City Stories Index · Italy · 2026 edition
Catania vs Florence
Not opinions, measured walking data. On what we can measure, Florence leads 2–1. Character is a different question: Catania is the black lava city; Florence is the renaissance cradle.
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| What we measure | Catania | Florence | Leads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Places with a storyspots where a route tells you what happened there | 25 | 71 | Florence |
| How often you pass a storymetres from one story to the next; fewer is better | 208 | 222 | Catania |
| Historical figuresreal people you meet in its stories | 4 | 9 | Florence |
| Instagrammabilityscore /100, on the index’s fixed scale | — | 18 | Florence |
| Group outingsof every 100 plays, how many bring a group of 3+ | — | 17 | Florence |
| International visitors% of player reviews written in a foreign language | — | 85 | Florence |
Differences under 5% count as ties. Sample sizes and definitions on the methodology page.
What their stories are about
How many places with a story each city has per theme: Catania in orange, Florence in blue. All bars share one scale, so lengths are comparable everywhere on the chart.
CataniaFlorence
11 places
faith & churches24 places
6 places
crime & dark history19 places
9 places
royalty & nobility18 places
8 places
arts & culture16 places
15 places
legends & myths13 places
4 places
guilds & trade9 places
3 places
parks & leisure2 places
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The black lava city
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The Renaissance cradle