The current eruption’s show
Mount Etna show continues! The eruption that began on St.Lucy's Night 13 December 2020, in the summit area of the volcano does not seem to have respite yet. The experts had sensed it in…
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Etna Current Eruption 2020
The eruption on Saint Lucy's Night started as a surprise, for many people who were looking at it from home. It was not a surprise for the "insiders". The experts volcanologists in fact had…
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Stromboli, the hidden giant
One of the highest volcanoes in Europe, though no one knows, Stromboli lies for the most part under the Tyrrhenian Sea. If you could empty the sea, you would admire the 2000 meters of…
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Mt. Etna, new eruption of South East Crater
Something is changing to south east! From the end of November, the explosive activity that has now characterized the summit of Mt. Etna for almost one year has intensified. It is now involving also…
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Covid, experience Mt Etna in the “orange zone”
As soon as the "second wave" of Covid 19 pandemic hit Italy, the national Government has decided to divide the Country into zones. Every zone indicates a risk level and has some restrictions that…
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Eruption of 1971, the hell on Mt Etna
What happened on Mt Etna in 1971 was not "just an eruption". It was part of hell that seemed to have fallen on the volcano. At the same time, it was a great show…
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A walk in the Valley del Bove
Valle del Bove means the "valley of the ox" but nobody knows the origin of this name. This valley is a great depression on the eastern flank of Mt Etna. It opened maybe 64.000…
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Panoramic points on Mt Etna, the best ones
When you climb a mountain you feel like you are the king/queen of the world. Though the climbing is hard, the hiking is tough, you go on and imagine your prize: the wonderful view…
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On Mt Etna during an eruption
An eruption. The dream of all tourists who come to Mt Etna. Why, then, should they visit a volcano? The eruption is the show! You look at the craters in the hope of something…
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Magazzeni, where the lava changed its course
At about 6 km off the small town of Sant'Alfio, in a place almost wild and unhabited, you will find a small church with the typical alpine architecture. The Magazzeni Church. The name is…
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