Catania
Italy · Mediterranean
The harbour
Catania lies on the east coast of Sicily, facing the Ionian Sea at the foot of Mount Etna, Europe's highest active volcano. The city has been destroyed by eruptions and earthquakes, and after the great earthquake of 1693 it was rebuilt in a Baroque style using dark volcanic stone. Its historic centre is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The port handles ferries and ro-ro traffic to the Italian mainland, containers, general cargo and cruise ships. Sailors approaching Catania usually see Etna's broad summit, often trailing smoke or capped with snow, rising behind the city.
Catania in PerpeNaval
- Region
- Mediterranean
- Country
- Italy
- Position
- 37.50°N 15.09°E
- Size in the game
- a small port (tier 0)
- Fuel
- about $240 a tonne at full stock
- Trades
- Grain, Olive oil, Consumer goods, Fresh produce, Wine, Coffee
- On the quay
- warehouses
- Waters
- near pirate water: Malta Channel, Gulf of Sirte, Southern Adriatic
- The album
- stamp, postcard, fin whale, sponge from the divers
The nearest harbours by sea
Routed on the game's sea grid with the canals open, the way a ship sails it.
Lately at Catania
Reading the wire…