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The mysterious paroxysm of 2021

Posted on 31/03/2024 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Year 2021 was one of the “busiest years” on Mount Etna in terms of eruptions. A crisis that began in 2020 led Sicily’s great volcano to erupt at an impressive rate for the next 20 months. So, what could be so “mysterious” in a paroxysm of 2021, that is in just one of the many […]

Three ideas for your … Easter with Etna!

Posted on 25/03/2024 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Easter is the “gate to spring”, it is the celebration that throughout the Western world introduces the most beautiful season of the year. Here in the Etna area, Easter is a celebration linked to the sacredness of religion and the rituals in churches or squares (processions, sacred representations). So, people dedicate to nature and spring […]

Mt Etna’s spring place 1: Piedimonte and Presa

Posted on 17/03/2024 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Many people prefer to go to Piedimonte Etneo in autumn, at harvest time. In fact, this village located on the northern side of Etna is one of the capitals of that unique wine which takes its spectacular characteristics from our volcano. But discovering Piedimonte in spring, especially in March, is as well an exciting tourist […]

Volcanic “bombs”, what and where are they

Posted on 10/03/2024 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Volcanic bombs are shreds, “drops”, of incandescent lava that are expelled from the mouth of a volcano, even many kilometers away. They can have different dimensions, ranging from a few tens of centimeters up to many meters. In order to be defined as “bombs” the diameter must always be greater than 64 cm, otherwise they […]

How and where go “birdwatching” on Mt Etna

Posted on 03/03/2024 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

There is a type of tourism that seems strange or boring to many, but which instead reserves special emotions: birdwatching. It literally means “observing birds”, and not only or not so much to photograph them but precisely to admire them in their natural habitat. A true “birdwatcher” doesn’t even bring a camera with him, he/she […]