Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 095 91 53 21;
www.rifugiosapienza.com
; Piazzale Funivia; per person B&B/half-board/full board €55/75/90)
As
close to the summit as you can get, this place adjacent to the cable car offers comfortable
accommodation with a good restaurant.
Information
Catania's downtown tourist office provides information about Etna, as do several offices
on the mountain itself.
9am- 4pm)
Near the summit at Rifugio Sapienza.
Etna Sud Tourist Office
(
095 91 63 56;
9am-2pm & 4-7.30pm)
In Nico-
Parco dell'Etna
(
095 82 11 11;
www.parcoetna.ct.it
;
Via del Convento 45;
losi, on Etna's southern side.
Proloco Linguaglossa
(
095 64 30 94;
www.prolocolinguaglossa.it
; Piazza Annunziata 5;
9am-1pm & 4-7pm
Mon-Sat, 9am-noon Sun)
In Linguaglossa, on Etna's northern side.
Getting There & Away
BUS
AST
( 095 723 05 35;
www.aziendasicilianatrasporti.it
)
runs daily buses from Catania to Rifugio
Sapienza (one way/return €3.40/5.60, one hour). Buses leave from the car park opposite
Catania's train station at 8.15am, travelling via Nicolosi, and return at 4.30pm.
TRAIN
You can circle Etna on the private
Ferrovia Circumetnea
(FCE; 095 54 12 50;
www.circumetnea.it
;
Via Caronda 352a)
train line. Catch the metro from Catania's main train station to the FCE sta-
tion at Via Caronda (metro stop Borgo) or take bus 429 or 432 going up Via Etnea and ask
to be let off at the Borgo metro stop.
The train follows a 114km trail around the base of the volcano, providing fabulous
views. It also passes through many of Etna's unique towns such as Adrano, Bronte and
Randazzo. See the website for fares and timetables.
