{"id":3616,"date":"2021-04-09T08:58:42","date_gmt":"2021-04-09T08:58:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/?post_type=articles&p=3616"},"modified":"2021-04-25T05:22:48","modified_gmt":"2021-04-25T05:22:48","slug":"grazias-at-home-city-guide-to-catania","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/grazias-at-home-city-guide-to-catania\/","title":{"rendered":"Grazia’s At Home City Guide To Catania"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Catania\"<\/p>\n

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CATANIA,<\/span> ITALY<\/span> BY<\/span> GIULIANO<\/span> CANGIANO:<\/span><\/h2>\n

Although artist Giuliano Cangiano, now resides in Milan<\/a> where he is currently in lockdown, he has drawn from his childhood memories of Catania to create his window scene. The population of over 300,000 sits at the bottom of the active volcano, Mount Etna, and forms the centre piece of Cangiano\u2019s artwork.<\/p>\n

The rumbling mountain in the distance is a distinct contrast to that of the picturesque seaside below and is what makes Catania so unique.<\/p>\n

In recent seasons, local Italian fashion house Dolce & Gabbana has drawn from its Sicilian roots.<\/p>\n

\u201cI admire the way Dolce & Gabbana are bringing the Sicilian imagination to the brand, the decorations of the ceramics and theold wooden carts are embedded within their collections,\u201d Cangiano says.<\/p>\n

Cangiano also recites a collection of essays titled \u2018Light and Mourning\u2019 written by Italian author Gesualdo Bufalino\u00a0as one of his of his favourite books from the country.<\/p>\n

And as Bufalino so aptly writes, \u201cThere isn\u2019t just one Sicily, there are many of them.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cLazy summers\u201d are the artist\u2019s most fond memories of the ancient port city and when it comes to touring Catania, it\u2019s the best season in which to spend 24 hours.<\/p>\n

The first meal of the day should be Sicily\u2019s traditional breakfast: granita and a brioche bun at the harbour bar. For a closer look at MountEtna, lunch in the mountains is recommended by Cangiano followed by a digestive \u201ctrek\u201d through the woods.<\/p>\n

An afternoon drive to experience the sunset is believed to be stunning during the warmer months and when it gets dark, a bar in the citycentre rounds out the evening.<\/p>\n

As for a classic dish, try Pasta con le sarde (pasta with sardines) accompanied by a seltz water with lemon and salt. \u201cIt combines fishwith the sweet and spicy flavours of our Arab origins,\u201d Cangiano says. But if there is just one thing you must do when visiting the city, it\u2019s to \u201cgo and smell the sea,\u201d the artist says.<\/p>\n

Follow Giuliano Cangiano @kanjano_org<\/p>\n

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