Isola Catania

Civita · Piazza Cardinale Pappalardo 23, 95131 Catania CT

Archi della Marina, Civita, Catania

Social-innovation hub and coworking opened in June 2021 inside Palazzo Biscari, an 18th-century baroque palace next to the port and a five-minute walk from the Duomo. Over 1,000 m² with about 73 desks, frescoed vaulted halls, natural light and a terrace. Run as a social enterprise (Arcadia group), it hosts startups, SMEs, company teams and freelancers, plus a busy events agenda. Day passes are among the cheapest in Sicily (€12), and monthly desks start at €160. 'Isola Connect' every Wednesday is a community coworking day; the first visit is free.

Why it stands out

Baroque Palazzo Biscari with frescoed halls and terrace
€12 day pass bookable online
Isola Connect community day every Wednesday
Largest and best-reviewed coworking in eastern Sicily (4.9/5, ~165 Google reviews per site)

What you'll find

Phone booth
Meeting room
Event space
Community events
Fibre Wi-Fi
Terrace
24/7 access
Lockers

Good for

Short stays
Teams
Meeting people

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Essentials

Prices: /day€12/month€160Official site: Day Pass €12 all-inclusive (book online); 5/10/20-entry packs from €55 valid 12 months; Hot Desk from €160/month (Mon–Fri 9–18); Fix Desk from €160/month with 24/7 card access, business address, mail, locker; meeting rooms and private offices on request; business address €800/yr + VAT. Italian Coworking lists 'from €10/day, €200/month' (older/indicative).price seen November 2026
Opening hours: Hot desk Mon–Fri 9:00–18:00 (reception 9–18); Fix Desk and offices 24/7. Italian Coworking lists Mon–Fri 8:00–20:00.
Internet: High-speed wifi / 'ultrafibra' per listings; no Mbps published
Address: Piazza Cardinale Pappalardo 23, 95131 Catania CT

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Last checked: November 2026

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What's around

Straight-line distances; walking times assume 4.5 km/h, so real routes take a little longer.

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Coworking in Catania

Coworking
Catania · Cibali
@localhost Coworking Space
Small, friendly coworking in a residential block in the Cibali area, about 400 m from Cibali metro station (across the railway). Open space with 12 desks, phone booth, meeting and training rooms, relax room and a shared garden; pet friendly, with secure bike parking and e-bike charging. Prices are very low (€9/day, €139/month) and coffee/tea are included. Run by the digital agency Specialisti Digitali, it hosts regular talks and meetups and has a Telegram community group. Consistently 5-star on Google.
from €9/dayPhone boothMeeting room
Coworking
Catania · Borgo
B² Coworking (B2Hub)
Coworking in the Borgo district with 18 premium desks around a private internal garden of about 400 m². Linked to an engineering/BIM firm, it offers a meeting room, kitchen, relax area, unlimited filtered water and coffee, covered parking with e-bike and scooter charging, and a wood-fired oven used for community events. The building runs on a 12 kWp solar system with storage. Its published speedtest (2.1 Gbps down) is the fastest connection documented in eastern Sicily. Desks are booked online through an interactive floor plan; a coliving section is announced.
Meeting roomCommunity events
Coworking
Catania · Borgo-Sanzio
CoWonderful
Small business centre and coworking in the residential Borgo-Sanzio area, two minutes' walk from Giuffrida metro station. Active since 2018 with about 4 coworking desks, 2 private offices and meeting/interview rooms, plus legal and postal domiciliation. Kitchen, tea and coffee, printer and cleaning are included. More business-centre than community space, with clear published prices for day, week and month.
from €30/dayVirtual office / registered addressMeeting room

Places we like in Catania

Neighbourhoods
Catania centro storico
The UNESCO-listed Baroque core around Piazza Duomo, the Pescheria fish market, Via Vittorio Emanuele and the Monastero dei Benedettini. For laptop sessions there is Legatoria Prampolini, a bookshop café, and the university monastery, where you need your own hotspot. Catania Centrale station and the airport connections are close, and markets, cafés and nightlife are all on foot. Sant'Agata's festivities, 3 to 5 February, take over the streets.
- Old buildings with variable internet: ask for a speed test.
- Asking rents in the centro storico average €9.9/m² a month (mercato-immobiliare.info, 2 November 2026).
- Very crowded and closed to traffic during Sant'Agata in early February.
March–June, September–November
Neighbourhoods
Via Etnea / Borgo
Via Etnea, Catania's main street, runs about 3 km in a straight line from Piazza Duomo north to Tondo Gioeni, past Villa Bellini park. The northern stretch, Borgo and Monserrato, is more residential, and it is where Verso Coffice at Via Monserrato 116, the best-documented work café in Sicily, is located. Amelia Bakery is nearby too. A good compromise between old-town life and quieter streets, with metro and buses along the axis.
- Villa Bellini is the nearest park for breaks and runs.
- The southern stretch is busy with pedestrians and traffic; the upper part is further from the sea.
March–June, September–November
Neighbourhoods
Ognina
Residential quarter in the north-east of Catania, on the lava-rock coast towards Aci Castello. It is a seaside option away from old-town noise, closer to the sea front and to the road towards Acireale, Taormina and the Riviera dei Ciclopi. The trade-off: you need a bus or car for the centre and the airport, and there are fewer documented laptop cafés. Ognina has the highest average asking rents in the city.
- Asking rents average €11.0/m² a month, the highest zone in Catania (mercato-immobiliare.info, 2 November 2026).
- Bus or car needed for the centre and the airport.
May–October

Why it stands out

What you'll find

Good for

Coworking in Catania

@localhost Coworking Space

B² Coworking (B2Hub)

CoWonderful

Places we like in Catania

Catania centro storico

Via Etnea / Borgo

Ognina