautiful town and enjoy a sensory journey into the taste of our cuisine.
Our strategic location will allow you to explore on foot the whole historic center with its typical markets and reach all the sightseeing with ease.

Enjoy the cultural and social life of our city. Our beautiful hostel is located in a 1600 building, one of the oldest in the city.

During your stay our friendly staff will suggest the best places that the city has to offer.
Enjoy the experience of staying in one of the most unique hostels in the world.