Al Royal Hotel

“Terrazza sui Crociferi” restaurant at the Royal Hotel has a situated on the wonderful terrace of the hotel, overlooking completely to Via Crociferi.

The view which it enjoys,make you the feeling of walking along the rooftops of the city.

The Royal Hotel, located a few steps from Piazza Duomo, overlooking Via Crociferi, and it is a pedestrian area and the main street of  Catania city center. This position lets you to walk through all of history, art and culture that the city offers its visitors. The Royal Hotel is also the perfect viewing point to enjoy the main festival of Catania: The celebration of St. Agatha, Patron Saint and protector of Catania. Indeed, from many rooms, but especially from the terrace, you can enjoy the comfort of the main events of St Agatha celebrations. From the race of the votive candles (the “Candelore ‘) to the steep climb of Via Di Sangiuliano, called” a cursa de’ cannalori “, up to the climb of the same” Vara “of St. Agatha that follows the votive candles, called” a ‘ cchianata di Sant’Aita “to the one of the most exciting moments of the celebration: the singing of the Poor Clares, the cloistered nuns of the convent of St Benedict, located on via Crociferi, 200 meters from the hotel terrace, which only this time, they come out to sing in honor of the patron saint of Catania.