Etna Archives

Mount Etna, a November eruption in the clouds

Posted on 10/11/2024 by Grazia Musumeci

It took advantage of it, as often happens, away from prying eyes, behind the clouds of November storms. Mount Etna, which loves to surprise, started an eruption on the morning of November 10 while the world was enjoying, in the warmth, the first real Sunday of autumn. The news spread first on social media … […]

Volcanoes: Gates of Hell

Posted on 04/11/2024 by Grazia Musumeci

Are volcanoes the gates of hell? For many centuries, this is how people and popular belief have considered them. A natural fear, given by the view of a mountain capable of spitting fire from every crack. If you go back to study the mythology and history of the Mediterranean, you will find many myths linked […]

The “Fire October” at Piano Provenzana

Posted on 27/10/2024 by Grazia Musumeci

The end of October is always a special moment on Mount Etna. Not only because the autumn season gives its best, with unique colours and scents, but also because it celebrates an important anniversary. That of the “perfect eruption”. This eruption that occurred in October 2002 was among the most powerful ever recorded on the […]

“I am a lucky man”: meeting volcanologist Dr Marco Neri

Posted on 21/10/2024 (21/10/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Dr. Marco Neri, of the Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology in Catania (INGV), considers himself “a lucky man”. And twice lucky, for living where he lives – at the foot of Mount Etna – and for the work he does, which he considers “a continuous emotion”. This quiet gentleman, with kind blue eyes, has a […]

Zafferana Etnea

Posted on 14/10/2024 by Grazia Musumeci

Zafferana Etnea is “the Gateway to Etna”. This town of just over 9,000 inhabitants, located 600 meters above sea level on the eastern slopes of the volcano, is in fact the starting point for almost all excursions to Mount Etna. And it is also the place from which you can admire the most spectacular eruptions. […]