Etna Archives

The Christmas 2018 Eruption

Posted on 19/12/2022 (20/12/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Mount Etna is a volcano in constant transformation. It has changed its face dozens of times over the millennia and still does. Volcanologists have identified a constant mutation in the “behaviour” of the mountain, which once every 10 or 15 years or so erupts in a different way. In fact, it alternates periods of calm […]

Trecastagni, Etna’s balcony

Posted on 28/11/2022 (20/12/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

When Mount Etna is erupting and you are looking for a spectacular place to take pictures – even comfortably, while enjoying a coffee or the cool of the evening – go to Trecastagni. From this delightful village located at the foot of the southern flank of the volcano, Etna can be admired from various points. […]

Sciara del Follone, the long eruption of 1614-1624

Posted on 21/11/2022 (21/12/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

There was a period, in the mid-17th century, when seeing Etna erupting had become so normal that the volcano with the flame on top appeared everywhere. It was in the frescoes of the churches, in the paintings of noble families’ houses, in the heraldic symbols … . That fire that lit up the night was […]

A Etna recipe: how to enhance chestnut honey

Posted on 14/11/2022 (20/12/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

A delicacy you often find on Mount Etna, thanks to the presence of many chestnut trees and the tradition of honey that has been handed down around the volcano for centuries. Chestnut honey is part of the sweet panorama of Etna typical food, even if not everyone knows about it. Its goodness is in fact […]

Halloween on Mount Etna

Posted on 30/10/2022 (20/12/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

If you love the new fashion of terror, Halloween, which fits perfectly with some local traditions – such as the Day of the Dead Souls – you can celebrate fear and mystery even on the most beautiful volcano in Europe. In fact, Mount Etna hides mysteries and stories of fear that have nothing to envy […]