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Etna, on November 27th a new vent opens

Posted on 27/11/2022 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Photo Credits – Fabrizio Zuccarello – Nov 27, 2022 After an intense day of bad weather, the clouds part in the evening revealing a surprise that the Etna volcano has given to its population: a bright red glow at the foot of the summit craters. A new fracture which, as confirmed by the National Institute […]

Sciara del Follone, the long eruption of 1614-1624

Posted on 21/11/2022 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

There was a period, in the mid-17th century, when seeing Etna erupting had become so normal that the volcano with the flame on top appeared everywhere. It was in the frescoes of the churches, in the paintings of noble families’ houses, in the heraldic symbols … . That fire that lit up the night was […]

A Etna recipe: how to enhance chestnut honey

Posted on 14/11/2022 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

A delicacy you often find on Mount Etna, thanks to the presence of many chestnut trees and the tradition of honey that has been handed down around the volcano for centuries. Chestnut honey is part of the sweet panorama of Etna typical food, even if not everyone knows about it. Its goodness is in fact […]

Five things you (maybe) do not know about Etna’s autumn

Posted on 07/11/2022 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Autumn is a very beautiful season in the mountains. And since Mount Etna is a large and wide volcano, as high as a real mountain, the autumn season has an incredible development here. You will find all the colors of the leaves, the traditions related to the farming world and much more. All this obviously […]

Halloween on Mount Etna

Posted on 30/10/2022 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

If you love the new fashion of terror, Halloween, which fits perfectly with some local traditions – such as the Day of the Dead Souls – you can celebrate fear and mystery even on the most beautiful volcano in Europe. In fact, Mount Etna hides mysteries and stories of fear that have nothing to envy […]