Location. The Hotel La Vecchia Palma is located in Catania, Italy, a town on the island of Sicily, located less than one kilometre from the Botanic Gardens and a park with a statue of Garibaldi, one kilometre from the cathedral and Roman amphitheatre, and three kilometres from the harbour. Catania Fontanorossa Airport is six kilometres away.
Hotel Features. The Hotel La Vecchia Palma is a 19th-century villa with original frescos and Sicilian baroque decoration. Wireless Internet access is available throughout the property. Coffee is available in the air-conditioned lobby, which also offers a reading lounge with leather sofas and a television. Garage parking is available nearby.

A complimentary breakfast is served in the American Bar.

The hotel is three kilometres from the harbour and Catania beach. The 18-hole golf course at Il Picciolo Golf Club is 35 kilometres away.

Guestrooms. The 12 air-conditioned guestrooms at the Hotel La Vecchia Palma have antique-style furnishings and a traditionally tiled floor. Amenities include satellite television with DVD players and pay movies, wireless Internet, direct-dial phones, electronic safes, desks, and refrigerators with minibars. Bathrooms have showers and hair dryers.

Expert Tip. In the square outside the cathedral in Catania, there is a fountain with an elephant built from lava stone and designed by Vaccarini, who also built the baroque façade of the cathedral.

Distances are calculated in a straight line from the property’s location to the point of interest or attraction, and may not reflect actual travel distance.

Distances are displayed to the nearest 0. 1 mile and kilometre.

Chiesa di San Nicolò All'Arena 0.5 km / 0.3 mi
Botanical Garden of University of Catania 0.7 km / 0.4 mi
Parco Gioeni 0.8 km / 0.5 mi
Stadio Angelo Massimino 1.3 km / 0.8 mi
Benedictine Monastery 2 km / 1.2 mi
Teatro Massimo Bellini 2 km / 1.3 mi
Greek Amphitheater 2 km / 1.3 mi
Elephant Fountain 2.1 km / 1.3 mi
Catania Duomo 2.1 km / 1.3 mi
Cathedral of Sant'Ágata 2.1 km / 1.3 mi
Palazzo Biscari 2.2 km / 1.4 mi
Castello Ursino 2.4 km / 1.5 mi
Norman Castle 6.8 km / 4.2 mi
Cathedral of Acireale 12.5 km / 7.8 mi
Mount Etna 21.3 km / 13.2 mi

The preferred airport for Hotel La Vecchia Palma is Catania (CTA Fontanarossa) 5.9 km / 3.7 mi.