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Cruises and Etna, two itineraries

Posted on 13/09/2021 (20/12/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Cruise ships come to Sicily all the time, today. They usually arrive at Catania, Palermo and Messina ports and let tourists enjoy the beauties of these historical cities. If you do not have enough time, you shall choose short itineraries so to admire – at least – the most important places. Mount Etna, of course, […]

The Polar Grotto, a new discovery on Mt Etna

Posted on 06/09/2021 (20/12/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Is the Polar Grotto the new Frost Grotto? On Mount Etna there is the most southern perennial glacier in Europe. It has been known for a very long time and it is also known that it is a place to be protected. Despite that, mass tourism has managed to violate this corner of paradise as […]

Mount Etna from above: helicopter experience

Posted on 30/08/2021 (21/12/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

The excitement of climbing an active volcano is connected to what you shall see as you trek, step by step, along its mountain paths. Mount Etna already offers this experience thanks to the many hiking tours, mountain bike rides, also by going on a horse or donkey ride. If you do not love adventure, there […]

Excursion to Timparossa wood

Posted on 23/08/2021 (20/12/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

We had already met Timparossa refuge, during our blog trips around the Etna area. We cannot help but talk about this place more than once, because it is beautiful. And especially in some seasons it offers a unique show of the nature. Timparossa is a beech forest that embraces a small hut-shaped refuge, built in […]

Mt Etna’s new top record, the South East Crater

Posted on 16/08/2021 (20/12/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

We had written about it last week, and South East Crater – SEC – is the protagonist once again. It has a new unique record, today: it is the highest top of Mt Etna. This happened at the beginning of August, in the middle of the warmest and most tiring Sicilian summer. Mount Etna produced […]