Etna Archives

Five ideas for starting New Year on Mt Etna

Posted on 06/01/2025 by Grazia Musumeci

After having given the usual resounding welcome to the new year, we find ourselves in the first week of January already planning the near future. Whether you are a permanent resident or a tourist, when you have the privilege of living at the foot of a volcano like Etna all your choices will also revolve […]

Rituals for Good Luck: from burning branches to fireworks

Posted on 30/12/2024 by Grazia Musumeci

In a short time, the first hour of the New Year will strike, with the twelve strokes of midnight, and everyone – wherever we are, whatever our beliefs – will celebrate this event with lights, torches, fires and “firecrackers”. There’s no point in pretending… fire is fascinating. And it has always fascinated precisely because of […]

Christmas Markets in the Etna Area

Posted on 16/12/2024 (21/12/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Etna is not only a fascinating volcano that attracts tourists from all over the world, but it is also a large mountain rich in diversity – natural and cultural – that changes with each season. And during the winter season, even on Etna, Christmas takes on an enveloping meaning. A mix of sacred, legendary and […]

Saro Ruspa: Etna’s “super hero”

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

There are men who are born to become heroes … and when they become heroes, then they manage not to get a big head and remain the simple and genuine people they have always been. We call them “hidden angels”, we call them “mysterious Clark Kents” … in Catania, we call them like him: Saro […]

Etna: autumn things you can do in nature

Posted on 25/11/2024 (21/12/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

When Etna autumn enters its peak season – usually at the end of October – all the beauty of this fiery mountain explodes, even in terms of colors and scents and flavors. Autumn on Etna means rediscovering those ancient peasant and artisan traditions that allow you to create masterpieces – of taste, as well. This […]