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Lovely road, closed to traffic. You can appreciate the baroque style. Rich in Church. Romantic Luogho. Unesco World Heritage Site. One word ... Great
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Date of experience: February 2020
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I enjoyed strolling along the Via dei Crociferi much better than it's larger more famous parallel sister, Via Etnea. It is much quieter yet lined with old but beautiful Baroque buildings. Highly recommend taking this detour.
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Date of experience: December 2019
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The street is with nice buildings and churches, it is near Piazza Duomo, deserves to be seen. We had a good walk of 20000 steps every day
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Date of experience: December 2019
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The Via dei Crociferi is generally considered as one of the best places to study Catania's baroque architecture. It runs almost parallel to the city's main throughfare, the Via Etnea, but is much more quiet. At its southern end is Piazza San Francesco d'Assisi, from where it is accessed through the arch of San Benedetto. In the street can be found several churches and palazzi. At its northern end is the Villa Cerami, now belonging to the faculty of jurisprudence of Catania's university. Unfortunately many buildings of this street are in a sad state of neglect, some sprayed over like the now unreadable information boards.…
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Date of experience: May 2019
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