This is the main piazza in Catania, where we spent many hours sketching. We visited this spot every day for the 5 days that we were here. Most of the dark stone on these buildings are lava rocks from Mt. Etna, which is very close to here. The people in Catania were so nice and friendly, we were all joking about "Southern Hospitality" being relevant not only in the U.S. but in other places as well!