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Etna: how did “baby” SEC change?


Today, the Southeast Crater (SEC) is called by everyone “the beast”, or “the black beast”, because it has effectively become one of the most impressive craters on the summit of Etna. For those who saw it born in 1971, however, it still remains “the little one”, “the child of Etna”. Yet the rapid and unexpected […]

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Etna, different and inclusive routes


A disabled person on a volcano? It seems crazy! Taking someone who has problems with movement or orientation on mountain paths that are already dangerous for the “able-bodied” may actually seem like a gamble you should not even attempt. But why prevent some less fortunate people from experiencing the strong emotions that a volcano can […]

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Five catholic sanctuaries you can visit on Etna


When you live in a dangerous territory, where nature continually dominates man, trusting in the divine becomes a habit for everyone. And the great volcano Mount Etna is dotted with sanctuaries, precisely because popular faith has always found “patrons” to ask to protection against the fury of nature. Mainly, people trust in the Madonna (the […]

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Etna: big eruption on June 2 and collapse of the SEC


“Guys, you call this GRAZING THE IMPOSSIBLE” says the voice, out of breath, while the video frames a huge black cloud hovering over the summit craters of Etna. The voice continues, with fear vibrating in the vocal cords: “Look at this cloud, we were just a stone’s throw away and thank goodness we had a […]

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