CATANIA - Festa di Sant'Agata 2019.
03/Feb/2019 to 07/Feb/2019.
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| Reliquary bust of Catania's patron saint Sant'Agata. |
CLICK HERE for the post about Sant'Agata's 2018 celebration
CLICK HERE for the post about Sant'Agata's 2017 celebration
CLICK HERE for the post about Sant'Agata's 2016 celebration
CLICK HERE for the post about Sant'Agata's 2015 celebration
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festival_of_Saint_Agatha_(Catania)
Sunday 03/Feb/2019.
Milan to Catania journey.
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| Flight announcement for the Milan to Catania segment. |
– Alitalia flight AZ1723 from Milan-Linate (LIN) to Catania (CTA), 14:25-16:10, 1h45, 54.49€ one way.
|---| Casa Lantana, San Georgio di Catania, 40€/n.
Monday 04/Feb/2019.
Catania.
Messa dell' Aurora.
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| 6:00 AM mass in overfull Catania's Duomo. |
|---| Casa Lantana, San Georgio di Catania, 40€/n.
Tuesday 05/Feb/2019.
Catania (province).
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| Lovely Sicilian countryside. |
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| Borgo di Carcaci, previously a feudal state, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_of_Carcaci now a ghost town. |
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| Ponte dei Saraseni over the Simeto river. https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ponte_dei_Saraceni https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simeto |
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| Riserva Naturale Oasis del Simeto at the river's mouth. https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riserva_naturale_Oasi_del_Simeto |
Back to Catania (downtown).
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| Citrons (Cédrat in french language). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citron |
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| The "Candelore" of the procession, weighting 400 to 900kg Carried by 6 to 12 shoulders. |
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| Basilica della Collegiata. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_della_Collegiata |
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| "Devoti", with their huge candles (there are thousands of such candle-devoti). Their candle might weight up to 120kg and is carried over kilometers !!! |
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| Another "candle-devoto", still enthousiastic. |
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| Catania's opéra square, more quite than the Via Etnea and the ongoing procession. |
|---| Casa Lantana, San Georgio di Catania, 40€/n.
Wednesday 06/Feb/2019.
Etna.
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| Impossible to make the planned hike, to much snow. |
|---| Casa Lantana, San Georgio di Catania, 40€/n.
Thursday 07/Feb/2019.
Catania to Brussels journey.
- Alitalia flight AZ1724 from Catania (CTA) to Rome (FCO), 11:05-12:25, 1h20.
- Transit 2h25 at Rome (FCO) airport.
- Alitalia flight AZ160 from Rome (FCO) to Brussels (BRU), 14:50-17:05, 2h15, 89€ for both one-way flights.
|---| Bruges.
