Giardino Bellini

[2] Before the construction of a public garden, the area was occupied by the garden maze or labyrinth owned by the Ignazio Paternò Castello, prince of Biscari.

[3][4] In 1854, the Comune di Catania bought the area of the maze, and in 1864 started to adapt the area into a public garden.

[3] Starting from 1875, the municipality acquired several further areas surrounding the maze, and two years later the work to unify these areas was undertaken.

[3] A guide from 1867 reports the gardens housed swan and geese, deer and cows, an aviary, and an enclosure of monkeys.

The park has a white marble bust depicting Vincenzo Bellini and completed by Tito Angiolini.