My Viking Cruise arrived to the port city of Catania, in Sicily, Italy for a few hours and had to back to ship by 4:30pm to set sail for next ocean port. My walking tour took us around to explore and gave us about 45 minutes to explore and come back. So I decided keep walking and explore further down the long street and I ended up at Piazza Stesicoro which a rectangular city square in the historic center of the city of Catania, in Sicily, Italy. There was a flea market going on on one side of the street and Statue of Vincenzo Bellini there in middle and on the other side is where the ruin theater is with the Chiesa di San Biagio in Sant'Agata alla Fornace Catholic Church overlooks it. The Roman Amphitheater of Catania, was built in the 2nd century AD, was used for gladiatorial contests and public spectacles, with a capacity for 15,000-16,000 spectators. Located in the center of modern Catania in Piazza Stesicoro. Most of the amphitheater remains buried beneath the city, with only a small portion visible, revealing its construction from lava stone. It is considered the second-largest Roman amphitheater in Italy after the Colosseum. So this is very important part of history that I just stumbled upon on. Glad I was able to walk and explore this section and took all the photos I could. Eventhough my tour bus took us around this area without stopping it was hard to take photos from the bus. So, I was glad I spent what time I had on foot to walk this area on my own. read more