Eruption Archives

Experiential Tourism in Mt Etna’s vineyards

Posted on 21/09/2025 by Grazia Musumeci

One of the most beautiful experiences you can have as a tourist in Sicily is fully living and working the local vineyards. Experiential tourism has become a very popular vacation trend and is offered by tour operators worldwide. We can accompany you to any estate you’d like to visit and “experience” the surrounding area of […]

Etna: New Eruption Update

Posted on 20/08/2025 by Grazia Musumeci

Have you ever seen a volcano erupt twice at once? Well, Etna teaches us that… it can happen! And while we were still admiring the lava flow from the August 14th fracture at the base of the Bocca Nuova crater, on August 20th the earth also split in the very core of the Southeast crater. […]

Etna: brand new August lava stream

Posted on 18/08/2025 by Grazia Musumeci

In August, Mount Etna intensifies its activity, as if seeking to promote tourism in the final part of the season! And as it had already done in the winter, it draws the attention and attracts tourists with new eruptive activity… yet to be fully defined. A new fracture has opened at an altitude of 3,000 […]

The Pythagoras Cave route

Posted on 21/07/2025 (21/07/2025) by Grazia Musumeci

The Schiena dell’Asino trail is among the best-known and popular on Mount Etna. This is because it is one of the least hard and most scenic hikes, suitable for anyone accustomed to walking. The approximately 6-km trail is mostly flat, after a significant initial elevation gain, and the final reward is a truly breathtaking view […]

Etna: how did “baby” SEC change?

Posted on 23/06/2025 (23/06/2025) by Grazia Musumeci

Today, the Southeast Crater (SEC) is called by everyone “the beast”, or “the black beast”, because it has effectively become one of the most impressive craters on the summit of Etna. For those who saw it born in 1971, however, it still remains “the little one”, “the child of Etna”. Yet the rapid and unexpected […]