Eruption Archives

The Lachea Island, cradle of Mt Etna

Posted on 28/02/2022 (21/01/2025) by Grazia Musumeci

Tourists who come to Aci Trezza looking for the romantic stories of 1800s novel I Malavoglia immediately fall in love with it. The Lachea island shows itself there, among the dark stacks, in front of the village’s small port. Lachea looks at Aci Trezza and Aci Trezza looks at it too, and celebrates it. The […]

Etna again on eruption on February 21st

Posted on 22/02/2022 (22/01/2025) by Grazia Musumeci

Surprisingly, Mount Etna sets off a great new paroxysm, in the late morning of February 21st. Semi covered by clouds, the volcano was affected by a very rapid rise of magma that gave off high fountains of lava and a notable pyroclastic cloud that rose several kilometers above the craters. Pushed by the north-west wind, […]

Mount Etna, the first great eruption of 2022

Posted on 11/02/2022 (22/01/2025) by Grazia Musumeci

Volcanologists followed the event with the same amazement as citizens crowded into street corners, armed with cell phones and cameras. Mount Etna gives everyone the show of its first paroxysm of 2022, on the afternoon of 10th February. An absolute spectacle, such as has not been seen for almost 20 months. Above all, a show […]

The Musarra Rock

Posted on 31/01/2022 (22/01/2025) by Grazia Musumeci

If you live or visit the eastern flank of volcano Mount Etna, where the great valley Del Bove opens, you will certainly spot Rocca Musarra, the Musarra Rock. It rises from the volcano’s “belly” like a scary giant tooth, surrounded by century-old cold lavas. The Musarra rock is a silent witness of important history. In […]

The Grotto of Raspberries, the sky underground

Posted on 17/01/2022 (21/01/2025) by Grazia Musumeci

If you want to experience absolute magic, let us accompany you to the Grotto of Raspberries, on the north side of Mount Etna. Here, literally, the sky enters inside, illuminates the subsoil and makes the whole environment almost a fairytale. It is one of the most popular and most requested caves, touristically speaking, in any […]