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The Valley of the Lion

Posted on 16/05/2022 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Guides and tough, brave hikers already knew it. Many people are just discovering about it right now, because of the new eruption of this May 2022. The mini volcanic event that started from the South East Crater of Mount Etna is pouring a stream of lava into the Valle del Leone (the Valley of the […]

Mount Etna, new fracture and lava stream on May 2022

Posted on 15/05/2022 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Mount Etna had announced a new event in preparation by the continuous oscillation of the volcanic tremor line. Since the beginning of May, the line of vibrations had been rising and falling continuously, suggesting another violent paroxysm on the way. Instead, once again the unpredictable volcano amazed its “fans” – both locals and tourists – […]

Mascali risen from the lava

Posted on 09/05/2022 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Mascali rises in the middle of the woods, and from the woods it took its Greek name (which means “something bushy”). But the woods you see today around the town, overlooking the eastern coast of Sicily, are not the same millenarians that saw it a sit was born. These trees have risen amidst recent lava […]

River Alcantara and the magic place Lake of Venus

Posted on 02/05/2022 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

If you have never visited river Alcantara’s Gorges, you must do it at least once in your life. But before you do it, let yourself get to know less famous, less touristy places, and perhaps for this reason still wild and beautiful. The Gurne of Alcantara, in the territory of Francavilla di Sicilia, are an […]

How Mt Etna affects the climate

Posted on 24/04/2022 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Are you ready for the next excursion on Mount Etna? Listen to the advice of our good guides, but be ready for any unexpected event. Despite the forecasts and the expertise of those who will lead you, in fact, Etna is a great mountain. And in the great mountains the climate is always uncertain. But […]