Who doesn’t love a colorful art installation in the city? They’re pretty, bring joy and rapidly become insta-famous! Especially when they’re about colorful umbrellas in the streets.

After Arles, Carcassonne, Toulouse and even Béziers in France, as well as Tokyo, Seoul, Saint-Petersburg and more recently Pensacola, it’s Catania’ turn to welcome these legendary umbrellas originally coming from the city of Águeda in south Porto.

Featuring 800 polychromatic umbrellas, floating overhead, the Umbrella Sky Project takes public art to new heights. When visitors enter in Fish Market, they are dazzled by a magical, multicolored canopy of open umbrellas. As sunlight illuminates the shades, the passageway is transformed into a spectacular slice of paradise.

These outdoors decorations not only adds a vibrant splash of color to the otherwise plain streets but also creates a much-needed shade from the heat. If you plan traveling to Catania in August, make sure to stop by this street art festival!