Viagrande is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Catania in the Italian region Sicily, located about 224 kilometres southeast of Palermo and …Viagrande is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Catania in the Italian region Sicily, located about 224 kilometres southeast of Palermo and about 15 kilometres north of Catania. Viagrande is 18 kilometres from the summit of Mount Etna, which lies to its north by northwest, although the road to the volcano's peak is 72 kilometres necessitating a nearly two-hour drive.