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Mt Etna, how to walk on cold lava streams

Posted on 16/09/2019 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

At first sight you will think it is just a kids’ game. Can it be so different from walking on the Alps’ top, through a rocky desert or any other rocky beach? Do you really need a guide in order to learn how to walk on Mt Etna’s cold lava streams? Of course you do, […]

Etna North, discovering the “perfect eruption”

Posted on 09/09/2019 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Mount Etna is a surprising volcano. This is the reason why it is privilege and fun to explore it and you should never miss the chance. We will take you to discover places, events and incredible evidences telling about a “living” mountain that changes everyday and offers unique shows. The eruption that broke part of […]

Prickly Pears, a sweet “Sicilian secret”

Posted on 02/09/2019 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

The prickly pear, as the word itself says, is not a Sicilian fruit. It was “discovered” by the first Europeans who colonized America – then mistakenly called India – and initially it was not thought at all as a food. It was exhibited in gardens and botanical parks as a curiosity to amaze guests or […]

Avola, the queen of Sicilian almonds

Posted on 26/08/2019 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Avola, in the district of Siracusa, is a large, bright and baroque town. This is due to the earthquake that destroyed the old village in 1693, forcing the people to move from the hills to valley. The town you admire today is the result of that brand new rebuilding of the 18th century. Go visiting […]

Nicolosi and its Red Mountains

Posted on 18/08/2019 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

A town and the volcano closely linked, for better or for worse, in life and death and in the return to life. Here is a summary of the history of Nicolosi and its “Monti Rossi” (Red Mountains), the cones that determined both the terrible eruption that upset this side of Etna and the natural beauty […]