The town of Acireale - Sicily

 The population is distributed to just over 60% in the
When You rent an apartment in Catania - Sicily,city and the rest reside in different localities. The main
 during Your stay in You'll realize how beautiful andlinks of the city are the A18 connecting  Messina to
magic this region is.Catania and the state railway station with a traffic of
Acireale (Jaciriali or more commonly Jaci in Sicilian) islong distance trains and regional interest towards
an Italian city of 52,914 inhabitants in the province ofCatania and Messina.
Catania, the most populous and important  after theThe city's name derives from Greek mythology, where
capital. Of uncertain origin, today the urban layout isthere was room for a deity called Aci. He was a
typical of late-medieval city in Sicily. It rises in the middleshepherd fell in love with Galatea, which in turn was
of the Ionian coast of  Sicily at 15 km from Catania. loved by the cyclops Polyphemus, who crushed his
The city was built on a plateau on a terrace of lava,rival under a rock. Shepherd was born from the blood
called the Timpa with its 150 meters high, puts theof a river called by the Greeks Akis now
town almost  overlooking the Ionian Sea. The coast,"disappeared"  underground. The center of Acireale is
where there are several villages, is characterized bythe Piazza del Duomo, onto which some of the most
lava reef.important buildings of the city, including the Cathedral,
There is also a certain richness of sources of waterthe  Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, the Municipal
 and greenery and the surrounding area has grown,Palace, the Palace Modò. In the center of Acireale
especially in citrus. (The Timpa is a cliff about 80 mthere are other historical buildings, churches
high near the coast of Acireale. Since 1999 it hasand monuments of great interest.
 become nature reserve).