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Primosole bridge 1943
English war cemetery - Catania
Historical Museum of the Landing in Sicily of 1943
Bunker at the Ponte dei Malati - Lentini
German war cemetery

1943: the Battle of the Primosole Bridge

By Etna 'Ngeniousa
4 out of 5
Free cancellation available
Price is £103 per adult
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 8h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview

This tour will take visitors through a path on the edge of memory, along the front of one of the battles that decided the fate of the Second World War, the one fought between Syracuse and Catania, along the Simeto river line.
A particularly suggestive moment of reflection will take place at the English and German war cemeteries, the burial place of many soldiers who lost their lives here.
The day will end with a visit to the interesting museum dedicated to the Allied Landing in Sicily, where accurate reconstructions and a rich historical documentation, films and videos of the time tells the storey of Operation Husky.
The memory of the past becomes a moment of knowledge and education, to build a peaceful future.

Activity location

  • Strada Primosole
    • Strada Primosole
    • 95121, Catania, Sicilia, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Strada Primosole
    • Strada Primosole
    • 95121, Catania, Sicilia, Italy

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1943: the Battle of the Primosole Bridge in Multilingual
  • Activity duration is 8 hours8h8h
  • Opening hours: Wed 09:00-16:30
  • English

Pickup included

Price details
£102.94 x 2 Adults£205.88
Total
Price is £205.88
Until Tue, 18 Jun

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedAll entrance tickets
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedTransfer service from places not included in the Catania area
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedBus for groups of more than 4 people
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedLunch

Know before you book

  • Service animals allowed
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • In accordance with UK consumer law, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
  • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

Activity itinerary

Strada Primosole
  • 1h 30m
Visit to the Primosole Bridge, where within two kilometres there are four monuments in memory of the battle where British and German paratroopers clashed (Operation Fustian)
Oasi del Simeto
  • 50m
In this place it is possible to visit a part of the front line, along the path of the Simeto oasis, where it is possible to admire the area of naturalistic interest and the buildings with still the writings of the fascist era, today the seat of the reserve.
Ponte dei Malati
  • 30m
Visit to Agnone beach and the Ponte dei Malati near Lentini, the scene of heavy clashes between Germans and English commandos; on the same place it is possible to visit some bunkers that protected the bridge and admire an original plaque, laid by Gen. Montgomery himself in 1943.
Cimitero Mausoleo Militare Germanico
  • 20m
Visit to the German war cemetery
Commonwealth War Cemetery, Catania.
  • 20m
Visit to the English war cemetery
Museo Storico dello Sbarco in Sicilia 1943
  • 2h
  • Admission ticket included
The visit to the museum dedicated to the Allied Landing in Sicily concludes our tour, allowing you to broaden your gaze to all the allied military operations in Sicily and in particular to the Fustian operation, the battle of Simeto. An accurate historical reconstruction and a rich documentation make this museum one of the most interesting in Catania.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESStrada Primosole
    • Strada Primosole
    • 95121, Catania, Sicilia, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEStrada Primosole
    • Strada Primosole
    • 95121, Catania, Sicilia, Italy

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