Giarre
A walkable Sicilian town on the Ionian coast with a centre full of cafés, restaurants, and historic churches, Giarre sits midway between Catania and Taormina with Etna visible inland. It forms a continuous urban area with the neighbouring town of Riposto — briefly merged with it under the Fascist-era name Giarre-Riposto, then Ionia — and the wider conurbation extends from the seafront to the volcano's lower slopes. UNESCO World Heritage sites lie within the broader region.
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- Population26,510
- Nearest water from center 0.4 km0.3 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 10 km6.4 mi
Nearest airports
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Giarre: quick answers
Where is Giarre?
Giarre is in Catania, Italy, about 13 km8.2 miles in a straight line from Acireale.
How do you get to Giarre?
The nearest airport is Catania (CTA), about 47 min away by road. The nearest train station is Giarre-Riposto, about 3 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Giarre?
The warmest month is August, averaging 24°C75°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at 8°C47°F. The wettest month is October, with about 127 mm5.0 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Giarre?
OpenStreetMap lists 1 museum, 15 restaurants, 21 cafés and 22 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Giarre?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Paternò, Carlentini and Acireale.