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Mount Etna’s summer place 1: Simeto River

Posted on 18/06/2023 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Tourists arriving in Sicily almost always look for river Alcantara, and only river Alcantara. As if beyond the famous “river of the gorges” there was nothing else. Yet the Simeto river, which cuts the eastern part of the island diagonally to flow between Catania and Syracuse, is one of the most interesting and beautiful water […]

In the Etna villages of Vena and Presa

Posted on 11/06/2023 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

The Etna villages of Vena and Presa have also become a “internet joke” some time ago. This is thanks to the bizarre idea of the municipality of Piedimonte Etneo to arrange the signs of the municipal medical lab close to those of the two villages. “Vena” in italian means “vein” and “Presa” can be also […]

Little big trip, from Mount Etna to Marzamemi

Posted on 05/06/2023 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Going from Mount Etna to Marzamemi – a delightful seaside village that has become a tourist resort – doesn’t even take that long. Just over an hour on the highway is enough to find yourself from an environment of woods and rocks to one of the most beautiful beaches in Sicily! But we suggest you […]

Mount Etna’s 1865 eruption from Sartorius Craters

Posted on 29/05/2023 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Today the Sartorius Hills, or Sartorius Craters, are one of the many tourist destinations on the northern side of Mount Etna. Harmless black hills, surrounded by a wood of cheery birch, chestnut and oak trees, families go picnic here, and hikers test the strength of their legs as they climb each crater. But so much […]

Etna, new eruptive show but … behind “closed doors”!

Posted on 22/05/2023 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

The people of Etna do not consider the volcano as an inanimate thing, but as a living being. They call it a “she”, a “mum”, and not surprisingly. In fact, this mountain seems to “have a behavior”, just like a human, and proves to be welcoming, generous, affectionate … or mischievous! Anyone who doesn’t live […]