Eruption Archives

Mount Etna’s North-East Crater roars again

Posted on 30/09/2024 (20/12/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

By now on Mount Etna it’s a game of poker. The four summit craters all seem to be simultaneously engaged in an extraordinary (in the sense of beautiful!) activity that, in turn, involves them all. After the spectacular years, the South-East crater has gone to rest and in its place the mighty Voragine has set […]

Three things you should “do and do not” in Stromboli

Posted on 09/09/2024 (20/12/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Given the relative calm, today let’s take a break from Mount Etna and go discover one of its “siblings volcanoes”, Stromboli. In the past we have already talked about this volcano-island, a submerged giant of which we can only see the top (total height 2926 meters, of which only 926 are above sea level). Restless […]

Etna: it’s the summer show!

Posted on 15/08/2024 (20/12/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Sixth paroxysm of the Voragine crater, now with a cadence of an eruption every 10-15 days. Mount Etna show for the summer is guaranteed and so is the joy of the tourists who are in the area in these weeks. This time the volcano has surprised everyone by making the eruption coincide with the eve […]

Five things you shall NOT ask Etna people

Posted on 12/08/2024 (20/12/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Mount Etna is a “multitasking” volcano, beautiful and attractive, with enormous possibilities for outdoor activities and itineraries that – inevitably – attract crowds of tourists every year. Visitors from all over the world especially love to go hiking: to the summit craters, into the woods, in the caves and, of course, they love when there […]

Voragine Crater: master and commander!

Posted on 04/08/2024 (20/12/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

The month of August opens with one of the most spectacular paroxysms seen in some years. Always him, the Voragine crater, the new surprising protagonist of Mount Etna show! After a very long period of silence and false quiet, this crater (which opened in 1945) took the stage until yesterday dominated by the young South […]